Agree but....if he's within a step or two at that point, dont bet against him. We may see something we haven't yet.
Cole Hocker does not have a legit chance of medaling. I see him running the final much like he ran Pre. He simply can’t keep pace with some of those dudes when the temperature spikes up in the last 600.
Only two presumed contestants in the final have Hocker's 2-mile endurance. Hocker's 800m best has improved this year. More fine-tuned since Pre, he's in a good place to run well. Nick Willis suggested Hocker run Monaco, pick up a 3:28 and be in a position to run fast in Paris.
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Cole Hocker does not have a legit chance of medaling. I see him running the final much like he ran Pre. He simply can’t keep pace with some of those dudes when the temperature spikes up in the last 600.
Only two presumed contestants in the final have Hocker's 2-mile endurance. Hocker's 800m best has improved this year. More fine-tuned since Pre, he's in a good place to run well. Nick Willis suggested Hocker run Monaco, pick up a 3:28 and be in a position to run fast in Paris.
Incorrect. Jakob and Kerr, as WR holders in the event, are obvious. Yared also has better 3000/2mi fitness, though. His 3000i AR converts to 8:03ish.
But those are just the obvious ones. Tefera is a 12:55 guy. McSweyn 7:28 and 12:55. The speed dudes (in particular Gourley and Cheruyiot).
I don’t think that we can favor Hocker over Kerr, Jakob, Cheruyiot, Gourley, or Nuguse at this point and there are a lot of other dudes like Hasz and Hoare et al that are about on level.