I completely agree. Not to take anything away from the performance, but, I equate this to 3mile tempo w/full rest + 1 mile all-out. Essentially, the tempo warms you up for the mile, rather than taking away from it. I guarantee you Cheserek doesn't run faster than 3:52/3:34 this spring/summer.
Again, an excellent time, but as someone else alluded to before, he's a pro level athlete basking in the glory of college competition. However, when pitted against other pro athletes, his signature kick was nowhere to be seen. Truthfully, the 3:52 is impressive to me in it's own right, the 5k beforehand doesn't really add to or takeaway from the performance.
It's just getting old with the unsurprising sit-and-kick w/200m left against athletes nowhere near his level. Imagine the likes of Rupp,Hill,Jager etc. etc. racing cheserek each week and doing the EXACT same thing to him (as seen at millrose), it get's old after awhile and you'd rather see them face competition more suited to their abilities. Ches is nice and comfortable for now, but it's identical to the college kids being afraid of entering the real work-force and leaving the comforts of college. Once Ches turns pro, all the glory and praise will be no more because his astonishing performances become 7th and 8th place finishes in pro races.