The king is going for the coveted sub 3:50 mile this Friday. I think he'll run 3:51 and come short. Others?
LRC note: We have an article up about the race here now:
The king is going for the coveted sub 3:50 mile this Friday. I think he'll run 3:51 and come short. Others?
LRC note: We have an article up about the race here now:
Flotrak reports that Ches is going after a sub 3:50 Friday in Boston
I wonder how the people at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix (the next day) feel about that? I am sure they are paying him something to run and sure they are not paying for a tired Ches. This guy is playing games with somebody
http://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/events-results/nb-mens-3000m/
and the next day running a 3k?
http://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/events-results/nb-mens-3000m/
I'd be pumped a guy that just went sub 3:50 is racing at my meet. Imagine the hype!
Can he do it!?!?
NBIGP folk wrote:
and the next day running a 3k?
http://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/events-results/nb-mens-3000m/
It would be so cool if Ches was the one to bring back the days of multiple hard races a week during the season. Seeing elite runners do a couple races a season and still run slow is becoming quite tiresome.
No chance he goes under. His last 2 weekends have been impressive, but people are too generous with conversions. He went out on pace last weekend and couldn't hang.
Letsrun:
See this article about Cheserek announcing he wants to break 3:50 in the indoor mile:
https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6100958-edward-cheserek-going-for-sub-350-live-on-flotrack
What if Edward Cheserek goes under 3:50?! In Skechers?!
He has run a few awesome races lately and is less than a year out of college and could be joining the ranks of legends. Even if he misses and runs 3:50.x-3:51.x, that's incredible.
I'm not a big fan of him (probably for only stupid subjective reasons), but I am a fan of his ability to race fast and how he ran so many races in college to help his team. I'm also a huge fan of track and field, so if a young dude like this who wants to become a US citizen can chase super fast times and hit them, then I am a fan of that, regardless of the personality doing it.
I'm excited and hope he does something special. I guess I'm becoming a Ches fan....
discus.
3:49 would be like a 3:32 1500m, yeah?
a 3:49 mile seems so much more impressive than 3:32 1500m to me. weird.
i guess the dudes running 3:27-28's could run 3:45-46 in the mile
Yes. I don't care about social media. I do care about runners who are willing to put it on the line when it counts. I hope he's the next big mid-D/distance runner for the U.S.
My feelings towards Ches have been up and down over the last few years.
First I thought he was amazing and I couldn't be happier when he started winning his races his sophomore year. But then from his sophomore spring - his senior year I always rooted against him because he was unbeatable and would constantly sit-and-kick (ironic since that is how I prefer to race...but that is besides the point!). But now, following his injury and signing with Sketchers... I think he is just awesome again. I mean, everyone counted him out. We didn't even see him race for a few months until a poor showing in the road mile in NY. Then he goes and does this. If he keeps doing this well I would even consider buying King Ches spikes if they came out with them.
Truthfully.
Yes.
Is he going to be mostly a 1500 and mile guy? I assumed he'd focus more on 5000/10000.
No.
No. Fork out them monies though!
He closed a 3:57 race in 2:19 for the last 1k.
That was 3 years ago. I think he can do it.
How is this not getting mre attention!
Rotich the Rotich wrote:
https://youtu.be/PqPCRM5d-hkHe closed a 3:57 race in 2:19 for the last 1k.
That was 3 years ago. I think he can do it.
This is still one of my favourite races of all time. Say what you want, but Soratos has guts, and Ches has speed
100m wrote:
Is he going to be mostly a 1500 and mile guy? I assumed he'd focus more on 5000/10000.
He has plenty of time to go after that. I think he will go the bernard lagat route: 1500/5000m, and we need more of those types of runners. We don't have one. Matt Centro is not strong enough.
He will run 3:50.xx
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.
I think Letesenbet Gidey might be trying to break 14 this Saturday
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing