Theories on How Mottram Can beat Bekele at 5000m?

didn't Mottram beat Bekele after Bekele had raced like five 5ks in a few weeks? he was tired when he raced Mottram

Keep in mind that Mottram's 5K PR wasn't set in a time trial race. The guy is definitely capable of 12:50. Of course that's still 90 meters behind Bekele's best. If Bekele is surging, then he has to gamble. Does he go with Bekele assuming he won't slow down or does he let him go & hope he does.

i thought his pr was set in the london gp which was fully rabitted? and he just hung out behind the leaders 95% of the race.

If I had Mottram's ability I'd probably (and sorry for what's to come), try clipping his heels constantly, lots of elbowing (hey - these are professionals) and generally piss the guy off into doing something stupid. That or team up with somebody in the final who may not have the ability to win, but at least to help screw up Bek's race. Other than that, luck will have to be on Craig's side I think.

Marathoner Dude wrote:

Its the only place he is vulnerable and even then not very much so.

He's psychologically vulnerable too. Scare him, he'll perform worse. A surge when he's tired would be a good idea, then.

Ugh, I think a elbow to the throat will do the job, know what I mean. Like, when he passes ya, you just chop em and drop em. And then run like hell.

Mottram has got to outkick Bekele. The race has got to let up from 1200 to 400m left so Mottran can get his legs rested enough to let loose. Bekele's ability to kick off a quick pace is deadly, but his ability to kick off a pedestrian pace isn't.

in an interview, mottram talked about how it's hard for someone to pass you if you get in front of them before the last turn on the last lap, and mottram is kind of a big guy, so it might be harder for someone to go around him. if he could somehow be in front of bekele before that last turn, he might have a chance.

Mtn Dew wrote:

Mottram has got to outkick Bekele. The race has got to let up from 1200 to 400m left so Mottran can get his legs rested enough to let loose. Bekele's ability to kick off a quick pace is deadly, but his ability to kick off a pedestrian pace isn't.

the thing is, how do you slow a race down? if mottram went to the front and slowed it down a little, the Ethiopians will probably just pass him and keep the pace up. he basically has to get lucky and hope they don't it seems.

That's the problem, he can't really slow the pace down much. He's just got to hope it slows down somehow and that he can take advantage of it.

Hide an anvil in one of his shoes.

Bugger, Lagat has outkicked them both!

it would be cool to see mottram and tegenkamp racing up front with the africans in the 5000m final in beijing.

J.A will beat both of them

First, Mottram needs to turn gay and start dating Jeff Gillooly. The rest will take care of itself.

He needs to take the same drugs as Bekele. Bekele is on the GOOD STUFF!

a guide to craig's future tactics might be that has been heard telling the media in oz that he will never be passed down the back straight on the last lap, ever.

He did because he went too soon. Choge sat on his back and passed in the last 50. Had he allowed Choge to go first he probably would have won. We are going to see an even faster Buster come Worlds.

classic wrote:

In Melbourne, didn't he get outkicked by Augustine Choge by 2 seconds?

choge took the pace with 3 laps to go, he went first. then mottram took it with a lap to go. i dont think it would have mattered if mottram kicked later. choge put TWO seconds on him in the final 50m!!! mottram was worked over bigtime.