Timothy Cheruiyot has reflected on his fearless front-running strategy, calling it the toughest way to win gold.
Former Olympic 1500m silver medallist Timothy Cheruiyot has recounted one of the toughest races of his career before injuries became the order of the day for him.
Timothy Cheruiyot has been a dominant force in the 1500m and there is no doubt that over the years, he has faced significant challenges but none other than at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Upon reaching the final of the race, Timothy Cheruiyot was determined to win but did not know what it would take for him to emerge as the winner. He opened a wide margin between himself and his competitors and with that, he was sure that he would win the race.
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Cheruiyot became the eventual winner of the race but it took everything he had for him to cross that finish line first. He clocked a stunning 3:29.26 ahead of Algeria’s Taoufik Makhloufi and Poland’s Marcin Lewandowski who finished second and third in respective times of 3:31.38 and 3:31.46.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Josh Kerr and Josh Wightman were also in the race and they finished outside the podium bracket. Ingebrigtsen could only afford a fourth-place finish at the time but he has since established himself as a formidable distance runner.
“Remember Doha 2019? I took the risk, bet on myself & front ran to the World Championship 1500m 🥇. 2.12 seconds winning margin. Believe me, it is the most difficult way to run a race,” Timothy Cheruiyot posted on X (Twitter).
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Timothy Cheruiyot extended the hot streak to the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games where he finished second behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the 1500m with Josh Kerr coming in third.
However, in 2022, an injured Timothy Cheruiyot went to the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon and could only afford a sixth-place finish in the final. He redeemed himself with a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games the same year.
Timothy Cheruiyot then headed to the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary but did not make the final of the 1500m. He also made the Olympic team to Paris, France but finished a distant 11th in the 1500m.
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