Farah: "I run 49 sec for 400m in training..."

This is really not surprising at all given he outkicks everyone almost all the time, and many world elites these days have the ability to kick home in 52.X or 53.X after running 4500m at 13:10 pace. Lagat kicked home in 51.9 for one of his sub 13 efforts, and he even let up a bit before the finish.

I would guess that Farah can do 49.x fresh or mostly fresh, but probably not at the end of a hard workout. I could definitely see him doing it to cap off a threshold run or something though.

Mo's a Real Man. We do 12 x 400 @ 49 w 60 rest 3 times a week.

Real Man wrote:

Mo's a Real Man. We do 12 x 400 @ 49 w 60 rest 3 times a week.

You rest for 60, 3 times a week?

Real mean rest for 30, twice a week, max.

Real Man wrote:

Mo's a Real Man. We do 12 x 400 @ 49 w 60 rest 3 times a week.

.........pants are on fire!

BK fan wrote:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/21/mo-farah-family-first-decision-tokyo-2020-games

“I shouldn’t give away my tactics but I run 49 sec for 400m in training. That is the type of training I have to do to be the best in the world. Everything I do is practised in training. That is the reality. There is no other way to win."

Does that he mean an open time trial or a hard 400m after workout?

It means that Centro beats MoNo in speed workouts. Let's remember that Centro won the Olympic GOLD MEDAL with a 50.62 last lap.

Has MoNo ever finished a race in his life with a 50.62 last 400m??????

Maybe not.

Do you remember that Centro did a workout before the Olympics of 8 x 400m in 51 sec. avg. with the last 400m in 49.7 seconds?…and that he was ahead of MoNo in some workouts they did together in Flagstaff?

I do.

Oh well.

Sigh. You are boring.

Why are you reading my boring post?

Your post is very exciting and interesting.

rjm33 wrote:

Why are you reading my boring post?

Your post is very exciting and interesting.

Thanks sweetie. Your post was scintillating. It was as of I had called a skinny person fat when I said you are boring. You are exceedingly interesting.

Paging ventolin...

By ventolin......you meant calculo right?

Mo is a better 1500 runner than Centro.

Push-ups. The key is push-ups and fairy dust.

49s for 400m, with Jama holding the stop watch.

YES!!!!!!

ANOTHER CALCULO SIGHTING!!!!!

I'VE BEEN MISSING THAT JIBBER JABBER MUMBO JUMBO!!!!!

Greetings calculo, I'd like to play TH with you.

Jack M. wrote:

This is really not surprising at all given he outkicks everyone almost all the time, and many world elites these days have the ability to kick home in 52.X or 53.X after running 4500m at 13:10 pace. Lagat kicked home in 51.9 for one of his sub 13 efforts, and he even let up a bit before the finish.

I would guess that Farah can do 49.x fresh or mostly fresh, but probably not at the end of a hard workout. I could definitely see him doing it to cap off a threshold run or something though.

Why would you finish a threshold run with a 49-sec 400m?

calculo wrote:

that 50.89 was what led some observers to believe he had 49+ speed at the time

i reckon 49.25 - 49.50 open 400 was reasonable for him at that time ( not nowdays ) when likely 50-low/mid

at that speed peak i reckon he had ~ 26'30 - 26'35, meaning if he'd chased the clock back then, his potential :

he definitely shouda annihilated the 2k & 3k WRs & run around 3'27-flat

( which is what his 3'28.9 in '15 wouda been if he'd been drafted from gun to bell by 2nd set of pacers not forlornly behind an Asbel who was miles ahead & offering no drafting )

So he says he runs "49 sec for 400m in training" now and you doubt that he can do it, now, saying he likely can only run 50-low?

Does your arrogance know no bounds?

Erfworm wrote:

By ventolin......you meant calculo right?

They are the same moderator on these forums.

calculo wrote:

rjm33 wrote:Has MoNo ever finished a race in his life with a 50.62 last 400m??????

Maybe not

he has run 50.89 for quickest in a last lap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XCmEqSGpjY

Centro has run a 50.62 last lap to win the gold medal at the Olympics. Centro was also ahead of Mo in some track workouts on the NAU track in Flagstaff.

Mo ran a 50.89 last lap against weak competition in a winning time of 14:10. Go Mobot.

How about a sub 51.94 last 400m against really strong competition in a winning time of 12:59?

Go…..???