Mo Farah retains 10000m title

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Some achievement after recovering from a mid race fall, he's like a modern day Alf Tupper! :-)

[hibsbollah]

Up there with Gebrasallassie as the best distance runner of all time. With a personality to match.

[ekhibee]

Farah's a phenomenal athlete, and a nice guy too. In terms of measuring him against long distance runners of the past, I suppose I'd say he's very like Yifta (I guessing at the spelling), nicknamed 'Yifta The Shifter', who was deadly at 5000 and 10000 metres. The only thing I'd say against putting him right at the top is that he's not broken the world records in either of them, several athletes before him have run faster times, and there must be a slight question against how good the opposition are, but that's not his fault at all, he can only beat what's in front of him, and he does that regularly. Great athlete with a great attitude.

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Farah's a phenomenal athlete, and a nice guy too. In terms of measuring him against long distance runners of the past, I suppose I'd say he's very like Yifta (I guessing at the spelling), nicknamed 'Yifta The Shifter', who was deadly at 5000 and 10000 metres. The only thing I'd say against putting him right at the top is that he's not broken the world records in either of them, several athletes before him have run faster times, and there must be a slight question against how good the opposition are, but that's not his fault at all, he can only beat what's in front of him, and he does that regularly. Great athlete with a great attitude.

I think in regards to beating WR and OR mo farah has to contend with a lot of tactics against and attempts at spoiling meaning he has to sit normally at the back of the pack and let others set the pace so he has an idea of how other athletes are going about the race, if he was the one setting the pace I believe he'd have troubled those records more, his 10,000 the other night he ran the last mile in 4:03 that tells me he wasn't really troubled by the early pace set or his unfortunate fall and that was with the kenyans publicly stating they where going to run the strong finish out of mo

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I think in regards to beating WR and OR mo farah has to contend with a lot of tactics against and attempts at spoiling meaning he has to sit normally at the back of the pack and let others set the pace so he has an idea of how other athletes are going about the race, if he was the one setting the pace I believe he'd have troubled those records more, his 10,000 the other night he ran the last mile in 4:03 that tells me he wasn't really troubled by the early pace set or his unfortunate fall and that was with the kenyans publicly stating they where going to run the strong finish out of mo

He also ran the final 100m in 13 something seconds! unbelievable muscle power he must have.

[ekhibee]

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I think in regards to beating WR and OR mo farah has to contend with a lot of tactics against and attempts at spoiling meaning he has to sit normally at the back of the pack and let others set the pace so he has an idea of how other athletes are going about the race, if he was the one setting the pace I believe he'd have troubled those records more, his 10,000 the other night he ran the last mile in 4:03 that tells me he wasn't really troubled by the early pace set or his unfortunate fall and that was with the kenyans publicly stating they where going to run the strong finish out of mo

Yeh, some fair points there, but I always get the impression Farah is more concerned with winning than breaking records. I wasn't counting the race the other day when he fell. To be fair to him, he can only beat what's in front of him, but he's not the first distance runner to have a finishing kick on him, and some of the others have also broken world records. As you say, others try tactics to beat him obviously, but I'm just not totally convinced, apart from Farah, that they're world class track athletes. Most of them seem to be better in the road races, where Farah isn't nearly as good. I should emphasize I like Farah, he's a great advert for athletics.

[Speedy]

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I think in regards to beating WR and OR mo farah has to contend with a lot of tactics against and attempts at spoiling meaning he has to sit normally at the back of the pack and let others set the pace so he has an idea of how other athletes are going about the race, if he was the one setting the pace I believe he'd have troubled those records more, his 10,000 the other night he ran the last mile in 4:03 that tells me he wasn't really troubled by the early pace set or his unfortunate fall and that was with the kenyans publicly stating they where going to run the strong finish out of mo

How do the tactics work? What's to stop Farah going out to run his best possible time in any given race?

[hibsbollah]

Here we go.
Go on mo, the double double and a chance to be considered the Greatest ever.

[Andy74]

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How do the tactics work? What's to stop Farah going out to run his best possible time in any given race?

This is what I don't get about athletics either. Surely athletes know the optimum speed that they can cover any distance, albeit the conditions might play into it?

