Last 4 laps leader to leader in 5000.
63.72 4 to 3.
64.97 3 to 2.
62.86
54.44 25.3 last 200 for Farah.
Farah purposely let Kejelcha take the lead on the last lap.
What was up in the men's 100. Gay got a bad start but it looked like he was going to run down Powell for 2nd but he just let up in the last 5 meters and setteld for 3rd. Run through the line.
Gatlin had this race won in 20 meters. Wants he got out ahead of Powell, I knew Powell was psychologically destroyed.
"This was the first time I saw Farah win and cringed at it. I don't think I can be happy for his victories anymore."
-couldn't have said it better myself.
i.c. dong wrote:
Is he really a strategic genius? I don't see the strategy in not pushing the pace, covering a move, and then having and using (seemingly) unmatchable speed on the last lap. It just seems like he is at another level of fitness and ability.
What do other people see that I don't? Honest question.
If he was unmatchable, then he wouldn't have lost at Doha this year.
Longosiwa was also a DNS
Sad spectator wrote:
Frustrating because the real race ended when Ndiku and Alamirew went down, not to mention the fact that Gebrhiwet didn't run.
No single man can challenge Mo Farah. It will take the Ethiopian or Kenyan team to send a man out with 4 laps to go, and then sit on Mo. Either Force Farah to chase, or he looses out to the journeyman. But that is too much coordination, and won't happen.
CT 18.02 Men's Triple Jump is active.
sweet 1-4 for team drugs
gatlin
powell
gay
headband idiot
yay track and field
Fabulous triple jump competition. In America, the triple jump would be time filler.
TomorrowLand wrote:
CT 18.02 Men's Triple Jump is active.
i.c. dong wrote:
Is he really a strategic genius? I don't see the strategy in not pushing the pace, covering a move, and then having and using (seemingly) unmatchable speed on the last lap. It just seems like he is at another level of fitness and ability.
What do other people see that I don't? Honest question.
You make a good point. He's just better than everyone. People think he wins because he controls it from the front but Rupp tries that strategy and gets his doors blown off.
Fitness wins races not tactics.
Go Jenny!
Mo wasn't in the lead when I made that comment and I don't think he did the leading most of the way. Does Mo have good tactics? With his strength and kick, they have been incredibly successful. The question is whether he is ever going to take a risk in a good or bad field and try to run a fast time, or whether anyone will ever even try to upset his tactic in such a race by going with the pacers. It used to be normal to do so every race.
CoachDB wrote:
CoachJD wrote:What exactly is Farah celebrating for? 13:07 is nothing to be excited about.
Diamond League Victory. $$
Your genius jd is expecting world record times in July in a WC year? Yeah, right.
A DL victory? Seriously. He was celebrating like it was the WCs. He's is a bozo. This proves once and for all Farah is a fraud. Not even close to the GOAT.
He'a a great racer but a p***y runner.
1500m getting on the track. Flags blowing hard, indicating a headwin on the homestretch.
I'm betting Simpson tries to take it up from 300m out (or more), but the winner be more patient and wait until the last homestretch. Wind will be the deciding factor
Well, unless the Africans grow a couple and realize the only way they are going to beat Farah is push hard from a long way out. If they aren't willing to do that, then be happy with 2nd, also known as "first loser."
Ridiculous here wrote:
"This was the first time I saw Farah win and cringed at it. I don't think I can be happy for his victories anymore."
-couldn't have said it better myself.
rojo wrote:
Wants he got out ahead ...
Bahhh-Ha-Ha-Ha!
Kajan to go through 800m in 2:06, but drops everyone else in 200m.
Teferi leading out the pack; a WC final simulation. 1:40-1:41 through 600m.
These pacers are so far ahead. They should just keep running and take the win.
Simpson off the shoulder in effectively 2nd place. Hassan marking her, while Kibiwot puts herself on Simpson's shoulder. We're now 4 wide with 700 to go.
Hassan takes it up from 300. Simpson to her side.
Oooph... Can Simpson improve that quickly before Worlds? She just got slaughtered...