Chaim wrote:
Not at different points in his career. At the same time. And he specializes in neither distance.
3:28 and 59:22 within 2 months of each other. Neither Alan or Ryan could touch those times.
Could even Bekele in his prime have run either of those times??? If Mo is clean he is definitely the GOAT.
OP. I like the title even if it's is misleading.. It helps American fans understand why Farah is so hard to beat on the track.
A few comments.
1) Of course Bekele could run 59:22. The last time I checked Bekele beat Farah at the Great North Run the one time they raced. He ran 26:17 for 10,000 and debuted at 2:05:04 in the marathon.
2) As for being a better marathoner than Hall, I would certainly take Farah in a heads up race but Hall has 3 times run faster than Farah's 2:08:22 pb.
Hall's fastest marathons
2:04:58 4 Boston MA 18 Apr 2011
2:06:17 5 London 13 Apr 2008
2:08:04 5 Chicago IL 9 Oct 2011
2:08:24 7 London April 2007