I'm sorry Jonathan Gault is wrong, Centro didn't go too early - he just got beat

The way centro ran was par for his tactical savvy. Most important goal was to make the team and he took no chances.

Centro obviously should have made his move sooner, from 500 or 600 out.

I got super nervous watching Hocker on the rail mid-race. He put in a little surge on back straight and ran right up on someone. Thought that might have caused a fall. Then he did it again on the straight going into the bell lap. That positioning could have cost him the race, but luckily guys were going outside off of the turn.

you guys also defended a drug cheat. Gault is a poor writer and and hack who is too concerned with being buddies with the people he covers. He's also very inexperienced which is why he gets duped so often.

Centro still looked like he was smirking at the line—like he didn’t care that Hocker beat him. Maybe it’s just that his running style is so smooth that it makes him look casual, but idk, his face as he crossed the line didn’t look to me like someone who was just upstaged. I got the feeling that he’s focused on winning in Tokyo, not at the trials.

Agreed! I think he went too late. It was impossible for Centro to see what was going on behind him but Hocker was completely boxed with 200 to go. Centro could have had an even bigger gap if he went a little earlier with a longer sustained kick.

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lol yup

I don’t think he went too early. He wasn’t running out of gas. If anything he didn’t fully commit to his kick. Taking the win for granted he waited too late and when Hocker came up on his shoulder with the momentum he wasn’t in a position to match it. Even then he just got edged at the line.

If he went too early he would’ve been really slowing down. He wasn’t. If anything he went too late.

Rojo hates centro more than Hockers Instagram fan boys

Why are you sorry? Respectfully disagreeing with another journalist isn’t something you should feel bad about.

Centro just didn't have as much left in the tank that last 50 meters. He knew Hocker was there, put the pedal to the floor and the engine just didn't respond. Great race by Hocker.

Like others are saying, he went too late. Should have run the last 300m as fast as possible instead of keeping the lid on until the final 100.

None of our guys are going to be there when the Tokyo final goes 3:29.

I think Centro made his move at the perfect time. Hocker is just better.

This is Jim Kiler wrote:

None of our guys are going to be there when the Tokyo final goes 3:29.

And who’s gonna be martyring themselves to get the race going at that pace? Tim probably wont be going to Tokyo.

rojo wrote:

This is the perfect example of a writer wanting to craft a nice narrativeeven if the facts don't match up.

BURRITO!!!

Centro has a very different kick from Hobbs. Centro's best kick is when he is able to sustain from 200 m all the way in. Hobbs is able to completely change gears and put on some serious speed coming out of the final turn. It is a more compressed kick than Centro's. So, the question of whether Centro went out too early can only be answered if we know if Cento can really turn it up coming off the last turn. I really cannot recall seeing him ever do it the way Hobbs can. Centro just gets into a groove the last 200m and just sustains. That is what worked for him in 2016.

^ are you aware that Hobbs is not the same person as Hocker?