LILAC GRAND PRIX MEN'S 3000M

Olympic Finalist Cole Hocker opens his season against a tidy field in Spokane.
Meet: Lilac Grand Prix
World Athletics Silver Label Meeting
Race: Men's 3000m
Hosted by The Union Athletics Club
Venue: The Podium
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[@the_diver]

hocker just looked so relaxed

[@diskoeric2248]

yep. constantly looking at his feet and the clock. tight shoulders. totally relaxed ;)

[@jp05598]

It was really slow. Yared ran 7:28 the same weekend lol

[@the_diver]

I just like how relaxed he is, he didn't have to kill himself chasing time alone

[@Jake-fd1oj]

Cuz he ran pretty pretty slow. As far as professional 3ks go.

[@darylcurryer892]

Good for Cole Hocker. I look forward to watching a long, successful career.

[@iancurtis6490]

Hocker is a wild card...he beat the Rio champ and he's a smart runner. He'll be great in Paris 2024.

[@johnwilson5743]

Hi Guys. A couple of points: There is no such thing as the "Professional Realm". There are age groups: eg U16, U18, U20. After that there is Open Grade. College/University's in the USA decided to slot in their NCAA section but the rest of the world ignores it. I have been critical of Hocker in the past BUT... this was an excellent season opener. His whole season will have been mapped out, aiming to peak at times of Championships etc. His training will begin to taper down half way through the season. The race distances he will compete in will all be aimed to get him at peak performance when he needs to be. IF (because I'm not privy to his goals/objectives) his focus is 1500 meters then he will be competing at under/over distance (3000 m, 800m plus odd distances either in training time-trials or arranged races. (600m, 1000m) all aimed to get him to a peak. So, for those who expected him to run PB's in season openers... get real.

[@mikediazArtist]

This looked like a training practice run. He can go way faster. He’s just on really high mileage and probably his second training run of the day. So going all out would not do any good rn

[@brianmcewen3082]

He trains once a day, and is on a low mileage program. He has surely gone a lot faster in the past, we all know that.

[@gregorypalardy7141]

Solid time for a college junior!

[@Dvnwee]

Damn Nuguse ran a 7:28

[@scottbarker9058]

that shood not bee an amer..record...he is an ...E.AFRICAN...BORN N..RAISSED THERE!!!

[@jvc0014]

@@scottbarker9058 he was born and raised in USA.

[@Dvnwee]

@@scottbarker9058 chill you racist

[@ayeeffvee8173]

@@scottbarker9058 he was born in america, brought up in america, and has always lived in america. get out of here you racist

[@benanastasoff8980]

@@scottbarker9058 dude, chill out. He competes for the US because he wants to. If he wanted to compete for another country, he would be doing that. I’m not sure what your hangup is

[@anodyne57]

Hocker takes the bell...looks up at the clock and sees Daniel Komen has already finished.

[@GeoAce777]

thought I was looking at a very sterile fieldhouse and a wall for 300m until I saw a few fans 😏

[@miller10]

3:23 unnecessary

[@dontlookback3549]

chill...this was an easy workout

[@jimoconnor8597]

Field too crowded....

[@darylcurryer892]

I see what you did there.

[@cber5077]

Not a very nice track for spectators, even though there was so few

[@thomaslidetu9207]

hocker he is ok runner but need more work

[@brenjames301]

Dog what😭

[@baumsquad222]

Ya 6th in the world is just “ok”.

[@deadinaclick2406]

lmfaooo he obviously wasnt trying

[@timothyday9053]

Super slow 3K for Hocker.....very disappointing.

[@ManOfEarthAndNature]

Well if he’d train and run with equals, like Cooper Teare decided to do, he’d probably see better results.

[@benanastasoff8980]

He was just chilling. Obviously never going outside of his comfort zone

[@bazps9075]

@@ManOfEarthAndNature and @timothythedumbass he wasn't even racing anybody, chillout and wait until he gets into an actual race. It looked like he tempoed a 7:51.

[@baumsquad222]

@@ManOfEarthAndNature you don’t even know if that’s paying off for Cooper yet. They can both be right in their decisions.