Mo Farah - Greatest Range of Any Distance Runner Ever?

Mo thinks the word “range” is racist. People of color working in McDonalds, etc

The difference between Farah and Bekele is smaller than you might think. Since the marathon is so long, small percentage differences add up to larger time differences. Farah's 3:28.81 is about 1.7% faster than Bekele's 3:32.35. Bekele's 2:03:03 marathon is about 2.8% faster than Farah's 2:06:32, so 1% difference between them at their EXTREMES.

Mo Farah is the GOAT

everyone n their moms know that #OneMoMile

tony the tiger wrote:

Mo Farah is the GOAT

everyone n their moms know that #OneMoMile

“Their moms” is racist.

Moby wrote:

from 3'28 for 1500, now 2'06 in the marathon.

Surely Bekele (3'32), Kipchoge (3'33), and Geb (3'33) are all in the conversation, but Farah has run quicker than all of them at 1500m.

I think if Farah can get to 2'04 he undisputedly has it, but not quite yet.

Hell no.

Haile all day long:

Set World Records: 5000m, 10000m, 3000m, 10k, 15k, 20k, 25k, 20000m, half marathon, marathon

WC: 10000m outdoors, 3000m indoors, 1500m indoors( crazy), half marathon

OC: 2 time 10000m

marathon wins: 9

Mo isnt even in the conversation.

Haile also set the WR at 2 miles on two different occasions before Komen eventually moved the record under 8 minutes.

Let's not overlook Bekele's total dominance of cross country, something Geb wasn't able to do and Mo could never have pulled off.

The argument isn't saying Mo is the greatest distance runner of all time, just the greatest range. Range would imply doing well at shorter events and the long event. His 1500m is far superior to all of his marathon competitors. He doesn't have GOAT range right now with only a 2:06 marathon, but it is clear that after today he can probably manage 2:04:XX which, in my opinion, would get him into GOAT range territory. 3:31 and 3:28 are pretty far apart. None of the other top distance guys can hold a candle to 3:28.

Watch Haile v. Komen in Zurich 1997. Absolutely insane that Geb could kick the last 200m like that in a 12:41 race. I think best range 1500-Marathon would be between Haile, Bekele, and Komen. Komen never ran a marathon but I think based off of ability he could win the 1500-5000-10000 if there was enough time at the next World Championships. He would at the very least medal in the 1500 and 10000. That's just insane.

*and win the 5000

This is one of the stupidest posts I've seen in a while

Best range 400-1500 would be Seb Coe. He ran a 45.5 400 relay split, a sub 3:29.77 1500 out of his prime, and is the third fastest ever over the 800m. So currently he'd be an Olympic level 400m runner, a possible Olympic level 5000m runner, a fast 1500m runner who would do insanely well in championship races, and the best 800m runner outside of Rudisha.

tony the tiger wrote:

Mo Farah is the GOAT

everyone n their moms know that #OneMoMile

Didn't he only get third?

njsfjdsfds wrote:

Best range 400-1500 would be Seb Coe. He ran a 45.5 400 relay split, a sub 3:29.77 1500 out of his prime, and is the third fastest ever over the 800m. So currently he'd be an Olympic level 400m runner, a possible Olympic level 5000m runner, a fast 1500m runner who would do insanely well in championship races, and the best 800m runner outside of Rudisha.

Wilson Kipketer would destroy coe in the 800m.

He is neither 'Olympic level' in the 400m nor the 5000m.

Three individuals from that list deserve to be on there. Gebreselassie, Bekele, and Kipchoge.

The rest of them have either times or range that suck to high heaven in comparison to the three above. No amount of world records or medals won in the amateur era are enough to offset the fact that they would be lapped by modern-day runners on the track, or struggling minutes back on the roads. The exception is Mid-distance runners like Coe, Ovett, and Cram, who had very commendable times, but are heavily restricted to mid-distance rather than distance. They would've had to do something like El Guerrouj (winning the 1500/5000 double) to be in contention.

3rd in stacked London Marathon where they ran the 1st half on WR pace in hot sunny London weather

Mo got balls something most letsrun bigots dont have

I said currently and 45.4 is the Olympic standard for the 400m.

ThatAverageRunner wrote:

3:31 and 3:28 are pretty far apart. None of the other top distance guys can hold a candle to 3:28.

3:31 was indoors. That makes it closer than you suggest. It was also off a too fast pace. I know, I know, "if ifs and buts were candy and nuts" and all, but my point being: 3:31 is at least worth 3:30 outdoors (if not 3:29), and in that race Geb went out in 54 . He wasn't far behind El G's indoor WR, and in another race wasn't too far behind El G head to head. All said, these things point to, ideally, Geb very likely being worth 3:29 outdoors. Not far off Mo.

(and yes, sorry to go all Ventolin on you, but what I say isn't a stretch.

OTOH, Mo's marathon was not ideal today. Too fast early pace, a little warm. He probably shows 2:05 flat potential. So......they both show similar range. Geb a little better marathon, Mo a little better 1500. )

They all deserve to be there, end of story, now go change your diapers.