Kejelcha, Chelimo, Barega, Cheserek ==> The Men to Watch for the next couple of years!

KBC2 wrote:

Who'll be more dominant?

Barega's season has opened very well (the fittest Ethiopian runner at the moment)

- Edris seem to be in his worst condition (that's why I didn't include him in the above list)

Cheserek should be in the conversation cuz..,....We've seen his first 2 races as a pro and don't know about y'all but I see a similar transition happening as in college for him; so he might dominate as pro too!

- His first pro race was similar to his freshman year race at Pre-Nats, where he was somewhere in the top 5. Then he started dominating, and his 2nd race as a pro indicate that he'll likely do the same as a pro, finishing well a head of Leer and 2 time Olympic medalist Willies.

What do y'all think?

I also see Jenkins doing something similar to what Rupp did on the track.

Initially, I thought Cheserek will join NOP and that him and Jenkins would be the new Mo/Rupp type, but they've gone on different path. So Jenkins stays as Rupp and Kejelcha will replace Mo!

Why do you leave out Edris, who is a current world champion, but include a nobody named Cheserek?

Uhh, the main one will be Jakob Ingebrigtsen...gonna get interesting

Joshua MF Cheptegei anyone?!?! Kid's only 21 or something, has a solid decade+ to improve even more and show what he can do

dun

Muktar Edris is replacing mo as the new champion of the distance on the track for the next at least 10 years before moving onto the marathon to win Berlin and London a few times than retiring as one of the all time greats in distance running.

Libertarian vegan wrote:

Muktar Edris is replacing mo as the new champion of the distance on the track for the next at least 10 years before moving onto the marathon to win Berlin and London a few times than retiring as one of the all time greats in distance running.

K, he might be fit by the time out doors come, but at this point, he's not on the same schedule as he usually has been at this time of the year. In his last 2 races, he placed 7th or so at Atapuerca XC, a race he usually wins. Then, DNF at Ethiopian National XC.

This. As the Africans slow down on the track, there is a European who might be in the mix.

KBC2 wrote:

Libertarian vegan wrote:

Muktar Edris is replacing mo as the new champion of the distance on the track for the next at least 10 years before moving onto the marathon to win Berlin and London a few times than retiring as one of the all time greats in distance running.

K, he might be fit by the time out doors come, but at this point, he's not on the same schedule as he usually has been at this time of the year. In his last 2 races, he placed 7th or so at Atapuerca XC, a race he usually wins. Then, DNF at Ethiopian National XC.

bro it's december, chill out

cheserek hasn't done anything noteworthy on the international level. it's insulting to others that you would even mention his name

just go back to flotrack

kingedris wrote:

Why do you leave out Edris, who is a current world champion, but include a nobody named Cheserek?

+1

OP is a bitter Mo fan still raw about the WC 5k?

BRUHHHH wrote:

Joshua MF Cheptegei anyone?!?! Kid's only 21 or something, has a solid decade+ to improve even more and show what he can do

Joshua can dominate the 10k but not a big factor in the 5k.

Libertarian vegan wrote:Muktar Edris is replacing mo as the new champion of the distance on the track for the next at least 10 years

you are joking ???!!!

this is what a fit Ronnie, before he got injured, did to edris over 3k, which shoud be in edris's hitting zone as all top 5k guys can run a 3k to a similar quality level

oh, & there was tanui & kjelcha in the field there as well...

tenKay wrote:Joshua can dominate the 10k but not a big factor in the 5k

nope

he quite clearly was in 26'30 shape in london if they had run flat-out gun-tape

the usaual accepted conversion between 5 & 10k is

5k = ~ ( 10k - 1'00 ) / 2

what does that offer him for 5k ???

all four are BORING. I don't care if they run fast.

reed wrote:

KBC2 wrote:

K, he might be fit by the time out doors come, but at this point, he's not on the same schedule as he usually has been at this time of the year. In his last 2 races, he placed 7th or so at Atapuerca XC, a race he usually wins. Then, DNF at Ethiopian National XC.

bro it's december, chill out

cheserek hasn't done anything noteworthy on the international level. it's insulting to others that you would even mention his name

just go back to flotrack

What says you now after Cheserek's Camel City mile win over Chelimo? Still not "noteworthy" you think?

KBC2 wrote:

reed wrote:

bro it's december, chill out

cheserek hasn't done anything noteworthy on the international level. it's insulting to others that you would even mention his name

just go back to flotrack

What says you now after Cheserek's Camel City mile win over Chelimo? Still not "noteworthy" you think?

Cheserek is in great shape and could be very competitive on the international scene this year. However reed's post is still correct.

That was after a 3K 45 minutes before. Great race for Ches. But can’t put it that way.

Censor Everything wrote:

all four are BORING. I don't care if they run fast.

Chelimo is dope. I really like watching him race.

KBC2 wrote:

reed wrote:

bro it's december, chill out

cheserek hasn't done anything noteworthy on the international level. it's insulting to others that you would even mention his name

just go back to flotrack

What says you now after Cheserek's Camel City mile win over Chelimo? Still not "noteworthy" you think?

Didn't realize that chelimo ran the 3k < 60 minutes before?