USAs Day 1: Hocker gets it done, Nuguse edges Nico, Mackay upset Elle, Cooper masterclass, Sage ???
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Day 1 of USA Indoors delivered a men's 3000m classic. Cole Hocker edged Yared Nuguse by hundredths of a second after Nico Young's costly mistake, cost him a World Indoor spot.
Emily Mackay upset Elle St. Pierre in the women's 3K, Sage Hurta Klecker crashed out in the 800m prelims, and 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus looked like a future star. Plus: Tokyo Marathon preview and the USATF TV streaming disaster.
Timestamps
00:00 Sponsor / Intro (Aletheia Run use code LETSRUN10 )
01:00 Men's 3000m Instant Reaction: Hocker, Nuguse, Young
02:30 Hocker Wins Epic Three-Way Battle
10:35 Nico Young's Costly Tactical Mistake
18:01 Could Nico Young Still Make the Team? (1500m Double Entry)
22:11 Women's 3000m: Emily Mackay Upsets Ellie St. Pierre
24:10 Pete Julian Coaching Mackay
30:27 Women's 800m: Sage Hurta Klecker Out in Prelims
34:31 Men's 800m: Cooper Lutkenhaus' Tactical Masterclass
37:08 Debating Cooper Lutkenhaus Race IQ
45:04 Tokyo Marathon Preview
51:05 USATF TV Streaming Disaster
52:48 Day 2 Preview and Closing
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