TAA wrote:
We're talking about the 5k. Gebremeskal didn't run the 5k as his main event in 2013. Gebreweit and Alamirew ran 12:55 with 53 last laps in 2013. Koech and Longosiwa didn't time trial in 2013.
I said the 5k is the most competitive it's ever been. You said no it's not. One of the reason you stated was that they were racing idiots because they keep using the sit and kick tactic. So you did say that.
Wanjiru was not a 5k guy. Tadesse wasn't a sub-12:50 guy. Neither was Choge, 2000's Farah, T.Bekele, Lagat, or El G.
Geb's only real 5k competition was Komen. Tergat was mainly a 10k guy that never challenged Geb in the 5k. That's nothing compared to what Farah has to deal with.
Try again.
Try again? YOU need to try again. This is about the 5k and the 10k. It's even in the thread TITLE. Wrong #1.
Yes, I did say that. But that's not what you claimed I said. Stop lying, you claimed that I said that 'sit and kick races equal not competitive'. That is not the same as what I ACTUALLY said which was about them using the same racing tactics over and over exposing their weaknesses. Wrong #2.
You're an absolute idiot if you think all of those guys aren't sub 12:50 guys. Wrong #3.
Geb had Komen and Tergat. Komen alone is more than anything that Farah has had to deal with. That is a fact. He was in shape and used a variety of tactics and used them well. Farah's competitors have fast PRs but all of those PRs are useless if you don't use appropriate tactics. Wrong #4.