Articles

1500

1500

July 05, 2025

Beatrice Chebet (13:58.06) & Faith Kipyegon (3:48.68) Amaze With World Records at 2025 Pre Classic

For the first time in 32 years, two outdoor women's distance world records on the track fell on the same day. Chebet is the first woman under 14:00 for 5000m on the track while Kipyegon broke the 1500 record for the third time.
April 06, 2025

GST Kingston Day 2 Delivers: Emmanuel Wanyonyi Takes Down the 1500 Men; Gabby Thomas Runs 49.14 to Win $100K

The fantasy matchup in the men's 1500 (five Paris Olympic medalists across the 800/1500) delivered a thriller as Olympic 800 champ Wanyonyi (3:35.18) used a 51.58 last lap to beat Yared Nuguse, Cole Hocker, and Josh Kerr.
April 02, 2025

Fantasy Track Becomes Reality: Hocker, Kerr, Nuguse, Wanyonyi & Arop To Clash Twice in 24 Hours in Kingston

Olympic 1500 medalists Cole Hocker, Josh Kerr, and Yared Nuguse will face  each other and Olympic 800 medalists Emmanuel Wanyonyi & Marco Arop and American record holder Bryce Hoppel twice in the span of less than 24 hours.
March 19, 2025

2025 World Indoors Women's Preview: Ethiopians Look for Sweep; How Many Americans Can Medal?

All six US women's mid-d/distance entries have a legitimate shot at the podium in Nanjing, including Nia Akins and Shelby Houlihan.
March 18, 2025

2025 World Indoors Men's Preview: Jakob Ingebrigtsen Goes for Double Gold as Josh Hoey Leads 800 Field

The World Indoor Track and Field Champs start Friday in China. Jakob Ingebrigtsen goes for the 1500/3000 double while American Josh Hoey is the favorite in the 800.
January 30, 2025

2025 NBIGP: Lyles v Jacobs in Clash of Olympic 100m Champs as Fisher, Hoppel, & Valby Debut

With Noah LylesMarcell Jacobs in the 100, Grant Fisher Josh Hoey Jake Wightman Graham Blanks in the 1500, Parker Valby making her pro debut, and Olympic champs Julien Alfred, Rai Benjamin, Masai Russell and Grant Holloway all racing, this meet is loaded.
January 15, 2025

2019 World Champion Timothy Cheruiyot Has Been Training With Niels Laros' Group in South Africa To Start Off 2025

Cheruiyot, 29, has been training with coach Tomasz Lewandowski's group, which also includes Olympic 9th placer Stefan Nillessen. But Cheruiyot's agent said he is still deciding whether to join the group full-time after 10+ years with Bernard Ouma.
January 06, 2025

The 2024 Race of the Year: Cole Hocker's Olympic 1500m Win

From novice fans to running diehards, there was something for everyone (except perhaps Brits and Norwegians) to enjoy about one of the greatest middle distance races ever run.
September 12, 2024

2024 Diamond League Final Preview: One Final 1500 Clash, & Could the WR Go Down in the Men's 800?

We'll get Ingebrigtsen v Hocker v Nuguse in the 1500 for the last time in 2024. Plus what to make of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's 200/400 double.
September 04, 2024

Zurich DL Preview: A Loaded Men's 1500, Richardson v Alfred, & Will The 14:00 Barrier Go Down?

This meet is incredible. A Paris 100m rematdch between Sha'Carri and Julien Alfred. Ingebrigtsen v Hocker v Kerr v Nuguse should make for a memorable 1500, while Beatrice Chebet looks to finish off arguably the greatest women's distance season ever - World xc gold, Olympic 5 and 10,000 gold and world records at 5000 and 10,000, breaking 14:00 and 30:00 in both.
August 22, 2024

Jakob Ingebrigtsen Defeats Cole Hocker in Olympic 1500 Rematch in Lausanne

Ingebrigtsen crushed Hocker over the final 200 to win in 3:27.83 as Americans Hocker (3:29.85) and Hobbs Kessler (3:30.47) finished 2nd and 3rd.
August 21, 2024

Hocker v Ingebrigtsen, Stacked 800s, & A Sub-8 Attempt By Kenneth Rooks? What to Watch in Lausanne & Silesia

The Diamond League returns this week with Lausanne on Thursday and Silesia on Sunday. Here's what you need to know.
August 06, 2024

Cole Hocker Runs 3:27.65 to Win Epic 2024 Olympic 1500m Final

The top four broke the Olympic record as Josh Kerr took silver, Yared Nuguse bronze, and Jakob Ingebrigtsen was 4th. Hocker and Nuguse (3:27.80) both smashed the American record.
August 02, 2024

2024 Olympics Day 1 AM: Kerr & Ingebrigtsen Impress While Nuguse Has to Work Hard to Advance

All 3 Americans advanced in the 1500 while Sha'Carri Richardson made it through in the 100m prelims.
July 30, 2024

Olympic Men's 1500m Preview: Ingebrigtsen v Kerr Should Be Legendary; Could Hocker Pull the Upset?

Ingebrigtsen is trying to join Seb Coe as the only men to win two Olympic 1500 titles. Americans Cole Hocker and Yared Nuguse both have legit shots at a medal.
July 07, 2024

Faith Kipyegon (3:49.04) Breaks 1500m World Record as Jess Hull Runs Stunning 3:50.83 for 2nd

Kipyegon took .07 off her own mark from last year in Florence and showed that she is better than ever despite missing time in 2024 due to injury.
June 23, 2024

Olympic 1500m Qualifying Explained: Which Men Need the Standard in the Trials Final?

We explain what all 12 men in the field for Monday's final need to do in order to qualify for the Olympic 1500 meters.
June 21, 2024

Matthew Centrowitz Withdraws from 2024 Olympic Trials Due to Hamstring Injury

The 2016 Olympic 1500m champion had been seeking to make a fourth straight Olympic team and is in Eugene, but felt he was not in a position to be competitive due to the injury.