Mo Farah 2 go for the World record in the 10k in 2017

islamterror wrote:

tony the tiger wrote:

I guess he will go for both the 5 n the 10k next yr

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/1957953/mo-farah-aims-to-break-10000-metres-world-record-in-final-year/

Hi Tania!

Metric Miler wrote:

Really? Really did you just really say that? I really wonder whether even half the people on this site actually watch athletics at all.

Monaco 2014 1500m is a nice example of how you are so, very wrong.

https://youtu.be/qc2GSBUZEMk

Shut up, Muslim Miler.

It must be difficult to live inside a head filled with as much hate as yours.

I pity you.

Plus you helped confirm that this site is not for athletics fans but for far right extremists such as yourself.

beaverton tc wrote:

This is a rumor...only a rumor...supposedly, Rupp/Salazar have decided to rabbit farah through 8k in his bid to get the wr. Again, that's just what was going around recently at the Nike Campus.

If you can go 8k that fast, you're in contention for the WR yourself. Why would Rupp give that to Farah when Rupp could take a shot at it.

Metric Miler wrote:

Skips Arm Day wrote:

The same thing is puzzling me too. If you were capable of world record shape you'd obviously want to be as close to it as possible to win championships, considering being faster than everyone else is inherent in the definition of "world record." It's not like someone's going to sit and out kick you going WR pace. Does anyone know what, if any, is the difference in approach for these two objectives?

I'm assuming it means taking on a high risk/high reward style of training, but beyond that it's not so clear.

Really? Really did you just really say that? I really wonder whether even half the people on this site actually watch athletics at all.

Monaco 2014 1500m is a nice example of how you are so, very wrong.

https://youtu.be/qc2GSBUZEMk

I didn't watch your video. You argue like a defensive 13 year old girl. Really!?? Really!?!?

Bekele ran basically the second half of his 10k WR solo. Anyone willing to hold Mo's hand further than that isn't going to be fast enough to rabbit for him. Why help Mo get a WR if you're Kamwo or whoever? Even for money... Cuck Rupp might help his little friend but who knows.

As for 5k we all saw how awful he looked at 7:32 in an Olympic gold medal year ...

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To elaborate: **IF** an athlete is capable of getting the world record and training is going perfectly, why not peak 10 days after the championships are over? You're all but guaranteed the gold medal and set up nicely for a WR attempt. I don't think anyone was suggesting an attempt at the WR during the championship race unless I misread.

The reason Mo hasn't is because he simply isn't fast enough. Never was.

(I will give him a little due respect if he gives it an actual attempt and sacks up.)

Altered reality wrote:

You must be kidding us wrote:

He's not gonna break 26:30. Not even close. I dunno who would pace him. Unlike Bekele, Farah doesn't know how to make the pace. In Bekeles 10,000m WR I think the pacers only lasted 6 laps and he was on his own after that.

Oh, you reckon so? In Bekele's race he ran 19 laps on his own did he? What makes you say that? Perhaps it is the enormous hard-on you and the rest of the people here have for Bekele that make you invent legend about Bekele that isn't true.

He was placed through 5k in 13:07.

Where was he placed at 5k?

Nope

Mo has a better chance on breaking the 5km than the 10km. Because the 5km is a shorter distance and he can find a good pacer to take him to 2 mile even to 3.5km. I think if he goes through the first 3km at slightly faster than the world record pace then he has chance to relax and to close hard the last km to break the record. I think Mo need to ran one fast race before his attempt to his world record. Lets say he run a fast 5km on May at the prefontiane classic around 12:48. If he run that fast he will know what he need to do for the world record by the time Paris comes he can have a crack at the world record or he can wait until the world championship pass then try Brussels or Zurich. I think the 10km is a little bit hard, not to mentioning he need to do three 10 km in side 4 months assuming he run 1 prefontiane, 1 world championship and the world record attempt but also it is hard to find a good pace who can take him 13:09 then he need to negative split 13:08 by himself, and more than anything Mo never look too relaxed when he run a longer races. So in my opinion the 10km is harder for Mo to break than the 5km. If Mo goes for a world record next year I think he is capable of running 12:44 to 12:46. I do not think he can run faster than that. But I support his effort, if he really try to break the world record which it been missing from his resume. Good luck to him.

