Cheserek would currently win in a head-to-head against Galen Rupp...just listen.

JustMaybe wrote:

I grant that Cheserek would not beat Galen in time trial race (right now), but any championship/regular race he would destroy, yes destroy Galen.

(1) Cheserek dominated Futsum, who apparently is pushing Brian Shrader in workouts, as the FloTrack interview of his teammate states. We can assume Cheserek would have won our 12k road championships. Okay, so would have Galen. (2) Cheserek, last year, is only a fraction of a second slower than Lawi Lalang, who has beaten Galen. (3) The strongest point I want to make is that Cheserek is much better than he was last year, both in terms of fitness and racing tactics. Edward has stated that his training is better - more intense and increased volume - compared to last year. So, we can assume he is stronger than last year and Galen can not touch his kick. I hope that we see a head-to-head post NCAA track season to see Cheserek vs. America's best. Last statement, I think given a TT type 5k track race, Cheserek could dip under 13 minutes for a 5K.

dial it up wrote:

JustMaybe wrote:

I grant that Cheserek would not beat Galen in time trial race (right now), but any championship/regular race he would destroy, yes destroy Galen.

(1) Cheserek dominated Futsum, who apparently is pushing Brian Shrader in workouts, as the FloTrack interview of his teammate states. We can assume Cheserek would have won our 12k road championships. Okay, so would have Galen. (2) Cheserek, last year, is only a fraction of a second slower than Lawi Lalang, who has beaten Galen. (3) The strongest point I want to make is that Cheserek is much better than he was last year, both in terms of fitness and racing tactics. Edward has stated that his training is better - more intense and increased volume - compared to last year. So, we can assume he is stronger than last year and Galen can not touch his kick. I hope that we see a head-to-head post NCAA track season to see Cheserek vs. America's best. Last statement, I think given a TT type 5k track race, Cheserek could dip under 13 minutes for a 5K.

Your post doesn't deserve a debate because you are just another sheep overreacting to something just because it is happening in current times. Rupp is a better runner. Everyone knows that. He competes with the best in the world, and competes well. Ches is a 19yr old college kid.

JustMaybe wrote:

I grant that Cheserek would not beat Galen in time trial race (right now), but any championship/regular race he would destroy, yes destroy Galen.

(1) Cheserek dominated Futsum, who apparently is pushing Brian Shrader in workouts, as the FloTrack interview of his teammate states. We can assume Cheserek would have won our 12k road championships. Okay, so would have Galen. (2) Cheserek, last year, is only a fraction of a second slower than Lawi Lalang, who has beaten Galen. (3) The strongest point I want to make is that Cheserek is much better than he was last year, both in terms of fitness and racing tactics. Edward has stated that his training is better - more intense and increased volume - compared to last year. So, we can assume he is stronger than last year and Galen can not touch his kick. I hope that we see a head-to-head post NCAA track season to see Cheserek vs. America's best. Last statement, I think given a TT type 5k track race, Cheserek could dip under 13 minutes for a 5K.

dial it up wrote:

JustMaybe wrote:

I grant that Cheserek would not beat Galen in time trial race (right now), but any championship/regular race he would destroy, yes destroy Galen.

(1) Cheserek dominated Futsum, who apparently is pushing Brian Shrader in workouts, as the FloTrack interview of his teammate states. We can assume Cheserek would have won our 12k road championships. Okay, so would have Galen. (2) Cheserek, last year, is only a fraction of a second slower than Lawi Lalang, who has beaten Galen. (3) The strongest point I want to make is that Cheserek is much better than he was last year, both in terms of fitness and racing tactics. Edward has stated that his training is better - more intense and increased volume - compared to last year. So, we can assume he is stronger than last year and Galen can not touch his kick. I hope that we see a head-to-head post NCAA track season to see Cheserek vs. America's best. Last statement, I think given a TT type 5k track race, Cheserek could dip under 13 minutes for a 5K.

Your post doesn't deserve a debate because you are just another sheep overreacting to something just because it is happening in current times. Rupp is a better runner. Everyone knows that. He competes with the best in the world, and competes well. Ches is a 19yr old college kid.

JustMaybe wrote:

Klown Kollege wrote:

I don't understand what grampa ches can get out of being at oregon. He won't get an education there, and isn't a good student anyway. He could be on just as good a doping regimen in Kenya. He could be making money now (well, more money than oregon is paying him) in pro races. He'll be in his mid-thirties when he finishes his eligibility, and will have missed his prime for earnings. Even if he manages to do what rupp couldn't and graduates, it will be with a worthless degree from a clown college. Not many job prospects there. Does he get off on beating kids 10-15 years younger like he did in high school?

This is ridiculous. Maybe he is older than 20, but that is a maybe and most likely not him intentionally lying. There is no evidence that Oregon is some diabolical doping program.

TrackCoach wrote:

JustMaybe wrote:

I grant that Cheserek would not beat Galen in time trial race (right now), but any championship/regular race he would destroy, yes destroy Galen.

(1) Cheserek dominated Futsum, who apparently is pushing Brian Shrader in workouts, as the FloTrack interview of his teammate states. We can assume Cheserek would have won our 12k road championships. Okay, so would have Galen. (2) Cheserek, last year, is only a fraction of a second slower than Lawi Lalang, who has beaten Galen. (3) The strongest point I want to make is that Cheserek is much better than he was last year, both in terms of fitness and racing tactics. Edward has stated that his training is better - more intense and increased volume - compared to last year. So, we can assume he is stronger than last year and Galen can not touch his kick. I hope that we see a head-to-head post NCAA track season to see Cheserek vs. America's best. Last statement, I think given a TT type 5k track race, Cheserek could dip under 13 minutes for a 5K.

Ches is the best NCAA athlete, but world class in whole nother level. At this point is Ches's development, Rupp would beat him at any distance. Being number one in the NCAA does not equate to beating top-5 athletes in the world. The best NCAA athletes always look impressive against NCAA competition and that's the way it should be. With that said, I will probably answer this question differently in another year or two.