Cheserek vs Futsum

High School Running Distance

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12 years ago 09/19/2011 9:19pm EDT

re: Indiana1600

Indiana1600 wrote:
TrackCoach wrote:
Perhaps I should not be the one to speak since there are NJ people who know a lot more about Cheserek, but based on what I do know, Futsum and Cheserek are at 2 different levels. Futsum wants to win his state championship and place high at FLNC, Cheserek at NXN last year was closing down on perhaps Amercia's greatest H.S. distance runner and is expected to win which ever H.S. XC national meet he attends and to chase natioanl track records this year. I am pretty sure the 2 of them have raced somewhere and I'm pretty sure it wasn't close.
I would actually rank Cheserek ahead of Futsum as most people have even though I am from Indiana. BUT, Lukas was running NXN just to win. Cheserek was only closing down on him because Lukas slowed up at the end once he knew he had the victory. He knew he had Foot Locker the next weekend.
Also, where do you get your info on what Futsum's goals are?

I have absolutely no info on Futsum's goals; I have never met or even seem this kid, but I would assume his goals are to "win his state championship and place high at FLNC". -Or, perhaps I sould have said, win FLNC or NXN, now that would be assuming I know his plans. I made a general statement; please let me know if I made some bad assumptions?

With that said, I don't really know what Futsum or Cheserek is actually capable of, but if I am allowed to think logically, Cheserek is the nation's number one returning runner in the mile, 2-mile, 5k, Steeple, XC and is probably one of the best 800m runners as well. He is ranked as the clear number one XC runner in every poll I seen--why would I not think he will win FLNC or NXN?

12 years ago 09/19/2011 9:49pm EDT

re: TrackCoach

TrackCoach wrote:
I have absolutely no info on Futsum's goals; I have never met or even seem this kid, but I would assume his goals are to "win his state championship and place high at FLNC". -Or, perhaps I sould have said, win FLNC or NXN, now that would be assuming I know his plans. I made a general statement; please let me know if I made some bad assumptions?
With that said, I don't really know what Futsum or Cheserek is actually capable of, but if I am allowed to think logically, Cheserek is the nation's number one returning runner in the mile, 2-mile, 5k, Steeple, XC and is probably one of the best 800m runners as well. He is ranked as the clear number one XC runner in every poll I seen--why would I not think he will win FLNC or NXN?

I'm sorry if I misunderstood you. I thought when you said "place high" you meant "do well". I don't know him either and have no affiliation with him other than that he runs in the same state, but I'm pretty sure he wants to win whichever national meet he runs in (has been Fut Locker in the past).

As for a hypothetical race, yes I would favor Cheserek, but not by much. Futsum is known for only running fast enough to win (besides last weekend) and also being better at long distances. I am 100% sure Cheserek can beat Futsum at 800m, mile, and 2 mile, but not 5k on the cross country course. Again, I would pick Cheserek, but would not count out Futsum.

12 years ago 09/20/2011 8:35am EDT

re: Indiana1600

Cheserek was a bit better than Futsum last year in cross (Futsum ran with Lukas most of FL nationals before Lukas pulled away in the last half mile).

Futsum is much better this year than he was last year.

How much has Cheserek improved from last year?

It is crazy to say Cheserek is on a different level. Both enter the year with expectations of national championships, though Cheserek is favored because Futsum never does that much in track (relatively). I hope they run the same national championship race.

12 years ago 09/20/2011 10:05am EDT

re: Kanye North

12 years ago 09/20/2011 5:58pm EDT

re: illegitimate

illegitimate wrote:
Discussed this exact question with my friend in Physics today. I have seen Futsum race I think 2 weekends already this weekend. Didn't Fut take down Jacob Burcham already this year? Lol that one poster has no idea what he's talking about. Anyways, my friend said Fut but I say Cheserek. Futsum has almost never gone all out and has never come out on top with someone at his level. Last year he won like 3 races in a row by exactly ten seconds each (I mean the important ones) and I think it will be too hard for him to go up against someone like him. When Lukas pushed him at FLMW last year (I watched that race) he got absolutely ripped. I think Futsum is great and that he will win NBN in the 2 mile once he learns but IMO Cheserek will win the XC Nats this year (if they face off at all).

exactly; good analysis

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