Hobbs Kessler Appreciation Thread

Nick Willis ran 3:29 a few weeks after running 7:36 in the 3k. Interesting data point

Fernandez ran 7:47 at 18.

I’m super pumped about Kessler as well, but we can’t talk about him as junior anymore. He’s with the big boys. You may as well say “Sadly it won’t count as an Italian record, as he is American.” I’m not sad when the qualifiers don’t match up.

Pretty awesome.

BU track too fast though?

I would guess their point is that the U20 qualifying rule for age is silly and that's why it's "sad". Someone with a birthday on January 1 can qualify until they are 19 years and 364 days old, but someone with a birthday on December 31 can't qualify if they are one day older than 19 years. It's an age-based qualifier so why not base it on actual age? Regardless, yes, it is what it is.

Maybe in 3 years if he runs 10 seconds faster like Nuguse. It is tough being a pro.

No. Hocker ran 7:46 at 19 in a championship race on tired legs.

Because that would be dumb. Then people could run at US Juniors and not be eligible for worlds.

I’m just not impressed by Hobbs Kessler at all. I don’t see him making the team for Worlds, assuming that he even makes the finals.

Can you explain this? I don't follow you. How would changing a year based system to a birth date based system have this effect?

He’s not a junior but he is the age of a college sophomore and that’s how it should be framed. He’s also not a 15/5 guy or anything, so the 7:39 symbolizes a huge improvement aerobically. What do we suspect he was capable of running for 3k when he was in 3:34 shape in HS? 8 flat or 7:55 maybe. So I’d consider Hobbs a pretty pure miler and 3:32-33 or 3:49-3:51 in his sights soon if he gets in the right race. He can go even faster as Warhurst builds upon this.

Silly silly

The USA 1500 team should be loaded. Hocker and Nuguse have 3:29-30 talent, so if they’re healthy that’s hard to beat. Teare is a 3:50 miler, and seems to be adjusting to BTC well. No shortage of 3:33-34 guys with Jon Davis, Engels, Hunter, Wynne, Gregorek, Thompson, now Waskom etc. I do believe only Kessler has talent in the range of the first 3 I mentioned, but he could have a great season and run 3:32 and fall short.

Well if the US Juniors were held June 1 and 3 guys were 19 years old, they could compete using your rules. Then if worlds were July 1 and the 3 guys all turned 20 during June, they are no longer juniors.

Ah, since he specifically said US Juniors, but did not specify junior/u20 worlds, I thought he was making some weird claim about eligibility for the real worlds. Also, it's not "my rules", read my username, I literally just showed up and asked Hock to explain what they meant.

If by adjusting well to BTC, you mean that Cooper Teare isn't running indoor, then, yes, he is adjusting well to BTC.

isn't he running millrose 3k?

I hate Hobbs Kessler!

You’re not impressed by a 19yo with 2:16/3:34/7:39 PRs? Ok.

FWIW I think Hobbs is gonna run 3:30 this year. The US team will be hard to make but I think everyone except for Nuguse looks beatable for Hobbs, and as good as he is, he’s always been a little inconsistent. Should be a fun year to watch.

Anyone willing to rock that bowl cut and keep it in good humor wins me over. It is 4 times worse than Craig Engels' mullet and about 5 times more funny.

It could only be more funny if they:

NEXT, please shave all the hair under the bowl cut line so it is just skin then we can really appreciate the bowl. A razor close finish would pop that top something fierce.

Seriously though, right now it's funny AF.

Is he the fastest 3k bowl cut in history? probably.