How will Mo Farah react to JC...

He'll probably not answer the doorbell for a little while.

LOL :) that was a good one sir.

But apart from that? Or you think he will juice up (to the max) and try to man up?

When Bekele decides to join the Great North Run half marathon, didn’t Mo came up with an injury excuse? I predict Mo will come up with another injury.

In awe of Mo's greatness JC will take part in a slow race and get outkicked, like everyone else faster than Mo does.

Like this:

“JESUS CHRIST”

This is only speculation, the beauty of our sport is never knowing what might happen. They say you are only as good as your last race, but this isn't true either.

is it good enough for mo to try to beat the second pack, win bronze, and perhaps get a small PR? 5 years ago, perhaps mid 26 to 26:20s was possible. Maybe he can try to approach 26:40 .

Mo will run mo' marathons.

There is a chance the best marathoners in the world skip the olys in favor of a pay day. Not so the best 5k and 10k runners.

If you mean he's never had to face someone of Cheptegei's current fitness, ok, but he has faced Cheptegei before (Rio 5000, Beijing 10000, London 10000)

Secondly, I would argue that Farah has faced athletes alot fitter than himself in Championship races (OK not 12:35 level), but they always bow to a tactical race. No one wants to chase a fast time and get slaughtered at the end, which is how Mo has survived so much of his career = capitalising on tactical races. Some commentators have even mentioned how it seems his presence effects the plans of others in the race.

There's been athletes who could've broke him on pace but they never try it. Why would we presume Tokyo will be any different. Everyone wants to stay in it for a medal *shrugs*

No don’t got all sal and mike protection anymore. Along with kejelcha and Sifan you will see a very serious decline in performance.

What’s the difference between 332 and 328?.... a doping regiment

What is the issue? Mo Farah can still probably medal in the 5k or 10k, especially if they are run around ~13 / 27 minutes. It might be a lot harder to get gold, but getting a silver or bronze is still a reasonable guess, and he might even be able to snag a gold. Either way, no one would look at it as 'humiliation' if he gets a silver or bronze. You might try to look at it that way, but you will be lying when you do.

Mo should have stuck to the marathon. He said he didn't think a 2:05 would medal but it usually does at championships. The gold is Kipchoge's but the silver and bronze are up for grabs. If Callum Hawkins can finish 4th at consecutive World Champs then Mo should be a contender. Over 10,000 he'll need a lot of luck to finish in the medals, basically relying on tactical errors from one or more of the big three

Cheptegei at least showed how wrong people were that insisted that Farah never was capable of running faster than 12:53.

I would love to see Mo race Cheptegei in the 10000m. I hope he doesn’t decide to duck him now.

ts107101 wrote:

I would love to see Mo race Cheptegei in the 10000m. I hope he doesn’t decide to duck him now.

Cheptegei closed in 59?

Better hope its a fast race. If it is slower than 12:59 I am still taking Mo 99/100 times.

Remember how Mo won those 4 medals. It aint a fluke, dude can close.

I think it takes all pressure and expectation off Mo's shoulders. Realistically, he's too old - he's never been as good as JC is now and he is only getting slower.

However .. .. . . . ..what Mo will be thinking is: just because JC is clearly much stronger than in 2018/19, it doesn't mean he's developed the sort of kick Mo used to have. If it's a slow race, what will happen? If JC takes on the pacemaking himself, can he break everyone (there are very few 5/10k runners who've run away from the field in global finals. Mo can let JC do all the work and just sit on him til the final 30m. Stranger things have happened .. .. . .

Fully agree with the earleir poster who said that Mo won several golds when he wasn't the 'best' runner in the field. Gebrmeskel for certain should have beaten him in 2012. I think that Kamworor in '15 probably could have run a faster 10k than Mo was capable of. That's probably true of JC in '17, as well. To my mind that makes Mo even greater - through brilliant tactics and sheer will power he dominated a generation of runners, several of whom had every bit as much talent as him.

One last thought - if Alberto comes back, I'd be more worried about Kejelcha than Cheptegei. Something went wrong with his peaking last year, and he probably should have run the 5 instead of the 10 but I think he's the most talented out of the current bunch.

Clearly though, like the rest of the former NOP, excluding Brazier, lockdown has not gone well for him.

JC's final kick isn't as bad as you may think. Please watch his two races 5k/10k from the 2018 commonwealth games in Gold Coast Australia. The winning times weren't great 13:50:83/27:19:62 both to Cheptegei, but the finishing sprints were from 800m out. Then of course the Doha 10k vs Kejelcha.

Mo Farah is Muslim, so I doubt he cares too much about JC.