I wonder how fast Gidey could run this 1/2.
Great North Run, Farah's last race. Now, BBC1
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Less time between Farah and the women's winning time than between him and the men's winning time. Amazing career, time to hang em up.
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kore wrote:
I wonder how fast Gidey could run this 1/2.
I think Gidey can run 61:00 low, or even under. Good mechanics, long stride.
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Get this into your thick skulls - The elite races and the BBC broadcast of it is secondary to the bigger picture of the event itself, which is the masses and the charity aspect etc.
Motorways and major roads can’t be closed for a couple of dozen elite runners, and broadcast on national tv for a small number of die-hard fans.
Admittedly, there should be a separate stream for the elite races, but the event and its coverage wouldn’t exist without the bigger picture of the mass participation. Focusing on Mo in his ‘last race’ is part and parcel of that.
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Get this into your thick skulls - The elite races and the BBC broadcast of it is secondary to the bigger picture of the event itself, which is the masses and the charity aspect etc.
Motorways and major roads can’t be closed for a couple of dozen elite runners, and broadcast on national tv for a small number of die-hard fans.
Admittedly, there should be a separate stream for the elite races, but the event and its coverage wouldn’t exist without the bigger picture of the mass participation. Focusing on Mo in his ‘last race’ is part and parcel of that.
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Nosalute wrote:
Farah over a km behind the leader. It was time to stop.
Mo Farah, your legacy is to have been the instigator of the most boring track distance racing scene between 2011 and 2017.
Good riddance.
He also was a doper. The dude is a complete fraud like his butt buddy rupp.
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Ghost1 wrote:
High hopes wrote:
I doubt it, he's not that great at analysing or explaining races. The BBC Athletics panel really needs an overhaul. They've unearthed some great new voices who are comfortable offering detailed analysis, like Jaz Sawyers, Hannah England, and Richard Kilty. Jaz Sawyers was especially good commentating on field events in Budapest, though she is obviously still competing. Wightman also did great on the distance events.
But we need more than Cram and Radcliffe. Radcliffe focussed almost solely on American runners for some reason, every race she's giving it "look out for Elise Cranny/Cole Hocker/Woody Kincaid!" and ignoring the far more likely medalists. Do you know, there's a popular game among British athletics fans called Emma Coburn Bingo? For some reason, the BBC team are obsessed with her. Anyway, we need analysts who know a bit more about the field, not just Jakob, the Brits and a couple of Americans.
Richard Nerurkar, former British international and marathon World Cup winner (no longer contested) would be a great choice - Oxford and Harvard educated, multilingual (French, German, Russian, Amharic). He's the organizer of the great Ethiopian run.
Also I find it strange that nobody is mentioning Tim Hutchings' contribution because I think he does a pretty good job even though he sometimes makes mistakes with regard to the identify of athletes and even their countries which is laughable at times.
Andrew Baddeley, the former elite miler, is also a good voice and pretty savvy.
I like listening Hutchings' stories of when he was a pro. He was a jobbing athlete and would make a living running the XC circuit in the days when that was possible. But now, he's a bit cantankerous and prone to saying stupid things that sound like they're coming from Rojo's mouth, a bit weird about East Africans and the shoes
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Ghost1 wrote:
one nice thing wrote:
Love him or hate him (for many, the latter), you've got to respect what Farah accomplished in the sport. For half a decade or more, no one on the track could drop him, and almost no one could outkick him. He ran 3:28 for 1500m and also won the Chicago marathon. Combine that with excellent tactical saavy, and what you end up with is the most accomplished (not the greatest) championship 5k/10k runner of all time.
He's a multi millionaire and for Mo, that's a great achievement. I assume he'll join Cram and Radcliffe as a TV athletics pundit.
Radcliffe and Johnson and Mo would be too funny
They could start up a website with doping tips
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Mr. Grumpy wrote:
Get this into your thick skulls - The elite races and the BBC broadcast of it is secondary to the bigger picture of the event itself, which is the masses and the charity aspect etc.
Motorways and major roads can’t be closed for a couple of dozen elite runners, and broadcast on national tv for a small number of die-hard fans.
Admittedly, there should be a separate stream for the elite races, but the event and its coverage wouldn’t exist without the bigger picture of the mass participation. Focusing on Mo in his ‘last race’ is part and parcel of that.
