Renato Canova thinks Bekele is making the right call by running Dubai and London - Doesn't think he'll get WR

2 mo gold this summer n Mo Farah will b crown the GOAT

rjm33 wrote:

Pro Mag wrote:

If Farah were to lose to Bekele in his final 10000 race, in London, that would be just too poetic.

There is a high probability that Galen Rupp, Paul Chelimo, Sir Eric Jenkins, peely-wally Andy Butchart, and "wee sparra" Callum Hawkins will also beat the recently knighted, pudgy, lazy, and out-of-shape Sir Mo Farah in the London 10K WC………….with all of Britain watching………...

………….and Tania "TIGER kitten" Farah!!!

Oh boy.

What u gonna do when Sir Mo Farah gets his usual double ?

rjm33 wrote:

He used the word "lazy" with the name Kenenisa Bekele in the same sentence.

Ridiculo

Dont get me started with italian..... Ti-fai-male....

Tron wrote:

I don't buy he doesn't want to do worlds...I think he likes the world titles.

A world marathon title is differnent thant Worlds. If Bekele is on fire, there is almost a zero percent chance he does world (unless it's the 10k). Why would he do worlds when he could go back to Berlin and get the WR (assuming he doesn't already have it)?)

Without any WRs, Mo doesn't seem to fit into the GOAT discussion, does he?

He got it because the field was weak. Should Bekele set his mind to WC, Mo will have no chance.

rojo wrote:

Tron wrote:

I don't buy he doesn't want to do worlds...I think he likes the world titles.

A world marathon title is differnent thant Worlds. If Bekele is on fire, there is almost a zero percent chance he does world (unless it's the 10k). Why would he do worlds when he could go back to Berlin and get the WR (assuming he doesn't already have it)?)

Well, i do think his #1 goal at the moment is the marathon WR...but my opinion is that he values WC titles more than a major marathon win. Why would he mention the WC so often if he didn't

Word from Suluta is that Bekele is in fine form and going for 2:02:30

He is also running London Marathon and his aim for the 2nd half of the year is World Champs 10000m and back to Berlin

You heard it here first

I'm going to guess he knows Bekele better than you do. Bekele himself has said he doesn't like marathon training and finds it boring. That's what Canova was talking about.

Rojo, we appreciate your thoughts on Kenenisa's later-2017 plans, but much more importantly...

WE NEED STREAMING/VIEWING INFO. FOR DUBAI!!!

Canova didn't say a 2:04, he said slower than a 2:04.

> un tempo leggermente inferiore a 2:04

Cuan Walker wrote:

Word from Suluta is that Bekele is in fine form and going for 2:02:30

He is also running London Marathon and his aim for the 2nd half of the year is World Champs 10000m and back to Berlin

You heard it here first

This does sound like the best plan. This way, Bekele does 2 marathons, and gains prestige with (theoretically) 2 wins. Then he can drop back down to 10000 which lowers his chance of injury, gives him to chance to prove himself against Mo, and if he fails to win WC 10k, it doesn't matter because he has already proven himself at 10k in his prime. BUT whether he can be competitive on the track anymore is another question. Calf injuries often are exacerbated by track work.

Spaghettimonster wrote:

Cuan Walker wrote:

Word from Suluta is that Bekele is in fine form and going for 2:02:30

He is also running London Marathon and his aim for the 2nd half of the year is World Champs 10000m and back to Berlin

You heard it here first

This does sound like the best plan. This way, Bekele does 2 marathons, and gains prestige with (theoretically) 2 wins. Then he can drop back down to 10000 which lowers his chance of injury, gives him to chance to prove himself against Mo, and if he fails to win WC 10k, it doesn't matter because he has already proven himself at 10k in his prime. BUT whether he can be competitive on the track anymore is another question. Calf injuries often are exacerbated by track work.

Clearly, Bekele is once again one of the best distance runners in the world. Of course he's got a shot at the world record. But I think many of you are forgetting the difficulty of the marathon distance. These are Bekele's career marathons:

2014 Paris: 1st in 2:05:04 (CR)

2014 Chicago: 4th in 2:05:51

2015 Dubai: DNF

2015 London: DNS

2016: London: 3rd in 2:06:36

2016 Berlin: 1st in 2:03:03 (WL)

Fantastic second act from the best distance runner of all time. He's still going strong. But if I had to bet on one of the two scenarios:

1) Bekele wins Dubai and then breaks the World Record in London;

2) Bekele never runs under 2:06 again;

I would take the second option every time.

Bekele fan wrote:

if I had to bet on one of the two scenarios:

1) Bekele wins Dubai and then breaks the World Record in London;

2) Bekele never runs under 2:06 again;

I would take the second option every time.

How can you even call yourself a Bekele fan?

correctingpost wrote:

Canova didn't say a 2:04, he said slower than a 2:04.

> un tempo leggermente inferiore a 2:04

"inferiore" could mean slower (inferior) or lower (superior).

Renato, what did you mean?

rjm33 wrote:

He used the word "lazy" with the name Kenenisa Bekele in the same sentence.

Ridiculo

And he knows KB a lot better than you. You just have poor reading comprehension.

Spaghettimonster wrote:

Cuan Walker wrote:

Word from Suluta is that Bekele is in fine form and going for 2:02:30

He is also running London Marathon and his aim for the 2nd half of the year is World Champs 10000m and back to Berlin

You heard it here first

This does sound like the best plan. This way, Bekele does 2 marathons, and gains prestige with (theoretically) 2 wins. Then he can drop back down to 10000 which lowers his chance of injury, gives him to chance to prove himself against Mo, and if he fails to win WC 10k, it doesn't matter because he has already proven himself at 10k in his prime. BUT whether he can be competitive on the track anymore is another question. Calf injuries often are exacerbated by track work.

Lower chance of injury is debatable.

Some people get injured from running volume and others get injured from intensity.

Bekele's health of late may be attributed to lower intensity.

the field was weak , he was doping

bekele was not there

the ethio n the kenyans were intimidated by him

blah blah blah blah

Mo will murder Bekele in the 10k if he shows up 2 take the crown 4rm his rightful owner .. Mo will beat his ass without hesitation or mercy

You seem really confident about Mo. Yeah, forget about the guy who's run 30 secs faster at 10k and just recently run 2:03:02 for a Marathon. What a scrub!