January 24, 2026
Hobbs Kessler Smashes 2000m Indoor World Record at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Hobbs Kessler destroyed Grant Fisher over the final lap in Boston and took down Kenenisa Bekele's final world record.
September 07, 2025
Redemption and Reflection in NYC: Nuguse Ponders Grand Slam Toll, Morris Breaks Through, Wolfe and Kessler Look Ahead
Yared Nuguse wins the 2025 5th Ave. Mile in 3:47.7 and Gracie Morris takes the women’s crown in 4:15.5. Post-race, stars reflected on breakthroughs, setbacks, and what’s next.
July 29, 2025
USA men's 1500 is LOADED - Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse, Hobbs Kessler, Nathan Green, Ethan Strand. Who goes home devastated?
It's been 89 years since the US had the same top three in consecutive USA men's 1500 finals. Could Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse, and Hobbs Kessler change that in 2025? Or will recent college grads Ethan Strand and Nathan Green run their way onto the team? Already this year, Hocker has run personal bests in the 800 (1:45.13), mile (3:47.43), 3,000 (7:23.14), and 5,000 (12:57.82). He ran faster and finished higher at Pre this year compared to last year. Last year, Hocker made a big jump in fitness between Prefontaine and the Olympics. If Hocker can make that same jump in 2025, he is going to be a beast come Tokyo.
*Jonathan Gault thinks the US 1500 team will be Hocker - Nuguse - Kessler. Do you agree?
March 06, 2025
How Hobbs Kessler Won Two US Titles Fueled by Rice Krispies Treats and Country Time Lemonade
The US indoor 1500m/3000m champion overhauled his fueling in workouts before the 2024 season. Now he swears by his routine.
*MB: Way better than bicarb? How Country Time Lemonade and Rice Krispies Treats fueled Hobbs Kessler's rise to the top.
February 20, 2025
Hobbs Kessler is excited to double at USAs and wonders where everyone else is: "I think what we should be focused on is titles, big meets, and not running fast at BU"
Kessler also reveals that despite breaking the old indoor mile WR at Millrose he was upset as he wanted the victory.
*MB: Hobbs Kessler: "I think what we should be focused on is titles, big meets, and not running fast at BU." .
February 08, 2025
WTF: 10 Thoughts on a Remarkable World Record Millrose Games: Fisher, Nuguse, Hocker, Kessler, Hoey Deliver
Grant Fisher and Yared Nuguse are world record holders as Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler also ran faster than anyone else ever at their events indoors at a spectacular Millrose Games where Josh Hoey set an American record. We try and make sense of it all.
February 03, 2025
WTW: 7:30 For 3k Isn't Fast, Shelby's Back, Why Hobbs Kessler Is Unlikely To Medal In LA & A Runner Quits The Sport After Setting A Collegiate Record
The action indoors is heating and we break it down for you.
February 02, 2025
9 Takeaways from 2025 NBIGP: Quincy Wilson Is a Superstar, Noah Lyles & Grant Holloway Begin Their Post-Olympic Eras, & More
Josh Hoey kept rolling, edging Grant Fisher to win the 1500 in 3:33.66 to Fisher's 3:33.99 as 2022 US indoor champ Heather MacLean (4:23.32) got a big win in the women's mile. Plus a Will Sumner update.
- Parker Valby’s Professional Debut @ New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Valby broke her and Katelyn Tuohy's pb and ran 8:34.
- Parker’s lack of a kick means she will never win on the track
- Josh Hoey: Is it time to call a spade a spade? If it walks like a duck, runs 2:14 and 3:33 like a duck....
- Cameron Myers 7'33''12 3000m - how fast can he run this summer ? The teenager took down Hobbs Kessler.
- Hobbs Kessler 7:35! Amazing for a 800/1500m specialist
- Emma Coburn Last Place.
- Hobbs Kessler: “I don’t think anything over 7:30 (for 3k) is fast”
- Jess Hull? Where was she?
January 30, 2025
2025 NBIGP: Lyles v Jacobs in Clash of Olympic 100m Champs as Fisher, Hoppel, & Valby Debut
With Noah Lyles v Marcell Jacobs in the 100, Grant Fisher v Josh Hoey v Jake Wightman v 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.
September 08, 2024
5th Avenue Mile Analysis and Interviews from THOUGHTSLEADER, Hoppel Hoping to get Olympic bronze, Kerr Says Grand Slam Track Will Provide More Motivation
THOUGHTSLEADER breaks down the post-race comments from Kerr on Jakob and Grand Slam Track, Hoppel's hope to get elevated to bronze if Sedjati is popped for drugs, Emma Coburn's return to racing, Hobbs Kessler and more.
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 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 01, 2024
6 Takeaways from Super Sunday at the 2024 US Olympic Trials
In the span of 60 minutes on Sunday, six meet records fell in the track events, including Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's 50.65 WR in the 400 hurdles.
June 30, 2024
Men's 800: Bryce Hoppel Shines with 1:42.77 PB & Leads Three Americans Under 1:44 at Olympic Trials
Bryce Hoppel entered the exclusive 1:42 club as training partner Hobbs Kessler made the Olympics in his second event and Brandon Miller got 3rd.
June 29, 2024
Friday 5 Minute Olympic Trials Recap: Holloway Blasts 12.86, Kessler & Miller go Sub-1:44, Lyles Runs 19.60
June 20, 2024
Olympic Trials Men's 1500 Preview: Nuguse, Hocker, Kessler, Teare, Waskom, Centro...Who Goes Home Devastated?
Plus can Matthew Centrowitz make a 4th Olympic team at his final Trials?
*MB My Predictions for the US Men’s 1500 Olympic Team
May 18, 2024
LA Grand Prix Day 1: Selemon Barega & Elle St Pierre Win 5000s As Ceili McCabe Breaks Canadian Steeple Record
The runners from Africa ran in the back early but dominated late and went 1-2-3-4 as Grant Fisher was fifth (12:53.30). Teammates Cooper Teare (12:54.72, 9th) and Cole Hocker (12:58.92, 11th) broke 13:00 for the 1st time. In the women's 5000, Elle St. Pierre lowered her pb from 14:58.17 to 14:34.14 and won as Venezuela's Joselyn Brea set a South American record in 2nd (14:36.59).
March 03, 2024
Geordie Beamish Wins Indoor 1500m Gold as Americans Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler Get Silver and Bronze
It is now officially impossible to outkick Geordie Beamish as he went from 7th to 1st the final 200m to win the World 200m gold medal as Americans Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler got silver and bronze.
February 26, 2024
Dear Distance Gurus: What Do You Think Of Hobbs Kessler Doubling Every Day?
In the year 2024, there are all sorts of advice columns all over the Internet, but we’ve never seen one for distance running. There is one now as Robert Johnson and John Kellogg are here to answer your questions in our Dear Distance Gurus (DDG) column.
*MB: Dear Distance Gurus: What Do You Think Of Hobbs Kessler Doubling Every Day?
February 15, 2024
2024 USA Indoors Are STACKED: Nuguse Leads Loaded 3K as Lyles & Coleman Square Off in 60m
Get your popcorn ready as the 2024 USA Indoor meet is loaded and bound to entertain. Nuguse faces Cole Hocker, Cooper Teare, and Abdihamid Nur in the 3K with Hobbs Kessler focused on the 1500. In the 60, it doesn't get much bigger than the WR holder against the 100 world champ. Plus can an unsponsored Walmart deli employee end one of the greatest streaks in track and field history?
*MB: USA Indoors are LOADED - Official 2024 USA Indoor Discussion Thread,