Hocker: Some perspective, please!

portsea57 wrote:

First, the guy is the best 1500m runner in the US AND he achieved that in spite of a hard college season. A season, that had many saying, would result in him being burnt out by the time the trials came around. Secondly, we don't know how fast this guy is capable of running. For example, his indoor mile equates - I believe - to 3min 33ish, but who would doubt that had Cole been in that recent fast 1500m, where Engels ran 3min 33sec ,that he, Cole, couldn't have run 3min 32 something going away from the field, and such a time would put him only a second behind Kerr who lots of people think will give Jacob a hard time in Tokyo. I don't think he is ready to run under 3min 30secs any time soon, but who knows; however, I do know that in a tactical race he can beat anybody.

DownUndah wrote:

portsea57 wrote:

First, the guy is the best 1500m runner in the US AND he achieved that in spite of a hard college season. A season, that had many saying, would result in him being burnt out by the time the trials came around. Secondly, we don't know how fast this guy is capable of running. For example, his indoor mile equates - I believe - to 3min 33ish, but who would doubt that had Cole been in that recent fast 1500m, where Engels ran 3min 33sec ,that he, Cole, couldn't have run 3min 32 something going away from the field, and such a time would put him only a second behind Kerr who lots of people think will give Jacob a hard time in Tokyo. I don't think he is ready to run under 3min 30secs any time soon, but who knows; however, I do know that in a tactical race he can beat anybody.

Why dont you give some perspective as well Kerr ran 3:31 solo and Cole doesnt have the olympic standard and previous years woudlnt be going to the olympics and in a tactical race he still wont medal at the olympics because either it wont be tactical or even if it is other runners have better finishes

DownUndah wrote:

portsea57 wrote:

First, the guy is the best 1500m runner in the US AND he achieved that in spite of a hard college season. A season, that had many saying, would result in him being burnt out by the time the trials came around. Secondly, we don't know how fast this guy is capable of running. For example, his indoor mile equates - I believe - to 3min 33ish, but who would doubt that had Cole been in that recent fast 1500m, where Engels ran 3min 33sec ,that he, Cole, couldn't have run 3min 32 something going away from the field, and such a time would put him only a second behind Kerr who lots of people think will give Jacob a hard time in Tokyo. I don't think he is ready to run under 3min 30secs any time soon, but who knows; however, I do know that in a tactical race he can beat anybody.

Why dont you give some perspective as well Kerr ran 3:31 solo and Cole doesnt have the olympic standard and previous years woudlnt be going to the olympics and in a tactical race he still wont medal at the olympics because either it wont be tactical or even if it is other runners have better finishes

portsea57 wrote:

First, the guy is the best 1500m runner in the US AND he achieved that in spite of a hard college season. A season, that had many saying, would result in him being burnt out by the time the trials came around. Secondly, we don't know how fast this guy is capable of running. For example, his indoor mile equates - I believe - to 3min 33ish, but who would doubt that had Cole been in that recent fast 1500m, where Engels ran 3min 33sec ,that he, Cole, couldn't have run 3min 32 something going away from the field, and such a time would put him only a second behind Kerr who lots of people think will give Jacob a hard time in Tokyo. I don't think he is ready to run under 3min 30secs any time soon, but who knows; however, I do know that in a tactical race he can beat anybody.

DownUndah wrote:

portsea57 wrote:

First, the guy is the best 1500m runner in the US AND he achieved that in spite of a hard college season. A season, that had many saying, would result in him being burnt out by the time the trials came around. Secondly, we don't know how fast this guy is capable of running. For example, his indoor mile equates - I believe - to 3min 33ish, but who would doubt that had Cole been in that recent fast 1500m, where Engels ran 3min 33sec ,that he, Cole, couldn't have run 3min 32 something going away from the field, and such a time would put him only a second behind Kerr who lots of people think will give Jacob a hard time in Tokyo. I don't think he is ready to run under 3min 30secs any time soon, but who knows; however, I do know that in a tactical race he can beat anybody.

Why dont you give some perspective as well Kerr ran 3:31 solo and Cole doesnt have the olympic standard and previous years woudlnt be going to the olympics and in a tactical race he still wont medal at the olympics because either it wont be tactical or even if it is other runners have better finishes