Hocker 7:51

he looked bored

Just a tick slower than YN

Honestly looked like he was asking himself why he was even there the whole race. Wish we could have seen him at BU, or in the UW mile

5k homies at BU split 746 at 3k lol

Yeah that seemed easy. Looked like just a rust buster before the real race Millrose in 2 weeks. Not much to read into

There's been a big vibe shift. 2023 is the year of Nuguse and OAC not Hocker and whatever his club is called

I agree. Do you feel like Hocker, more than any other runner, fell off our collective radar last year? He was all we could talk about in 2021 but man, 2022 was tough for him in terms of visibility. I know he was injured, but he really ghosted us. I hope he can get back on top of his game though.

Woody closed his 5000m today in 7:37, so 7:51 is not going to scare him too much... Yared won't be too nervous either. That said, I hope all three of them go head-to-head-to-head soon! It is a great time to be a track fan IMO.

Hocker and Nuguse are racing the mile at Millrose

1 Cole Hocker Nike 7:51.59

2 David Ribich Nike Union Athletics Club 7:58.34

3 Ivo Balabanov Mammoth Track Club 8:06.73

4 Jack Yearian Oregon Track Club 8:15.41

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Maybe he isn't backing off his training for meaningless indoor meets?

If you're going to BU, makes sense to back off a little, if you're running the Lilac Grand Prix, you just train

Dude really travelled all the way to a meet to run a 1.87 mile tempo.

With some of the others in the field, I’m really surprised this was as slow as it was.

Time wasn't fantastic, but Hocker looked extremely strong.

I think he'll be up the front at Millrose.

Is B U almost like the Olympics?

wow

Hocker is NOT DONE.

Because he never was!

Year two of the rust buster excuse for Hocker.

letsrun:

complains when pro runners chase fast times on fast tracks in controlled time trials.

also letsrun:

complains when pro runners don’t chase fast times and focus more on winning or placing well to get WA points.

The problem isn't the tactics but the types of meets. When people say someone is the best in the world it isn't that weird to expect them go up against the best in the world through the season? Anyway that isnt so relevant here I think.