Mo trafeh fakes time to qualify for Nationals?

Trafeh ran there (Tunis is a CAA Permit Meet) as well as Rizki who is on the come back (the guy used to train in ABQ). Also noted that Zambian Wamulwa ran 13'26 earlier this month so nothing impressive nor fishy...

Tunis Guy,

We know Rizki ran (see his photos) and we know Wamulwa placed (see him standing on the podium).

Do you have a podium picture with Trafeh, who supposedly came in third?

Do you have photo of him competing in the race?

Thanks.

So how do you explain Trafeh is not on the picture of the podium? Listen, this guy is gonna take the spot of someone in the olympic trials with this fake result from Tunisia. Riski on the come back trail? Last time I saw him racing it was a 16'05/5k road at the sylicon valley turkey trott, good for a 40th place... You jokin' right?

Not joking. Did you went to Monder and ask him why he only managed 40th place ? probably not. Last time I saw Solinsky running he ran 21' for 5K... Anyway since the meeting is held by the CAA, it is a permit meeting and results are already on the IAAF I believe there is nothing fishy. At least I have no proof to state the results are fake. And i let the doubt of the benefit.

Trafeh was sick with food poisoning and couldnt make the podium. His friend took his awards.

What a coincidence 13'32'99 but its true in tough conditions.

Trafeh is still debating to run at the trials.

hahaha I just had a good laugh. Thank you.

Why would a guy like Trafeh go for the 5K anyways? The 10k at the trials is much more open (Rupp + ??), it will probably be fast as Ritz/several others still need the A, and it's much closer to distances he normally races on the roads. I don't understand...

If Trafeh was going to fake a time, why wouldn't he do a more believable one or a time within the Olympic A standard (go big or go home)? It doesn't really surprise me that a 60:XX half guy can run a 13:30 and regardless of how fishy is qualifying time is, I think Trafeh deserves a chance to compete.

Ben Wrong wrote:

No Trafeh in this photo from the meet.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=431191853579756&set=a.154573957908215.30542.111765148855763&type=1&theater

Uploaded by a runner that ended 4th in the race.

According to his FB status...no pacemakers and 95 degrees.

If Mo really ran 13:32 in that awful conditions...he's a threat.

Ya think they might have run that race at night? Ya think?

if he was juiced, he could have bolted immediately after the race to avoid a potential date with WADA. Wonder if USADA will take any time away from Lance to search out cases like this that have tons of smoke.

Wasn't he in Duluth a day before this? He was supposed to run the US Half Champs. It was announced on Friday that there would be drug testing....so no Trafeh on race day.

road rashed wrote:

if he was juiced, he could have bolted immediately after the race to avoid a potential date with WADA. Wonder if USADA will take any time away from Lance to search out cases like this that have tons of smoke.

road rashed wrote:

if he was juiced, he could have bolted immediately after the race to avoid a potential date with WADA. Wonder if USADA will take any time away from Lance to search out cases like this that have tons of smoke.

WADA in a low-low key meeting? in Tunisia? mmmm...

Trafeh friend wrote:

Trafeh was sick with food poisoning and couldnt make the podium. His friend took his awards.

What a coincidence 13'32'99 but its true in tough conditions.

Trafeh is still debating to run at the trials.

Our mistake. Awesome he was able to qualify for the Olympic Trials despite the food poisoning that made him incapable of standing on the podium.

how does one with food poisoning run 1332.99 but can not stick around for the podium? a bit odd the symptoms and side effects hold off until he finishes. please.

So, he ran 13:32 with no pacemaking, with terrible wheather conditions, and sick by food poisoning.

That's 13:12/13:07 shape in my mind.

Do you see that? he's a real threat!! he will be the dark horse of the 5000m US trials!!

And by August...he'll be in sub 13 shape as well!

Clearly somebody had a camera at this race since there are photos of the leaders and the podium.

It would be great if we had a photo of Trafeh participating.

glycerinrunner wrote:

how does one with food poisoning run 1332.99 but can not stick around for the podium? a bit odd the symptoms and side effects hold off until he finishes. please.

You've never gotten sick or felt really bad after a race? You obviously don't run hard enough. It's a crappy meet in Tunisia, you think a US champion at half marathon cares about his 3rd place award?

I don't find qualifying by 0.01 that sketchy; didn't Brimin Kipruto miss the steeplechase world record by 0.01 last year?

Consider This wrote:

I don't find qualifying by 0.01 that sketchy; didn't Brimin Kipruto miss the steeplechase world record by 0.01 last year?