Mo Farah going for world record 4 the half Marathon in Lisbon

And when Mo... wrote:

And when/if Mo runs sub 59, and let's say sub 58:30, but not 58.23, what does Mo become? He is not a fast 5/10k guy--not fast enough to threaten the WRs. But if he threatens the half, and considering his stellar 1500, then Mo becomes an anomaly.

Why would that make him an anomaly?

I agree that Mo would be an anomaly unless he ran some near WR times for 5 and 10k. If he does run sub 59 for the half the odds are Farah will set exceptional 5 and 10k PRs this year--as long as he avoids injury, and he gets in well rabbited races (on the track).

skepticky wrote:

NOP Skeptic wrote:

what suggest to you than Mo Farah isn't in 26:23 shape?

Is this a joke? How about his 2 half marathons and his slow 10ks. None of those performances indicate anything close to 26:23. Surely you see this?? Everything points to him being a 1500/3000 guy.

Again, he ran his 3:28 in 2013, he ran his 12:53 and 26:46 in 2011, he wasn't in his prime at 2011, he had just joined Salazar that same year

When's the last time he really went after a 5k or 10k like he did at Monaco and Pre of 2011? ...... Monaco and Pre of 2011, every other 5k or 10k he has been in was either him pacing a teammate, a championship style race, or him trying to win a DL event

It's 4 years later and I think many will agree his current fitness by this summer will be better than 12:53 and 26:46, I mean, he's already at 8:03 for 2 miles in February

26:23, 58:23 would be tough, but I think it's definitely in his wheelhouse

Mo will end up as top 10 performers of all time from 1500m to the half. He will add either the marathon or 800m to his list of top 10s. he just needs to run low 1:42 for the 800m; and low 2:04 for the marathon. The marathon is more difficult, but as Mo get older he has more opportunities to run the distance than the 800m.

NOP Skeptic wrote:

in 2013, he ran his 12:53 and 26:46 in 2011, he wasn't in his prime at 2011, he had just joined Salazar that same year

When's the last time he really went after a 5k or 10k like he did at Monaco and Pre of 2011? ...... Monaco and Pre of 2011, every other 5k or 10k he has been in was either him pacing a teammate, a championship style race, or him trying to win a DL event

It's 4 years later and I think many will agree his current fitness by this summer will be better than 12:53 and 26:46, I mean, he's already at 8:03 for 2 miles in February

26:23, 58:23 would be tough, but I think it's definitely in his wheelhouse

All of that supports our point, not yours. He has not done anything to indicate 26:23 fitness. At best, it's inconclusive. At worst, he is nowhere near 26:23. But there is certainly nothing to suggest record ability in 10k/13.1k.

Your question was "what suggest to you than Mo Farah isn't in 26:23 shape?". Everything he's done indicates he is better at shorter distances.

Our point? I thought it was very obvious that his listed PR's are very situational, and even I pointed out the situation, everything he's done if you ignore situational references would lead you to think he's better at shorter distances, but why would you ignore variables such as the ones I described in my previous post?

It will be raining dogs and cats in Lisbon so no World record !!

NOP Skeptic wrote:

...why would you ignore variables such as the ones I described in my previous post?

Because his performances so far have put a limit on how fast he could possibly be at 10k. That limit is not 26:23. Sure, he is definitely faster than his PRs but not by much.

Race Director wrote:

Portugoooose wrote:

Idiot.

Why are you the race director and name? Do have something personal against Carlos Ma?

But who on Earth is Carlos Ma?

But who on Earth is Portugoooose?

Butt Who wrote:

But who on Earth is Portugoooose?

Someone who knows the race director personally :)

NOP skeptic, I do hope you return here for a mea culpa when Mo runs nowhere near the record. I don't expect the same from Tony the tiger who is either a troll or insane.

Agreed with... wrote:

The race director implies the pace will go out at WR-pace. I don't believe Farah can handle that. With 100,000 pounds on the line for a WR, it will be interesting to see what Farah does with the rabbits going out at ~ 2:46 per k (sub 14 / 5k).

According to the British Press (regular news), Mo's goal is the run sub-60 and set a PR, only T&F publications are talking about a WR. However, I agree he should be going after the WR because there are over a dozen athletes capable of running a sub-60 half and why would the Olympic and WC champ not want to separate himself from the crowd. If Mo does go after the record, it want be easy, Tadese track 10K PR is 10 seconds faster than Mo and when Tadese set the half record, he ran aggressive from the start, which is something I have not seen Mo do.

I thought that the Lisbon course was or is downhill and therefore inelligable for record purposes. Can anyone clarify?

Downhill? wrote:

I thought that the Lisbon course was or is downhill and therefore inelligable for record purposes. Can anyone clarify?

It is the course where the offiicial IAAF WR (58:23) was set.

tony the tiger wrote:

Can't wait for Sunday and Mo's 2nd world record in 4 weeks

I also cant wait for the strokes n heart attacks that will run thru Lets run fourmers like wild fire LOL

Do you even understand what you're saying? Two WR in four weeks and one is 7+ times longer than the other in time. You must be an idiot to not think he is the biggest doper that has never been caught! People are skeptical about Usain even but at least he doesn't go out and break the 100m WR then come back 4 weeks later and attempt 400m WR. If he even breaks 59:20 I will be entirely convinced that he is no better than the Russian 'athletes'.

Downhill? wrote:

I thought that the Lisbon course was or is downhill and therefore inelligable for record purposes. Can anyone clarify?

They change the starting point slightly for invited (elite) runners to make it count for record purposes. The rest of the field must always mention the asterisk next to their time if they tell someone about their Lisbon hm pr

tony the tiger wrote:

I can't wait 4 Mo to strike fear to his opponents and Lets run fourmers

2nd world record in 4 weeks will be devastating for the likes of : jjjjjj, what is funny , Alkenian and all the Mo haters around here LOL

????? I don't hate Mo. I think first that he needs the superfast times for his legacy, including major world records, if he wants to be considered among the greatest ever, and second that history will judge what led to such unprecedented late career improvement and dominance.

The reason his 1500m time is his best is that that was the only very fast race he has been in since his transformation to dominance. He hasn't been in a single 3000m in the 7:20s, 5000m run in the 12:40s, 10000m run in the 26:20s, or even half marathon in the 58s since he started winning everything. That 8:03 was certainly a harbinger of things to come this year on the track.