But when they tried to fry Farah in the 10,000 in 2017, he still burned them off in the final lap. There were similar efforts in 2015 and 2016. It seems that when you get a guy with 3:28 1500 speed (as both Farah and Jakob have, or had in Farah's case), add some endurance, they can handle fast or slow races. What makes them champions is that they can win in a number of ways.