The thing that jumped out at me about Edward Cheserek was the way he could change gears.
One stride he was loping along. The next he was at warp speed.
It was so fast and so complete, the result often was devastating.
The best way to beat Cheserek was to run the kick out of him early in the race, but it didn't always work. Cheserek was too good.
It's a shame he won't he be able to put a wrapper on a college career that includes 17 NCAA championships -- 15 of them victories in non-relays races -- in the NCAA Outdoor Championships two weeks from now at Hayward Field.