Mo Farah currently in Ethiopia

He's been hanging out in Ethiopia in recent years.

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

He's been hanging out in Ethiopia in recent years.

Cost of living cheaper for him?

Surprised he goes there, because the infrastructure and general vibe is better in Kenya. Several points.

1. Kenyan culture and language. Most everyone speaks English.

2. Easy to get to Eldoret, or Iten, either by matatu/Kenyan mini bus, or plane.

3. If you stay in Addis Abeba, nowhere good to run in the city, you have to spend a couple hours to go to training venues, Entoto.

In Entoto, it would be unsafe for white runners to run alone, some real risks of mugging.

In Eldoret and Iten, much safer environment.

I cannot stress the language barrier enough. In Ethiopia. Most Ethiopians speak little or no English.

Not dissing Ethiopians here, but I find Kenyans more welcoming when it comes to joining training groups.

Been to both countries, including Assella, Ethiopia, Geb's hometown. In Ethiopia, I always needed a guide. In Kenya, moved around alone.

Dope test wrote:

Hiding from testers and gorging on Epo

His beloved Kenya no longer safe

Kenya? I thought he was Somalian? Or is he British?

What happened to wanting to return to full time training in England, in order to spend more time with his wife and children?

Devil Dog wrote:

What happened to wanting to return to full time training in England, in order to spend more time with his wife and children?

I think the issue is that they have doorbells in England.

yes. and in addition to that i seriously dont understand how both (he n his wife) can abstain from sex for longer periods.

he is still relatively young so the sex drive should drive him to want sex at least 2-3 times a week (minimum).

i started a thread a while ago (fara doing fishy stuff in ethipoia) and i stand firm. i am pretty sure there is something going on.

also, the way mo acted (cheering to audience etc) during the london half just confirms what a douchebag he is. you would never see kipchoge or bekele do clown stuff like that. so disrespectful.

Farah is under the spotlight, so he would get tested more often than most.

As far as missing his wife, etc. Farah is goal oriented, and abstaining from 'you know what' for a few weeks is doable. Besides elite athletes usually elect sleep over everything else, when in heavy training. This is why Didier Deschamps, France soccer coach, bans wives from training camps.

London half -Farah was just mucking around, nothing sinister there.

What I found more interesting was watching Purdue win on the distaff side, with that excess heel striking action. She ran 1.10 like that, mind boggling!

Let's Get To The Bottom Of This wrote:

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

He's been hanging out in Ethiopia in recent years.

Cost of living cheaper for him?

Doesn't he earned like $5 million annually?

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

Let's Get To The Bottom Of This wrote:

Cost of living cheaper for him?

Doesn't he earned like $5 million annually?

That's all for everything he's accomplished??? He's arguably the GOAT! Track & field athletes get screwed - he should be getting a hell of a lot more. I mean look at the Kirk Cousins' ridiculous signing - 86 MILLION!, and he's not even a SB winning QB let alone a playoff winning QB! The sport of T&F is in a sad state of affairs.

I think the testers have been able to find him quite easily while he been in Ethiopia - he's prob been tested three times this year while there. Either he is clean, or the testing is floored - hiding away in Ethiopia from the testers has nothing to do with it.

I imagine he can't take a leak in private without being tested. He's got to be the one of the most tested athletes on the planet.

Door knocker wrote:

Devil Dog wrote:

What happened to wanting to return to full time training in England, in order to spend more time with his wife and children?

I think the issue is that they have doorbells in England.

Lol

Urine Specimen wrote:

I imagine he can't take a leak in private without being tested. He's got to be the one of the most tested athletes on the planet.

So was Lance

Ghost1 wrote:

Surprised he goes there, because the infrastructure and general vibe is better in Kenya. Several points.

1. Kenyan culture and language. Most everyone speaks English.

2. Easy to get to Eldoret, or Iten, either by matatu/Kenyan mini bus, or plane.

3. If you stay in Addis Abeba, nowhere good to run in the city, you have to spend a couple hours to go to training venues, Entoto.

In Entoto, it would be unsafe for white runners to run alone, some real risks of mugging.

In Eldoret and Iten, much safer environment.

I cannot stress the language barrier enough. In Ethiopia. Most Ethiopians speak little or no English.

Not dissing Ethiopians here, but I find Kenyans more welcoming when it comes to joining training groups.

Been to both countries, including Assella, Ethiopia, Geb's hometown. In Ethiopia, I always needed a guide. In Kenya, moved around alone.

I trained with Ethiopians in UK and they were very welcoming and modest. One Getaneh Tessama swapped at his suggestion one of thr only 2 international Ethiopian vests for my Stockport Harriers one! They cooked me dinner and had no edge to them whatsoever. Training for road but did most workouts on grass. They were doing dynamics 27 years ago back when we were all still stretching.

MF is in Ethiopia to evade testing, take drugs so he can train hard recover fast day in day out.

So much for wanting to spend time with his family. He has been hiding out in Ethiopia for a couple of years now during different training cycles. A man of his wealth and sponsorship could train in many locations around the world that would be accommodating to having his family around but then they would see what he has been up to for many years.

Wish he would get caught. MF is a fraud.

Destination hide away wrote:

MF is in Ethiopia to evade testing, take drugs so he can train hard recover fast day in day out.

So much for wanting to spend time with his family. He has been hiding out in Ethiopia for a couple of years now during different training cycles.

How can he be hiding out in Ethiopia these days? I've heard something to the effect that anti-doping agencies can track the athletes through a GPS bracelet or their smartphones. It was in the old days that athletes could run off and hide out for months at some obscure location in no man's land. These days you can run but you can't hide. ☝️

How is he supposed to be hiding in Ethiopia if everybody knows he's there? I'm pretty sure I also saw a picture of him training there as well. This theory of him hiding from testers has some holes in it.

Let it Rupp wrote:

How is he supposed to be hiding in Ethiopia if everybody knows he's there? I'm pretty sure I also saw a picture of him training there as well.

Body double?