KESSLER CHICKENED OUT

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I think he got tripped to the inside of the track and knew that he would be DQ’d

lighten up on him. theres a chance he felt something and in the time it took to check his body out and make sure it wasn't an injury the race was long gone.

maybe if it wasn't an Olympic year he guts it out, but his goal this season is Paris, not Eugene. i don't blame him. play it safe.

Make the officials make the call then.

no you can see him clearly jump off the track to the left after he had already regained his balance.

But even if he took one step, they wouldn't have DQd because there was contact and no advantaged gained.

He had the opportunity to race the best in the world and he gave up after a light tap.

Some days that voice inside your head tells you very clearly after the gun goes off, "this is not your day."

^Anybody that downvotes this is…

His race was ruined at that point and would have been DQ'd had he jumped back on the track. He'll do a post race workout to make up for it.

After he jumps back on the track and runs a 355?

Why so slow?

Seriously, sack up kid.

Some of the stupidest stuff I ever read on this one. And I am blaming no one here. Hocker is looking to get in where he has no room, Kessler is in a really good spot in 6th

hocker gets in

Slight rub

Kessler steps on his back foot knocked off balance steps over curb for 2 plus steps on grass

His race is over

His races is over when he gives up and quits. Hey you’re big on rounding mile times to the nearest second instead of lopping off decimals, right? What does DNF round to?

In defense of Kessler:

Was a split second mistake by a young kid that has never made that mistake before. and thanks to this nightmare, never will again.

In the wild 800 finish last week he similarly almost went off the track but got away with his gamble.

Both should allow him to train the fear of God into himself regarding trips and shoves.

He's also an admitted rail hugger for life, we'll see if he changes any of that mentality.

This race was .5 sec/lap over wr pace. He either needed to evaluate if he was injured or realized his race was done. Its not the 5 or 10 where you can spend time pulling up to the pack. If he stepped in at the back of the field, he'd just end up with a crappy race - better to save the effort for a race where he could finish better. Its just unfortunate.

I don't think you get dq'd for running inside the rail on the straight (when a fall/ contact causes it) unless you pass someone while inside the rail. (Particularly in a non-championship meet. If Hobbs finished right behind Hocker in 8th at 3:49.xx do you really think the officials are going to DQ him when it makes absolutely no difference to anything)

On the curve yes, but not on the straight. In any case, he should have finished the race unless he was badly spiked/ injured which it doesn't look like he was. Do I think this miscue makes Kessler an irredeemable athlete? Of course not. I just hope he runs with a little more grit come championship season.

He wasn't DQ'd last week.

Tell that to Jim Ryun.

Bro i wwatched the race and was like "WTF is he doing? this is his job!"

I'd much rather watch a 3:47 kid trip, get up, and chase in a 3:52 than watch him pu$$-out and just walk off the track. wtf?