If you know how quickly you can get round then go for it.

I heard someone say after an event recently that the Olympics would be different because it would be much slower and more tactical - run as quickly as you can then and forget about the rest of them!

[David_D]

What an athlete. Superb is all I can say.

[Onceinawhile]

Advertises quorn, so it's a big no from me.

[Sergey]

Part of the Nike Oregon Project - Trained in Kenya before they brought in doping control - Then moved to Ethiopia as no OoC Doping Control in place - Couldn't hear his doorbell nor mobile phone when the dope checkers came a calling to his London apartment - He's Somalian.

He's an African with all circumstantial evidence pointing to the fact he dopes.

Sorry - He's a fraud.

[ihibs7]

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Part of the Nike Oregon Project - Trained in Kenya before they brought in doping control - Then moved to Ethiopia as no OoC Doping Control in place - Couldn't hear his doorbell nor mobile phone when the dope checkers came a calling to his London apartment - He's Somalian.

He's an African with all circumstantial evidence pointing to the fact he dopes.

Sorry - He's a fraud.

I agree. As Greg lemond says - there are no miracles. Top level athletics is as blighted by performance enhancement as it has been for the entire last 40 years. I suppose you just have to accept it for what it is. Especially when someone like Seb Coe is in charge of the clean up.


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[Sergey]

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I agree. As Greg lemond says - there are no miracles. Top level athletics is as blighted by performance enhancement as it has been for the entire last 40 years. I suppose you just have to accept it for what it is. Especially when someone like Seb Coe is in charge of the clean up.


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Listen, ihibs7 - you can't agree with me. No one ever agrees with me. This is a forum first so you can delete your post

You mention Seb Coe - he's a politician who will do everything possible to cover-up misdemeanour's in drug anomalies. FFS - He's recruited Paula Radcliffe as his right hand aide. You couldn't make this sh]t up.

The Ethiopian who broke the 10k record in the women's race was one of the most farcical sporting frauds ever broadcast. Both the IOC and WADA no Ethiopia don't drug test yet they let them race without question.

The whole thing is a farce and is akin to FIFA at football...but probably worse, if that is possible.

I doubt many are 100% clean.

[cabbageandribs1875]

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I agree. As Greg lemond says - there are no miracles. Top level athletics is as blighted by performance enhancement as it has been for the entire last 40 years. I suppose you just have to accept it for what it is. Especially when someone like Seb Coe is in charge of the clean up.


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says it all one of the biggest crooks going...and a 'sir' tae mind you though, philip green is a 'sir' as well


absolutely sickening

[Allant1981]

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Part of the Nike Oregon Project - Trained in Kenya before they brought in doping control - Then moved to Ethiopia as no OoC Doping Control in place - Couldn't hear his doorbell nor mobile phone when the dope checkers came a calling to his London apartment - He's Somalian.

He's an African with all circumstantial evidence pointing to the fact he dopes.

Sorry - He's a fraud.

Blah blah blah

[Sergey]

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Blah blah blah

Man from Grangemouth speaks.

I didn't really expect conversation on the subject!

[Allant1981]

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Man from Grangemouth speaks.

I didn't really expect conversation on the subject!

What has where i stay have to do with anything. You talk more rubbish than anyone on this board so you get a reaction

[Danderhall Hibs]

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Part of the Nike Oregon Project - Trained in Kenya before they brought in doping control - Then moved to Ethiopia as no OoC Doping Control in place - Couldn't hear his doorbell nor mobile phone when the dope checkers came a calling to his London apartment - He's Somalian.

He's an African with all circumstantial evidence pointing to the fact he dopes.

Sorry - He's a fraud.

I'm also suspicious of anyone successful - thing is he's never been close to a world record; is he not taking enough?

[hibsbollah]

Totally disagree with Sergey, but I love Mo Farah to the extent that he could be mainlining ketamine up his jacksie prerace and it wouldn't really bother me. Drugs are just a form of nutrition, after all.

[Haymaker]

I want him to be clean, like most of the superstars but... There's always that doubt.

It might be circumstantial evidence but it breeds doubt.