Mo Farah: who can really beat him?

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Bekele would destroy him in a 10K when healthy. He ran a world record solo. Yes, solo. The pacers dropped out after six laps. He would destroy him at 5000/10000 at any pace. There are plenty of others in the 5000/10000 who would beat him. You're delusional.

This year? Rupp has a shot in the 10000 if he's healthy: kamworor and tanui also have a shot if the pace is fast. The Ehtiopians have no chance this year.

In the 5000, Kejelcha has a chance only because he's young and dumb and willing to race balls out but he's not fast enough yet. Ndiku isn't healthy so he's got no chance. Farah will get gold in the 5000m for sure in the 10000m it's not a guarantee.

What what what wrote:

Bekele would destroy him in a 10K when healthy. He ran a world record solo. Yes, solo. The pacers dropped out after six laps. He would destroy him at 5000/10000 at any pace. There are plenty of others in the 5000/10000 who would beat him. You're delusional.

That was ten years ago. Healthy or not, Bekele isn't running like that anymore.

It must've been a typo that the OP didn't include the great Bekele in the 10,000M category, as well as the 5K. As someone else said, he muscled the 10,000M record almost all by himself. No one could beat him in a 10,000M in his prime, even the great Haile.

Did Komen ever run a 10K? I agree that with training he could easily beat Farah. I bet some others from that era could have, too.

That being said, Farah has to easily be top ten all time in both of these categories...maybe top five. It's no dishonor to lose to Bekele or Haile or Komen or El Guerrouj. They were the best ever.

El Guerrouj ran faster than Mo Farah's 5000m PR twice in only 3 5000m career finals. El Guerrouj's final lap in the 2003 World Championship (12:52) was faster than what Mo Farah has been finishing in as well.

Making the leap that others do - if Farah is a doper, and is inferior to Bekele, Komen, Tergat, Haile - what does that make those four?

This year? Rupp has a shot in the 10000 if he's healthy:

Not with all the testoboost in Oregon will Rupp beat Mo in WC, or any other race.

Logically illogical wrote:

Making the leap that others do - if Farah is a doper, and is inferior to Bekele, Komen, Tergat, Haile - what does that make those four?

Nobody says he is "inferior".

Kenny and Geb were superstars at a young age, so there is nothing strange about their progression. Compare that to Farah. An also ran until age 28, and then almost unbeatable. Florence Griffith alert?

no today wrote:

What what what wrote:

Bekele would destroy him in a 10K when healthy. He ran a world record solo. Yes, solo. The pacers dropped out after six laps. He would destroy him at 5000/10000 at any pace. There are plenty of others in the 5000/10000 who would beat him. You're delusional.

That was ten years ago. Healthy or not, Bekele isn't running like that anymore.

ran well enough to punish him with his kick in the great north run.

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Compare that to Farah. An also ran until age 28, and then almost unbeatable. Florence Griffith alert?

Most of Farah's success comes from the fact that everyone has been injured or left the event. There are only 1-2 guys that can even maintain sub-13 shape anymore.

But Gebrhiwet beat him at 3000 this year, so what's your point?