HOLY **** HOCKER
taylorswift13_ said:
Ingrebigsten said everyone was fighting for second and that he was going to take down the world record…
I've seen this even at the high school level. The 800m has been generally been a mix of fast cross country runners and slow track runners. For the girls, it seems like it's mostly XC athletes, but mostly track athletes for the guys. We're seeing a transition across the board from distance runners to sprinters. The 800 has become a distance sprint, and I predicted to our coaches last year that we were going to see the 1500/1600 eventually go that way as well, perhaps to the point where you see HS 1600 runners who don't even run XC in the fall. Today's result is an early fulfillment, but it's an extension of American sprinting prowess. Ingebritsen simply doesn't have the kick of an elite sprinter, and he had no chance to win that race once he failed to separate. Might be time for him to Galen Rupp himself into the 5K (probably way too big for that, though).jograki said:
Almost thought Naguse overtook Kerr but looks it was a .01 difference. WOW.
birdman said:
That was a 1500 race that people will talk about for years. Not just American fans, the whole world.
birdman said:
That was a 1500 race that people will talk about for years. Not just American fans, the whole world.
94chem said:birdman said:
That was a 1500 race that people will talk about for years. Not just American fans, the whole world.
This will be the day that changed the 1500 from a distance race to a sprint, and it's never going back.
AMERICA!! 🇺🇸
— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) August 6, 2024
Let’s check in on Team USA during that epic men’s 1500m final.
Cole Hocker is your GOLD medalist. 🥇 pic.twitter.com/QDpmzUU2Jq
DoitBest said:
Yes, one must definitely have the kick to run a solid 400, but you can not ignore the base that XC/distance training provides...