Such a slow race would be right up his alley.
Such a slow race would be right up his alley.
difficult to say how he would have dealt with the heat and humidity. were conditions similar in Rio?
but he would have had good position to take a shot at it.
Probably. Many of his Championships were in hot weather (but maybe not as muggy).
A prime Mo would have won this so easily he could have crossed the line backwards shooting finger guns.
He could have won the race today.
Yes.
Yes this could have been his race.
quite possible....Barega looked good and still finished with a 53 in hot humid conditions
No question. An uninjured Farah would have liked his chances of a medal in this race even now. He'll be devastated sitting at home watching these guys just run his race rather than hit the fast times everyone was promising
yes, yes, and yes. A prime Mo would have had such an easy time with this field we would all have turned off the streams because we know how it would all turn out.
Yes, of course.
This would have been the perfect race for Mo.
Farah never closed as fast as the top three did today. I think we have evidence that this was exactly his sort of race (a slow-ass 'championship' race), but we have zero evidence he could have run fast enough at the end.
There's a chance he could have taken Grant, but I'm not sure of it.
Klecker looking back wrote:
Farah never closed as fast as the top three did today. I think we have evidence that this was exactly his sort of race (a slow-ass 'championship' race), but we have zero evidence he could have run fast enough at the end.
There's a chance he could have taken Grant, but I'm not sure of it.
Definitely would have beaten Grant.
Would have been 4th today most likely.
Baregas last 1k was the fastest last 1k in Olympics 10k EVER.
Riccardo Ricco wrote:
Baregas last 1k was the fastest last 1k in Olympics 10k EVER.
Correct, Barega’s last 1000 was 2:25. On the other hand, the last 5000 was fast but nowhere near as fast as some other championship last 5000s in a 10,000 m. There was one championship in which the second 5000 was completed in 12:57.... Sorry I forget which one but it definitely did happen.
This is a really simple answer. Yes.
Ghost1 wrote:
Riccardo Ricco wrote:
Baregas last 1k was the fastest last 1k in Olympics 10k EVER.
Correct, Barega’s last 1000 was 2:25. On the other hand, the last 5000 was fast but nowhere near as fast as some other championship last 5000s in a 10,000 m. There was one championship in which the second 5000 was completed in 12:57.... Sorry I forget which one but it definitely did happen.
Paris 2003
birdbeard wrote:
Definitely would have beaten Grant.
Would have been 4th today most likely.
Agreed. The event has gotten stronger. The likes of Ibrahim Jeilan, Galen Rupp and Paul Tanui are not the competition. Those guys are/were solid, worthy medalists but this new wave runs far faster in the 3,000-10,000.
Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:
Ghost1 wrote:
Correct, Barega’s last 1000 was 2:25. On the other hand, the last 5000 was fast but nowhere near as fast as some other championship last 5000s in a 10,000 m. There was one championship in which the second 5000 was completed in 12:57.... Sorry I forget which one but it definitely did happen.
Paris 2003
Thank you. Below, Paris, 2003 WC. In that race I think both Bekele and Haile were around 12:57/12:58 last 5000. Interesting, history repeats itself with Japanese athletes finishing near the back in championship races. Meb. K. - future OG marathon silver medalist.
Cathal Lombard - no comment. Lombard is now a very successful lawyer solicitor in Cork, Ireland. His former disgrace in athletics did not provide any disadvantage to his legal career from what we gather.
RANK ATHLETE TIME
1Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:49.57
2.Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 26:50.77
3.Sileshi Sihine (ETH) 27:01.44
4. Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT) 27:18.28
5. John Cheruiyot Korir (KEN) 27:19.94
6. Wilberforce Talel (KEN) 27:33.60
7. Charles Kamathi (KEN) 27:45.05
8. Kamiel Maase (NED) 27:45.46
9. Karl Keska (GBR) 27:47.89
10. Ismaïl Sghyr (FRA) 27:54.87
11. David Galván (MEX) 27:55.31
12. John Yuda Msuri (TAN) 27:56.21
13. Fabiano Joseph Naasi (TAN) 28:06.36
14. Alan Culpepper (USA) 28:14.92
15. Teodoro Vega (MEX) 28:31.71
16. Mebrahtom Keflezighi (USA) 28:35.08
17. Cathal Lombard (IRL) 28:36.43
18. Tomoo Tsubota (JPN) 28:37.10
19. Dan Browne (USA) 29:01.60
— Salim Kipsang (KEN) DNF
— Michael Aish (NZL) DNF
— Dieter Baumann (GER) DNF
— José Manuel Martínez (ESP) DNS
THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
birdbeard wrote:
Definitely would have beaten Grant.
Would have been 4th today most likely.
Agreed. The event has gotten stronger. The likes of Ibrahim Jeilan, Galen Rupp and Paul Tanui are not the competition. Those guys are/were solid, worthy medalists but this new wave runs far faster in the 3,000-10,000.
And they weren't Farah's only competition either. He had Edris, Kamworor, a rising Cheptegei, and an admittedly declining Bekele. We shouldn't try and qualify Farah's dominance just because he's not well-liked. He closed in 53 seconds in 2011 and 2012 so it's not like Barega's final lap would have been out of Farah's range at his peak