Teare was boxed on the very first lap and had to slow down to swing out to lane 3... Very impressive kick for the win but in a non 3:45 race he would have been in real trouble
He let himself get boxed on the first lap and again at the end of lap 3/beginning of lap 4. Maybe not so great on the "tactics." Kept having to swing way wide and make some serious effort to do so.
What is the title of the post on about? Teare is absolutely clueless. He outsprinted a shaggy group of national level caliber runners but was lucky to do so. He was boxed again, after having a personal pacer and could not feel that the pace was slowing and the competition was coming to box him in, again. He needs to watch his past races and use the big screen to his advantage. Not impressed.
Personal pacer in a race that went out in 2:08, lol ok.
Teare was boxed on the very first lap and had to slow down to swing out to lane 3... Very impressive kick for the win but in a non 3:45 race he would have been in real trouble
He let himself get boxed on the first lap and again at the end of lap 3/beginning of lap 4. Maybe not so great on the "tactics." Kept having to swing way wide and make some serious effort to do so.
I think he thought he would be able to run on the rail for that 4th lap, and it would open up. when he realized it wouldn't, he went on the first opportunity presented. luckily the front of the pack didn't sneak away before he moved out.
According to RoJo, it’s Teare (top 3 & WCS), Thompson (top 3 & high-enough world ranking), and Gregorek (WCS).
Davis, Holt, and Brown do not have the standard or a high enough world ranking.
Not positive that he’s correct but that sounds plausible.
So stupid, though.
Any country that has at least 3 people meeting the standard should be able to send the top 3 from their national championships regardless of whether they met the standard themselves.
Actually completely agree with that last statement. Never thought of that before, but imo it makes sense. Let’s say there’s a 1500 final with 12 people. If 11 of those twelve people have the standard, but the one dude that doesn’t wins the race, he should make it onto the world team.
Completely disagree, US middle distance doesn't need to be even more embarrassed at the world stage, just because the trials ended up being tactical. The US can't send 3:35 + and slower runners to world's, just to have them be embarrassed and gapped off the back in the 3rd lap when the semis and final are on 3:32 pace. If you're not good enough you're not good enough, and if you haven't got the standard you're not good enough to actually compete for a high finish at world's, regardless of how high you finished because of how slow your national trials were.
Actually completely agree with that last statement. Never thought of that before, but imo it makes sense. Let’s say there’s a 1500 final with 12 people. If 11 of those twelve people have the standard, but the one dude that doesn’t wins the race, he should make it onto the world team.
Completely disagree, US middle distance doesn't need to be even more embarrassed at the world stage, just because the trials ended up being tactical. The US can't send 3:35 + and slower runners to world's, just to have them be embarrassed and gapped off the back in the 3rd lap when the semis and final are on 3:32 pace. If you're not good enough you're not good enough, and if you haven't got the standard you're not good enough to actually compete for a high finish at world's, regardless of how high you finished because of how slow your national trials were.
This post is ironic considering Hocker was a 3:35 guy without the standard and he finished 6th in 3:31 in the Olympics.
I thought his tactics were fine when I watched it live, and again when I saw it on TV just now. He did get boxed in once or twice, but immediately recognized what was happening and worked his way out of it. The first time was the worst, but he didn’t panic, he just dropped back and then went around the pack when he could; but the pack was so slow that it was no big deal. Then on the final 200, it looked like he might get boxed but he stayed on the rail, no one took the spot next to him, and things opened just as you might expect and left him the lane that he needed. Thought it looked fine.
You mean the same Cooper Teare who set the Collegiate Record in the Mile by - effectively - leading wire to wire?
I am baffled that he continues to insist on focusing on the 5k. Even more so that people “sleep” on him in shorter events.
It’s because he’s not that great at the 800. He’s definitely a 1500-5k guy who leans toward the 1500 and could probably be one of our best ever at 3k if he targeted it. Would love to see him and others go after the 2 mile AR
Posters have been discussing the details of C. Teare's race tactics. At W.C. first round, C. Teare needs to be mentally prepared to set a 1000m P.B. enroute, (2:21.xx to 2:24.xx) 1000m split. C. Teare will not be the first 1500m runner to set a 1000m P.B. enroute. No need for C. Teare to review tactics of a race with 1000m split of 2:39.xx.
Teare's speed is underrated. he has consistently had a very good kick that goes unnoticed because he has a teammate with one of the hardest 50-100m gear shifts in the world.
Another weak, pathetic US 1500 team. We have all these outstanding high school milers who never rise to greatness. No offense to the top 3 guys, but there's no event in which America underachieves more than the 1500 meters. A lack of talent, a lack of guts, a lack of competitiveness.