I think he could break 26:30 honestly, but I don't see that record going down.

Metric Miler wrote:

Skips Arm Day wrote:

The same thing is puzzling me too. If you were capable of world record shape you'd obviously want to be as close to it as possible to win championships, considering being faster than everyone else is inherent in the definition of "world record." It's not like someone's going to sit and out kick you going WR pace. Does anyone know what, if any, is the difference in approach for these two objectives?

I'm assuming it means taking on a high risk/high reward style of training, but beyond that it's not so clear.

Really? Really did you just really say that? I really wonder whether even half the people on this site actually watch athletics at all.

Monaco 2014 1500m is a nice example of how you are so, very wrong.

https://youtu.be/qc2GSBUZEMk

I'm speaking with the assumption that the men's 5k and 10k field hasn't been within a stone's throw of the world record in years. To put it in perspective, since 2011 when Bekele was still on the track the only man who's gone under 26:45 is Galen Rupp.

I love the video of the Monaco race, but IMO the 1500m field has just been faster and deeper over the past few years. There are more guys out there capable of hanging with Kiprop who can outkick him if he bonks. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

But anyway, the point I want to get at is asking what specifically is the difference in TRAINING for a WR attempt vs championship racing? Is it a strength over speed emphasis? Is it just a matter of race selection?

'He's not gonna break 26:30. Not even close. I dunno who would pace him. Unlike Bekele, Farah doesn't know how to make the pace. In Bekeles 10,000m WR I think the pacers only lasted 6 laps and he was on his own after that.'

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Exact point we all know. Unless they break the rules and they get a rabbit to jump in with a few laps to go, there's no way he can run that pace. Unless of course he's on the same 'new juice' that KB's been taking recently?

Skips Arm Day wrote:

Metric Miler wrote:

Really? Really did you just really say that? I really wonder whether even half the people on this site actually watch athletics at all.

Monaco 2014 1500m is a nice example of how you are so, very wrong.

https://youtu.be/qc2GSBUZEMk

anyway, the point I want to get at is asking what specifically is the difference in TRAINING for a WR attempt vs championship racing? Is it a strength over speed emphasis? Is it just a matter of race selection?

Same.

I want to see a logical explanation for what Mo is claiming. Something that may justify him not being a one-trick championship pony. That somehow an athlete being in top time trial form would somehow preclude them from championship racing.

He's had 5 years on top to take a crack at these records and mustered a 26:46. I'm not understanding (believing..) his reasoning.

GL farah wrote:

He won't get the WR but I can see him breaking into the top 10 all time list and breaking 26:30. We've yet to see him truly go for a top time instead of simply racing to win so who knows what happens.

No we've seen him TT 10,000s he's just not fast.

Being in World Championship for and World Record form at the same time never bothered past WR holders.

notafatty wrote:

Being in World Championship for and World Record form at the same time never bothered past WR holders.

Mo's that new breed of prima donna. Why run all out when you can cop those easy medals and get paid to jog?

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12:37.36 -- Bekele -- Hengelo 31.05.2004

Before Athens, no less. Ended up with silver. Really must have had his priorities backward 😂😂

Looks like Kipchoge ran 12:46 in July before the Games, too.

They were both beaten by a guy who had "only" run 12:50. 😉👍🏼

Mo finally is feeling the heat. He knows that he doesn't have too many prime years left, and wants to leave his legacy secure. He wants his name to be in the same category as Kenny, Geb, etc.

I doubt he gets either record. He's not a time trialer. But I'll respect him regardless just for going for it.

He should try and lower his 1500 meter pr instead. He is closer to 3:26 than he is to the 5 and 10k world records

Inside scoop:

Galen will be at the the London Marathon in 2017 to go against Kipchoge and Bekele. Will not be ready to pace Mo at the Pre Classic.

Mo will be going for the 10k record at this years Pre Classic. There will be plenty of Kenyans to help with the pace setting.

well,. wrote:

Altered reality wrote:

Oh, you reckon so? In Bekele's race he ran 19 laps on his own did he? What makes you say that? Perhaps it is the enormous hard-on you and the rest of the people here have for Bekele that make you invent legend about Bekele that isn't true.

He was placed through 5k in 13:07.

Where was he placed at 5k?

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