You sure about that? wrote:
bhuhgg wrote:
Another Oregon dooosh who will flame out at the games. He won’t get out of the first round
How many of the 39 'Auto' qualifiers in the 1500 ran that last year and haven't touched it since? And how many of them only did it once barely, and typically aren't near it? Hocker is consistently able to close HARD to 3:35-3:38... Anyone who can run 3:35-3:38 closing in 52 seconds every time is going to make it to the semis... Really it's hard to believe he won't make the final, 3:35 closing in 52 multiple times this year, you'd think if the pace was a little hotter early on like 1:55 at 800 and 2:38 with a lap to go that he could still close in 55 and run 3:33 to make the final.
Though I agree with why Hocker could make the Olympic final (his kick), I'm unsure he will be able to draw deep from that well this summer. This was a 3:58 miler last year. Has he ever raced this long into the season? Trained specifically for a series of late summer 1500m races? Everything (indoors/outdoors) was focused for June 26th in Eugene. That's come and gone.
He could absoutely make it. Will his body follow the mind?