What a great race. Not bad for age 20.
Too bad the commentating on NBC wasn't any good. DIdn't mention Kessler's name until like 150 to go. Why didn't they have a distance commentator?
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Hobbs Kessler TAKES DOWN Teare and all the Americans!! 3:32.61
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Kessler training with beadlescomb at altitude paid off.
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Wondering when he was going to throw one down. Nice job! Agree on the commentary
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tday wrote:
Wondering when he was going to throw one down. Nice job! Agree on the commentary
Track fans were concerned when he hadn't really approached his 3:34 time in high school but this puts him very close (like 1 second) to all-time top 10 for Americans. Just a great race.
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rojo wrote:
What a great race. Not bad for age 20.
Too bad the commentating on NBC wasn't any good. DIdn't mention Kessler's name until like 150 to go.
Incredible run by Hobbs! Also stoked for Centro running 3:36 (3:54 mile equivalent), especially considering 2 months ago he only managed a 4:06 mile!
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The USA 1500 team is going to be very interesting. Centro moving in the right direction. Can never count him out. Super stoked for hobbs after a couple meh years! Teare looks good despite looking like he’s been racing on tired legs. Who knows About hocker. Nuguse is an animal this year. Engles with a solid 800 last night. Going to be fun to see how things shake out.
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Is it bad that I’m really impressed by a 3:37 from drew Hunter nowadays
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runningman2020 wrote:
Is it bad that I’m really impressed by a 3:37 from drew Hunter nowadays
It is bad because you don’t remember he ran 3:34 last summer.
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Hobbs is a superstar. I'm expecting a global medal for him at the least by the time he's done.
Such a likeable kid too.
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runningman2020 wrote:
Is it bad that I’m really impressed by a 3:37 from drew Hunter nowadays
A legitimate goal for this year for Drew should be to make the final in Eugene. It’s a stretch but he has a chance.
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Wowowowo1 wrote:
The USA 1500 team is going to be very interesting. Centro moving in the right direction. Can never count him out. Super stoked for hobbs after a couple meh years! Teare looks good despite looking like he’s been racing on tired legs. Who knows About hocker. Nuguse is an animal this year. Engles with a solid 800 last night. Going to be fun to see how things shake out.
Agree I feel like every cycle the men’s 15 is by far the deepest and really no one feels guaranteed
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rojo wrote:
What a great race. Not bad for age 20.
Too bad the commentating on NBC wasn't any good. DIdn't mention Kessler's name until like 150 to go.
Those NBC commentators just have no clue about track and field. Their vocabulary is solely limited to the NBA, football and baseball.
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Kessler is the most talented American miler since Webb
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Born the same year as Colin Sahlman (only a few months older), but 6 seconds faster.
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Pics?
Video?
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GreatDane wrote:
rojo wrote:
What a great race. Not bad for age 20.
Too bad the commentating on NBC wasn't any good. DIdn't mention Kessler's name until like 150 to go.
Those NBC commentators just have no clue about track and field. Their vocabulary is solely limited to the NBA, football and baseball.
It's like they're just carrying on a conversation instead of calling the race.
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He’s back on the train! Choo-choooo!
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Waiting for king’s commentary here.
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Great run. Fast early pace and he positioned himself and stuck at the back of a 6 man group. He never allowed a small gap. He had enough at the end to pass a couple. While pulled to a good time here, he had better tactics than prior races. That is in part due to better fitness. It's also part of more experience at this level. He has a great year last year despite some injuries. It takes time and experience to become consistent.
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F14 wrote:
runningman2020 wrote:
Is it bad that I’m really impressed by a 3:37 from drew Hunter nowadays
A legitimate goal for this year for Drew should be to make the final in Eugene. It’s a stretch but he has a chance.
His goal should be to be 2 or 3 races together back to back without an injury
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