Edward Cheserek

 


Edward Cheserek has confirmed that he will be participating in this years Carlsbad 5000 scheduled for May 22, 2022. This is exciting news and will make the event that much more competitive. In 2018 Cheserek tied the worlds record for the 5000M with an amazing time of 13:29. Cheserek competes in the Elite category of the Carlsbad 5000 and this fantastic event is put on by Meb Keflezighi, an Olympic champion and winner of both the NY and Boston Marathons so he knows a little about speed.

You can "catch" Cheserek at the starting line at 1:45 PM in beautiful downtown Carlsbad, California. He will be gunning for a new worlds record I am sure. This 17 time NCAA champion participated in  "The Chase" as part of the  Hapulua Half Marathon race in Hawaii a couple of weeks ago. This is an event where local runners are given a head start (between 7-23 minutes) to make for a very exciting race for the local running clubs. 

In 2018 I had the good fortune of seeing Cheserek run at the Carlsbad 5000. While I also participated in the event I did not fair as well as Cheserek putting in a feeble performance placing 445 out of the 1010 unbelievable competitors. Well...no worries, there is always this year.  If you have the opportunity to come out and watch history in the making (Cheserek not me) then you should seize that opportunity. It will be simply amazing!!


Yes the exhausted guy on the left is Mr. 445 lol. Good luck to all this years participants!









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