Downvote from your anonymous usernames all you want, IDGAF.Get it into your tiny uneducated brain that the BBC are supposed to adhere to rules set down in legislation mandating impartiality and adherence to the Equality Act. Missing out the third place finisher in the women's race doesn't meet their legal duties. They didn't have to show her on tv if it caused them great logistical difficulties which really cannot be overcome using modern technology, but they should at least have listed her time in their online report, instead of mentioning her as an afterthought under the heading "What Else Happened at the Great North Run" in the same category as the fun and charity runners.
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High hopes wrote:
Ghost1 wrote:
Richard Nerurkar, former British international and marathon World Cup winner (no longer contested) would be a great choice - Oxford and Harvard educated, multilingual (French, German, Russian, Amharic). He's the organizer of the great Ethiopian run.
Also I find it strange that nobody is mentioning Tim Hutchings' contribution because I think he does a pretty good job even though he sometimes makes mistakes with regard to the identify of athletes and even their countries which is laughable at times.
Andrew Baddeley, the former elite miler, is also a good voice and pretty savvy.
I like listening Hutchings' stories of when he was a pro. He was a jobbing athlete and would make a living running the XC circuit in the days when that was possible. But now, he's a bit cantankerous and prone to saying stupid things that sound like they're coming from Rojo's mouth, a bit weird about East Africans and the shoes
Johnson verges on cantankerous at times too but he seems to have chilled a little recently and was actually quite funny in a near politically incorrect way at the Worlds. Which for the BBC is quite daring. I like Richard Kilty, he's quite restful to listen to as well as informed. Paula Radcliffe always sounds as if she's holding herself back to avoid upsetting the apple cart by saying anything mildly controversial and it comes across as a bit too nicey-nicey so you wish she almost hadn't bothered saying anything.
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its japan and china - who cares - too many of them anyway
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Still lot to be done, considering the coverage of marathons, though London 2023 marathon was pretty decent, coverage up till the first 12 women, incl. splits. Others only show the front runners, which is boring, like in Budapest, half hour only one man in front and no clue what happened behind, where all the action is. They should also start to use electric vehicles, front runners always get exposed to the toxic fumes. Never understood why this still is accepted in road sports.
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Ghost1 wrote:
Going through all the tributes from many famous Brits, like Alan Shearer (soccer star), etc .
Let's just get on the race please BBC, too much bla, bla.
Language please!
This race happened in England where Mr Alan Shearer is a FOOTBALL star.
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High hopes wrote:
Ghost1 wrote:
Richard Nerurkar, former British international and marathon World Cup winner (no longer contested) would be a great choice - Oxford and Harvard educated, multilingual (French, German, Russian, Amharic). He's the organizer of the great Ethiopian run.
Also I find it strange that nobody is mentioning Tim Hutchings' contribution because I think he does a pretty good job even though he sometimes makes mistakes with regard to the identify of athletes and even their countries which is laughable at times.
Andrew Baddeley, the former elite miler, is also a good voice and pretty savvy.
I like listening Hutchings' stories of when he was a pro. He was a jobbing athlete and would make a living running the XC circuit in the days when that was possible. But now, he's a bit cantankerous and prone to saying stupid things that sound like they're coming from Rojo's mouth, a bit weird about East Africans and the shoes
+1 for Richard and Badders.
As for Uncle Tim, don't let him get started on supershoes or saying "the fabulous in form <insert Tim's fav here>", because that's the kiss of death for the poor unfortunate soul!
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mikehammer wrote:
Cram is ok I like him talks a lot of rubbish but that's what happens when you're commentating long enough
Paula should come clean on the doping
Where's your evidence?
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one nice thing wrote:
Love him or hate him (for many, the latter), you've got to respect what Farah accomplished in the sport. For half a decade or more, no one on the track could drop him, and almost no one could outkick him. He ran 3:28 for 1500m and also won the Chicago marathon. Combine that with excellent tactical saavy, and what you end up with is the most accomplished (not the greatest) championship 5k/10k runner of all time.
+1000
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In hindsight going to the marathon was a mistake. He was never going to be the best there. He could have remained at the top of the 10k I believe, and probably still have been competitive at the 5k. The marathon ruined him.
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