Farah 50.89 last lap

ventolin^3 wrote:

he started his sprint just before the bell & they said 50.89

with flying start, worth ~ 0.75s ( that is usual number used in a relay )

->51.64

knock off something for the wind & fatigue upto the bell ( very little as it was such a slow race, little more than a 400 time trial ) & i reckon he is in

~ 51-flat

open 400 shape

I'm pretty sure he could run faster for 400m if he hadn't already raced 4600m before it.

He didn't race 4600m before it. He ran slower than tempo pace.

Tell me about it. The only reason I read his posts is to chuckle over the ridiculous 400m predictions.

Farah can break 50 from a stand in Converse All-Stars.

george oscar bluth wrote:

stupidned wrote:

So about 13:19 at the bell, meaning he would have been lapped by myself if he were giving it an honest effort. 4600 meter jog, then a big kick. Pvssy move.

He wouldn't be lapped by anyone if he were giving it an honest effort, least of which you.

Well then, this was a dishonest effort.

Shame on you, Mr. Farah!!!

How fast could Michael Johnson have run after 11 laps? At tempo pace? Even at a jog. And even if you bring it down to 2 or 3 laps, could he have approached 43?

400 cheaters wrote:

How fast could Michael Johnson have run after 11 laps? At tempo pace? Even at a jog. And even if you bring it down to 2 or 3 laps, could he have approached 43?

I don't see why he wouldn't be able to. Can you explain why he would not be able to?

wow, tough crowd. would love to know your 5K and 400m prs...and your fastest closing 400 in a 5K.

jdjd wrote:

No, not impressive at all but not bad either. Just an ok time for 400m.

jeromesinthehousewatchyomouth wrote:

wow, tough crowd. would love to know your 5K and 400m prs...and your fastest closing 400 in a 5K.

jdjd wrote:

No, not impressive at all but not bad either. Just an ok time for 400m.

What do my PRS have to do with how impressive his final 400m is? If Farah ran a 50.x from the blocks, would you be so impressed? Because that's basically what he did here.

I'm not necessarily doubting this. But if its so easy to go sub 50, why do I never hear about Rupp and Farah going sub 50 in practice? I get it that they mostly do speed work while tired. So I can see how Farah could do 49, maybe 48 while fresh. I can also understand how if they wanted to train to be 400M runners they could run well under sub 50. But it seems absurd the premise that they hardly ever practice going sub 50 seconds. Then assert that they can rub sub-50 no problem with converse shoes.

dsrunner wrote:

Tell me about it. The only reason I read his posts is to chuckle over the ridiculous 400m predictions.

Farah can break 50 from a stand in Converse All-Stars.

'with flying start, worth ~ 0.75s ( that is usual number used in a relay )'

Wrong the fastest ever relay split was 42.9 do you think MJ was never in faster than 43.65 shape for a relay

-> 51.64

knock off something for the wind & fatigue upto the bell ( very little as it was such a slow race, little more than a 400 time trial ) & i reckon he is in

~ 51-flat

The wind alone is worth .64 and the fatigue something similar. Add .5 for start deduct .64 x 2 and you are close to 50 flat. Add on that it was colder than ideal for a sprint and all best 400m times are run in middle lanes and he is dipping 50

For those who think 50.89 is not that impressive after such a slow race find a faster finish in any 5km race. There can't be many which is why he is double Olympic Champio and nearly got the WC double. It's not luck!

Thanks for confirming that you are a troll.

Why is this even news? Didn't Morceli close in 51 in a 13:03 race and Lagat closing in 51 in a 12:59 race which was way more impressive.

Nice one Mo! His job was to get maximum points for GBR. Job done.

This is a points competition between countries - and he just got off a plane so was running at Oregon breakfast time. No point trying to solo a 13:10. Why not play safe and practice the kick?

Santi Cazorla wrote:

Mo said that Salazar wanted him to take it easy then turn it on for the last lap. GFY

Why even show up to "perform" like this?

No wonder the sport is dying.

the mainly UK crowd loved it

boulder boulder wrote:

Didn't Morceli close in 51 in a 13:03 race?

52 - big difference

Lagat closed a 12:59 in 51.

said88 wrote:

boulder boulder wrote:

Didn't Morceli close in 51 in a 13:03 race?

52 - big difference

I wouldn't call that a big difference considering it was over a minute faster than Farah's race. Furthermore, didn't the guy also mention Lagat running 51 in a 12:59 race?

stupidned wrote:

So about 13:19 at the bell, meaning he would have been lapped by myself if he were giving it an honest effort. 4600 meter jog, then a big kick. Pvssy move.

You're an idiot.