Mo Trafeh Tunes Up for Trials With 1:01:39 Half in China

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  • wejo
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    8 years ago 12/19/2011 7:14pm CST
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    Sorry for not posting this yesterday when it was emailed to me.

    Mo Trafeh ran 1:01:39 in China and lost a half marathon by 1 second to El Hassan El Abbassi of Morocco.

    Trafeh actually is coaching El Abbassi now.

    Report here from Trafeh's agent:

    http://possosports-europe.com/eng/news.php?ID=89


    El Hassan El Abbassi ran 1:01:13 earlier this year.

    Maybe we should come up with a list of all the contenders most recent race.
  • sometimes ignorant
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 7:22pm CST
    re: wejo
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    So Mo is coaching other elites, training in Morocco, and racing in China? Nice. That doesn't sound strange at all.
  • runn
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    8 years ago 12/19/2011 7:33pm CST
    re: sometimes ignorant
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    And watch, he'll make the US Olympic Team in the marathon.
  • TLW
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 7:36pm CST
    re: runn
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    Mo will win the trials. Mo, Hall, Meb.
  • agip
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    8 years ago 12/19/2011 7:37pm CST
    re: wejo
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    I have to think Trafeh just slotted in in front of Ritz and Meb on the odds board,no?

    Although I know a half marathon 4 weeks out is a weak indicator of marathon performance.
  • otto
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    8 years ago 12/19/2011 7:42pm CST
    re: wejo
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    Maybe we should come up with a list of all the cheaters most recent race.

    fixed
  • Guldens Gulch
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 7:48pm CST
    re: otto
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    Is 1:01:39 really so mind blowing to you that it could only be achieved by doping?

    Oh, right he trains in Morocco, the only place with EPO in the world.
  • TLW
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 7:52pm CST
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    I thought you only knew EPO was available in Africa.

    The Nike golden boys in Portland who train on $100k treadmills, cool down in cryogenic chambers and sleep in altitude houses don't have access to EPO and wouldn't DARE touch that kind of stuff!
  • confused runner
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 8:04pm CST
    re: wejo
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    wejo wrote:

    Mo Trafeh ran 1:01:39 in China and lost a half marathon by 1 second to El Hassan El Abbassi of Morocco.

    Trafeh actually is coaching El Abbassi now.

    Is Salazar coaching both of them?
  • UTsA roadrunner
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 8:15pm CST
    re: confused runner
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    Mo a cheat brah
  • otto
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    8 years ago 12/19/2011 8:26pm CST
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    Oh, right he trains in Morocco, the only place with EPO in the world.

    No but you don't even have to micro dose like the hobbits from Portlandia because you ain't getting tested. Same in China. Sweet little tempo run.
  • TLW
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 8:27pm CST
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    How do you know he cheats? What is surprising about his performances that raise red flags? You do know that Mo ran a 29 minute 10k in high school right? His performances are not really shocking given his background.

    Why not claim Hall and Ritz are cheats? Hall's 59 minute half out of nowhere? Ritz running 12:56 out of nowhere?
  • Jesse was indeed a friend
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 8:33pm CST
    re: TLW
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    TLW wrote:

    How do you know he cheats? What is surprising about his performances that raise red flags? You do know that Mo ran a 29 minute 10k in high school right? His performances are not really shocking given his background.

    Why not claim Hall and Ritz are cheats? Hall's 59 minute half out of nowhere? Ritz running 12:56 out of nowhere?

    These morons claim he cheats because it makes them feel better to disparage Trafeh because he came from Morocco. They don't think he's really an American. They don't like his kind of people, and they assume he cheats because some Moroccans got caught cheating.
  • otto
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    8 years ago 12/19/2011 8:40pm CST
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    They don't think he's really an American. They don't like his kind of people, and they assume he cheats because some Moroccans got caught cheating.

    I'm not American. I couldn't care less what he "is". Fact: he won't get tested in Morocco or China. He does not have to micro dose like other people.
  • UTsA roadrunner
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 8:40pm CST
    re: Jesse was indeed a friend
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    He was an average collegiate runner and now the best American?
  • TLW
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 8:45pm CST
    re: UTsA roadrunner
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    But he wasn't average in highschool with a 29 minute 10k so that suggests he had issues with coaching in college. Have you ever known anyone who didn't get along with their coach?
  • TLW
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 8:47pm CST
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    And really, Halls career in college was extremely subpar given his 4 flat mile conversion. Hall only shined in two races (2nd in XC, and his 5k victory) and now is the best American.
  • bangalangadanga
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    8 years ago 12/19/2011 8:48pm CST
    re: sometimes ignorant
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    sometimes ignorant wrote:

    So Mo is coaching other elites, training in Morocco, and racing in China? Nice. That doesn't sound strange at all.

    Sounds suspicious to me.
  • Jesse was indeed a friend
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 8:49pm CST
    re: TLW
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    TLW wrote:

    And really, Halls career in college was extremely subpar given his 4 flat mile conversion. Hall only shined in two races (2nd in XC, and his 5k victory) and now is the best American.

    Yeah, and you can throw in Alan Webb for good measure.
  • confused runner
    8 years ago 12/19/2011 8:50pm CST
    re: confused runner
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    wejo wrote:

    Mo Trafeh ran 1:01:39 in China and lost a half marathon by 1 second to El Hassan El Abbassi of Morocco.

    Trafeh actually is coaching El Abbassi now.

    confused runner wrote:

    Is Salazar coaching both of them?

    Oh I got the Mo's confused, more than one of them.