Episode 58 | Edward Cheserek

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Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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"They were doing 10-mile long runs by that time and I dropped them. And they were like, 'Oh, this kid is tough!' I was coming and going on rolling hills and my coach was like, 'Hmm, you ran the last mile in 4:55.' I didn't even know what that meant—4:55 a mile? I just ran. I used to clock [time] in kilometers, so I thought it was a kilometer, and I was like, 'That's slow.' But it was miles. A few months later I came back and ran my first indoor [race] and they were like, 'You can run!' and I was like, 'OK.' That's the moment I fell in love with the sport and I ended up quitting the soccer thing and just focused on running."Excited to share a recent conversation I had with Edward Cheserek on this week's episode of the podcast. King Ches, as he’s known throughout the running world, recently tied the IAAF world record for the road 5K at Carlsbad 5000, breaking the tape in 13 minutes and 29 seconds. I was fortunate enough to sit down with the 25-year-old Kenyan for half an hour a couple days before the race to learn a little more about his life, his upbringing in Kenya, moving to the U.S. as a high schooler 10 years ago, his record-setting collegiate career at the University of Oregon where he won 17 NCAA titles, what it would mean for him to gain his U.S. citizenship and represent this country in an international championship, where his competitiveness comes from, and a lot more.This episode is brought to you by Tracksmith. Tracksmith is an independent running brand based in Boston. They’re a group of dedicated runners focused on building technical yet understated running apparel that celebrates the amateur spirit and inspires the personal pursuit of excellence.   Tracksmith’s products reflect their New England roots: These are classic, understated and high quality essentials for runners who are working towards their next PR. To learn more, visit tracksmith.com/mario. Right now they’re running a special offer for new customers: spend $150 and earn their signature navy Van Cortlandt singlet for free. Follow them on Instagram @tracksmithrunning and shop at tracksmith.com.Complete show notes: https://www.themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-58-with-edward-cheserek/Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

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0:00.0	They were doing 10 mile long run by the time and I dropped them and I was like, oh, this kid is tough.
0:05.8	I was coming going rolling hills and my coach was like, hmm, you went the last mile
0:10.8	455? I was like, oh, I didn't even know what's that mean 455 a mile.
0:15.0	I was like, I just ran.
0:18.0	It's because I used to cook in kilometers, but I was like, I thought it was a kilometer and I was slow but it was
0:24.3	was but a few months later I came back and run fast indoors and I was like oh you can run
0:32.4	I was like okay at the moment I
0:34.3	fall in love with the sport and I end up quitting the soccer thing and just focus on
0:38.9	running. That's Edward Cheshireck and this is episode 58 of the morning shakeout podcast
0:56.5	Hey, what's up everybody. Welcome back to the Morning Shake Out podcast. I'm your host Mario Freoli and every week on this show I
1:00.0	bring you conversations with some of the top athletes, coaches, personalities, and behind
1:03.9	the scenes people in the sport of running to learn as much as I can about them while
1:07.4	gleaning insight and inspiration that we can all apply to our own lives.
1:11.3	This week, I'm excited to share a recent conversation I had with
1:13.8	Edward Cheserek. King Chez as he's known throughout the running world
1:16.9	recently tied the I-A-F world record for the Road 5K at the Carl's Bad
1:21.2	5,000. He broke the tape in 13 minutes and 29 seconds.
1:25.6	I was fortunate enough to sit down with it a couple days before the race to learn a little
1:28.8	bit more about his life, his upbringing in Kenya, moving to the US as a high schooler almost 10 years ago,
1:35.0	his record-setting collegiate career
1:36.5	at the University of Oregon, where he won 17,
1:39.2	that's 17 NCAA titles,
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