IF Bekele were to race Farah next year, what strategy could he use?

Crush a sub-7:30 final 3K.

terpnation wrote:

Crush a sub-7:30 final 3K.

I think that strategy would work against Farah....think Bekele could still do that at end of 10,000m?

Tron wrote:

terpnation wrote:

Crush a sub-7:30 final 3K.

I think that strategy would work against Farah....think Bekele could still do that at end of 10,000m?

Bekele just dropped a 2:47 final k at Berlin. That is 1:57 marathon pace. He wasn't supposed to be able to do that until he did.

Yeah, and I wonder what strategy Pete Sampras could use to defeat Andy Murray next year.

Best strategy would be to make sure the race was 26.2

Rato. wrote:

Yeah, and I wonder what strategy Pete Sampras could use to defeat Andy Murray next year.

hardly the same. They are basically the same age and Bekele just had a great marathon result.

Obvious Answer wrote:

Best strategy would be to make sure the race was 26.2

But at WCs, there would be no pacemakers and highly unlikely he would lead the entire race....although i guess thinking about it Geb tried a fast pace against Bekele in 2003

Their chronological age may be the same but their peak track racing ages are many years apart.

Tron wrote:

Rato. wrote:

Yeah, and I wonder what strategy Pete Sampras could use to defeat Andy Murray next year.

hardly the same. They are basically the same age and Bekele just had a great marathon result.

Obvious Answer wrote:

Best strategy would be to make sure the race was 26.2

KB is the WR holder at 5 and 10k. And just 5 seconds off the WR at 42.2k. Farah? Nowhere near any of those WRs.

Rato. wrote:

Their chronological age may be the same but their peak track racing ages are many years apart.

Tron wrote:

hardly the same. They are basically the same age and Bekele just had a great marathon result.

I agree their Track racing peaks are different....otherwise I wouldn't ask the question as Bekele at his track peak wouldn't need a special strategy imo.

Nowadays, he still had a great Marathon result so obviously fit but doubtful he can sprint like he used to , so curious what he would do if they actually raced each other

Tron wrote:

so curious what he would do if they actually raced each other

Bekele would keep an honest pace. No SloMo race. Farah's strategy would suffer the most; he can't let KB get to far ahead. The final laps become a race of attrition. Can KB keep it going? Farah's kick is gone, but is there enough left to dive at the finish for the win. Regardless of who won Farah is the more likely to lie prone on the track afterwards.

He would just run away from him like he did the last time they raced.

Remember Farah was at his peak then and Bekele was half fit and he still smoked him.

Half assed wrote:

He would just run away from him like he did the last time they raced.

Remember Farah was at his peak then and Bekele was half fit and he still smoked him.

yeah, it was over a longer distance though. For a 10,000m, would Bekele have to drop a 59-60 lap with 5 to go to create a gap? or do you think he could gap Mo on the track like he did in the road

Tron wrote:

Half assed wrote:

He would just run away from him like he did the last time they raced.

Remember Farah was at his peak then and Bekele was half fit and he still smoked him.

yeah, it was over a longer distance though. For a 10,000m, would Bekele have to drop a 59-60 lap with 5 to go to create a gap? or do you think he could gap Mo on the track like he did in the road

The error in your belief in Farah superiority is that he can hang with Bekele and still have the usual kick left.

Tron wrote:

Half assed wrote:

He would just run away from him like he did the last time they raced.

Remember Farah was at his peak then and Bekele was half fit and he still smoked him.

yeah, it was over a longer distance though. For a 10,000m, would Bekele have to drop a 59-60 lap with 5 to go to create a gap? or do you think he could gap Mo on the track like he did in the road

Farah can't live with Bekele running fast all the way and ramping up the last mile.

Half assed wrote:

Tron wrote:

yeah, it was over a longer distance though. For a 10,000m, would Bekele have to drop a 59-60 lap with 5 to go to create a gap? or do you think he could gap Mo on the track like he did in the road

Farah can't live with Bekele running fast all the way and ramping up the last mile.

Would Bekele lead the entire way at a fast pace though? is just ramping up the last mile enough to drop Mo?

The Ethiopian federation would just send out the other two as rabbits to hit 13:15-13:20 through halfway. Then Bekele would be left to push on after 7k or so. But he would still lose to Farah and probably a few others.

They should race a half marathon again. They could easily run 58high

Tron wrote:

Half assed wrote:

Farah can't live with Bekele running fast all the way and ramping up the last mile.

Would Bekele lead the entire way at a fast pace though? is just ramping up the last mile enough to drop Mo?

You have obviously never watch Bekele's 10k WR.

Let me get that for you. ... Already in the lead and away from the others at 6k.

I think Kamworor in the race and what he might do could be a factor. I see 10+ guys in the lead pack after 2 miles. By mile 4 a few more dropped. Neither KB or Kam should wait until the final 600. 8 laps to go they start testing the waters and 5-6 laps out drop the hammer to gap or try to gap Mo. If they smell blood both Kam and KB battle till the end, a toss up.