Is it crazy that I am only truly excited for nowadays for the races involving Kipchoge or Bekele?

Let's all sit back and wait until the last lap.

Ahahahah

Prefer the old generation wrote:

Or is this just a reflection of what has become of the Mo Farrah age of distance races on the track? I enjoy some races, but I am only truly amped to see Kipchoge or Bekele.

No.

What will track be like after Mo hangs 'em up?

A restored, healthy competition. Runners that will not be facing the psychological hurdle of believing that there is one super human athlete (through superhuman enhancement under Salazar) that is incapable of losing at 3000m and up.

Prefer the old generation wrote:

A restored, healthy competition. Runners that will not be facing the psychological hurdle of believing that there is one super human athlete (through superhuman enhancement under Salazar) that is incapable of losing at 3000m and up.

Them being unhealthy and unable to regularly show up to races in good shape has nothing to do with Farah. Farah sucks but so do they. Men's track distance running died in 2011 or 2012.

Look at the DL circuit, in a few years you will have Edris, Barega, Kejelcha, Tanui, Kwemoi and others regularly duelling it out.

Prefer the old generation wrote:

Or is this just a reflection of what has become of the Mo Farrah age of distance races on the track? I enjoy some races, but I am only truly amped to see Kipchoge or Bekele.

What about the young talent coming through, the next Bekele might be round the corner.

Your not crazy just paying attention to the fall marathon season. The Berlin marathon will be one of the best distance races in 2017.

They are both great racers and go after fast times as well. The 5k and 10k are just waiting for Mo to kick after failed team tactics by the Kenyans.

1500 is still interesting, though. The Kenyans have run some fast times this year but we all know championship races are a different animal.

Steeple should be good this year, as Jager looks unbearable if he starts to wind it up with 1000m to go.

doot doot wrote:

What will track be like after Mo hangs 'em up?

A free-for-all where the winner is very unpredictable, leading to a more interesting race.

Even in the eras of Geb or Bekele on the track, it was more fun because they would dominate an entire race, not just the last lap or two.

The golden era of distance running on the track is over now that many of the top E. Africans are going straight into the marathon. kamworor and Kwemoi are interesting to watch, but will probably never reach the level of Bekele or Choge. And Kamworor already has one foot in the marathon. That and the stink from the Nike scandal has made Mo Farah's achievements seem uninspiring.

Prefer the old generation wrote:

A restored, healthy competition. Runners that will not be facing the psychological hurdle of believing that there is one super human athlete (through superhuman enhancement under Salazar) that is incapable of losing at 3000m and up.

I don't understand this perspective, but whatever works for you. It's just not interesting for me to watch no-name East Africans who aren't subjected to year-round testing win all the time.