It definitely has the typical Salazar storytelling and overselling vibe to it, don't you think?
THINK CRITICALLY, please.
OxyHigh - May 17, Mo runs 13:15.68. Post Race Interview:
http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/250716-USATF-Oxy-High-Performance-Meet-2013/video/710294-Mo-has-No-DoubtsLondon Bupa 10k - May 27, Mo runs 29:13 for an easy win over a soft 30:05 second place. Post BUPA Interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS6X5AU31D8PreClassic Junket - May 30, Director announces Bekele looking for fast 10k pace.
The Oregonian Article - May 31:
http://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/index.ssf/2013/05/oregon_track_field_rundown_alb_11.htmlThink critically. Mo was so sick that he didn't even cool down the night of May 17th. He didn't run after the interviews we just watched? And so sick that the 138lb Galen had to carry him to the bathroom to vomit that night. So sick that he didn't run at all on the 18th. When did they go back to Park City: did they log a 10-hour drive or fly? Was he well enough for that? So sick that sometime between the 19th and 26th that he "consulted" with a doctor in Park City. But somewhere in those 7 days he was well enough to get on an international flight and fly to run a 10k on the road. I imagine he visited friends and family too. Was he in London for one day, two, what? But was all easy though: the flight, the race, the flight back. But when he got back that stomach virus showed up again, darn thing.
I like Mo Farah. In the Oxy interview he does mention that he wasn't feeling that great, and I believe it. But in the BUPA interview he is asked about 12 hour flights and his body and Mo makes a joke about being 30, but simply says it comes with the territory.
Unfortunately, Mo has a coach who is a hype/propaganda machine who painted a picture of a deathly ill Farah. The message board is filled with his regurgitated claims.