Phanuel Koech says he's read for Worlds - specifically cites challenge of having to face Kerr and Hocker

He’s read for worlds? What’s he reading?

I’m skeptical of his chances. He reminds me a tad of Silas Kiplagat, who similarly showed an enormous fitness level and was great in DL races. While he’s got a bigger frame and won’t be pushed around in championships like Kiplagat, I don’t think he has the finish you’d want to snag medals regularly (Kiplagat did get one medal). While Reynold Cheruiyot has been a little slower developmentally, I think he and Tim Cheruiyot are more like to get on the podium as they are both closing like madmen in nearly every race.

Hes young (if not 18), so he can prove me wrong:

Make way for Phanny!

I hope he and Wanyonyi aren’t sharing needles. I hope Berardelli is careful about that when doling out his “supplement” mix.

I was a bit disappointed by his last two races but not too much because of his age.

Beating Kerr or Nuguse is not given to everyone.

He lack some "power" that Laros seems to have now.

Wait until Laros is old as Phanuel. He’ll have an even better finish.

You'd think his biggest challenge would be the Dutch kid who has just destroyed him twice.

That and surviving the testing at the worlds.

Laros seems to be peaking at the right time. It’ll hopefully be a great race in the final.

Juiced up to the gills and ready to rock.

Who does Reynold Cheruiyot train with? He really seems to have brought his kick to a new level this year. Tim switched to the Laros training group so i'm not particularly surprised about the difference he's shown this year.

Not sure training partners but it’s a group in Nyahururu. I think the difference is he’s doing gym work for the first time. He’s always been very powerful/explosive, but now it’s a different level.

the-star.co.ke

Cheruiyot targets Mile glory at Prefontaine Classic in bid to shatter El Guerrouj's record

@thestarkenya

Cheruiyot is part of a stellar field of athletes announced by the Prefontaine organisers to tackle the Mile race.

Link:www.the-star.co.ke/sports/2025-05-13-c...

Too bad they're not sharing the Laros pro cycling grade stuff. Oh wait, white guys can dominate the world off of pure superior running genetics.

Oy vey, another fellow white person chimes in.

LOL

That’s almost as funny as claiming Phanuel is a teenager:

“Teen”. lol

Yikes. Seeing him close up like that shows he’s possibly in his early to mid 20s.

You're basing that racial scientist claim on East Africans dominating during the EPO era?