by Larry Eder
2025 Summer Mileage, Week 5, Day 1, August 4, 2025, easy day, Focus is on Cole Hocker, and Cole’s most excellent double!
Monday, warm-up, 45-60 minutes, easy running, roads, or sidewalks, cooldown.
Our focus athlete, Cole Hocker, knows how to win races!
Cole Hocker is winner of USATF 5,000 meters! Oh and he won the Paris Olympic gold at 1,500 meters!
Cole Hocker has won the last two Olympic Trials 1,500 meters! In 2024, Cole Hocker went on the inside lane, as Josh Kerr, and Jakob Ingebrigtsen focused on each other, and won the gold medal. Cole Hocker did it the old fashioned way, he earned it.
Cole Hocker has had a challenging 2025. He has not won races, and many were saying that Paris was, well, a fluke. Well, it wasn’t and I am happy to report that. Cole Hocker seldom races where there are not big players and he is always challenged in his races to bring his A plus game!
In the 1,500 meters, on Saturday, Jonah Koech of Under Armour outsprinted everyone to win the 1,500 meters, Eric Strand, a NIKE pro for three weeks, took second, and Cole Hocker held on for third! Hobbs Kessler was fourth and Yared Nuguse was fifth. The kicks were real kicks as everyone took off in the last 150 meters.
Eugene, Oregon, USA
July 31 – August 3, 2025, photo by Kevin Morris
Cole Hocker remembered that on Sunday as he controlled the pace for six laps, dropped back and when the pace picked up, came on the inside and went past Grant Fisher and Nico Young, the 10,000m winner, to take gold in the 5,000m! Not sure Cole Hocker will race the 5,000m in Tokyo, but it sure was exciting! Remember, always have a kick!
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Will. you be ready? Follow our daily training suggestions, and daily athlete stories and you will be ready to race in the fall!
The Nike Pegasus PLUS is a great entry shoe for high school cross country. You should consider it, and learn more about it at nike.com. It is light, cushioned, a good summer mileage shoe. If you need a little more cushioning, try the Vomero 18. The Vomero 18 has more cushioning that the Pegasus PLUS. If you like NIKE, I would suggest high schoolers use the NIKE Pegasus PLUS for Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I would suggest the Vomero 18 for Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I always suggest two pairs of training shoes. Why on Vomero 18? It is a cushioned shoe that feels great and is good on the roads and trails.
If you need a more cushioned shoe, try the Vomero 18 and the Vomero 18 PLUS, for great cushioning, a more sophisticated ride. Check them out at your local NIKE retailer or NIKE running store.
Do you want to be a better cross country runner than you were in the past? Focus and follow our training. It is all about the consistency.
For Great Summer reading! Self Made Olympian by Ron Daws, A Clean Pair of Heels by Murray Halberg, Pre! by Tom Jordan, Quicksilver, The Mercurial Emil Zatopek, by Pat Butcher, The Destiny of Alain Mimoun, by Pat Butcher (a monograph)
Remember, one day at a time!!!! #SummerMileage, #CrossCountry,
