trackcoach wrote:
Mo has not done anything to suggest he will win London.
See our analysis here:
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/01/6-thoughts-2014-virgin-money-london-marathon-elite-mens-field/We tend to agree with you. He's done nothing - nothing except basicaly be unbeatable the last 3 years and win 5 gold medals.
But he's not proven in all out races against the clock where you are under pressure from the get-go at even 10,000 let alone 42.2 k.
Tyrannosaurus Rexing wrote:
If Mo somehow does win, time to start putting him in the Bekele/Geb G.O.A.T. distance runner discussion.
We agree. If he wins this, then he's viewed totally differently. He's no longer dominant on the track in an era when the stars are on the road. He's a dominant distance runner period - with 3:28 1500 speed to boot.
But how does one range possibly go from 3:28 at 1500 to 42.2km at age 30+?
Here's a crazy question for you.
Guess how many of the 13 sub 2:06 marthoners from 2013 are in the London field???
Go ahead. Guess.
Just 2.
The field is stacked with names yet somehow that stat is true.