Is this what Mo Farah needed to start assaulting WRs?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf3f9UnoiW8

YEAH BUDDY wrote:

Can we expect to see 26:15 and 12:35 plus a few more years of dominance?! I think he'd got the fire in his belly

No.

Mo is not fast enough to run world records. This will not change that fact.

YEAH BUDDY wrote:

... Gebremeskel beat Farah with one shoe. ...

A comically ambiguous sentence.

Wtfunny wrote:

YEAH BUDDY wrote:

... Gebremeskel beat Farah with one shoe. ...

That would be great! Surely better than Baala vs. Mekhissi-Benabbad a few years ago.

Mr. Obvious wrote:

YEAH BUDDY wrote:

Can we expect to see 26:15 and 12:35 plus a few more years of dominance?! I think he'd got the fire in his belly

No.

Mo is not fast enough to run world records. This will not change that fact.

Based on his 3:28 I would argue in fact he is fast enough. It may be that he does not possess the required speed endurance.

Personally I do think he is capable of 12:35-12:40 at his absolute best. That point may have passed as he is now 33. But his peak is so close to the world record he would have to have the most perfect race of his life to beat it by even .1.

Other options wrote:

Mr. Obvious wrote:

No.

Mo is not fast enough to run world records. This will not change that fact.

Based on his 3:28 I would argue in fact he is fast enough. It may be that he does not possess the required speed endurance.

Personally I do think he is capable of 12:35-12:40 at his absolute best. That point may have passed as he is now 33. But his peak is so close to the world record he would have to have the most perfect race of his life to beat it by even .1.

You can make up whatever numbers you want. He has PRs of 12:53 and 26:46. Those are very good but nowhere near the world record in those events..

He has very good under distance speed with his 3:28.8, which he has used very successfully in championship races.

He is a really, really good runner with a tremendous amount of success. Nothing he has run has ever indicated that he has the potential to break world records.

Mo Farah is pretty good, as I've always said. But he's not great. He can't break any serious world records.

Except for the fact that he holds a world record.

reader of the forums 2.0 wrote:

Mr. Obvious wrote:

You can make up whatever numbers you want. He has PRs of 12:53 and 26:46. Those are very good but nowhere near the world record in those events..

He has very good under distance speed with his 3:28.8, which he has used very successfully in championship races.

He is a really, really good runner with a tremendous amount of success. Nothing he has run has ever indicated that he has the potential to break world records.

Except for the fact that he holds a world record.

There isn't a world record for the indoor 2 mile. It is a world best (becuase it is in an off distance which is infrequently raced). Much slower than the outdoor world best, much slower than the indoor or outdoor record for the nearest record distance (3000m).

But, sure, you want to hang your hat on him being a world record holder at the indoor 2 mile, go for it.

This will propel Mo to increase his dose.

Not sure about world records but you will def gonna c more fast times

He will better his 5 n 10 k PB for sure

He will run a personal best in the 10k this year for sure.

He better save that for the Olympics of he will miss out on the bronze medal.

Metric Miler wrote:

He will run a personal best in the 10k this year for sure.

Yes , Sir. Most likely at Pre Classic on Friday May 27th

tony the tiger wrote:

Yes , Sir. Most likely at Pre Classic on Friday May 27th

I believe he said he would be running the 5k at Pre.

Hard to say if Mo can catch Bekele. I think he could get awfully close, but I just don't think he'll get it.

I still like him to win at least one gold in Rio, though I'm not sure which one. I'd think the 5k would be a better bet. Would not be surprised if he won the double though. As has been said on other threads, the half marathon is a completely different race. The fact that a guy with Mo's speed and shorter race focus can even medal at that distance against those distance specialists, is truly a testament to how good of a runner Mo is.

tony the tiger wrote:

Not sure about world records but you will def gonna c more fast times

He will better his 5 n 10 k PB for sure

Based on what?

Mr. Obvious wrote:

tony the tiger wrote:

Not sure about world records but you will def gonna c more fast times

He will better his 5 n 10 k PB for sure

Based on what?

Based on what might only be described as somewhat unhealthy lustful obsession for Mo Farah.

ventolin^3 wrote:

he has had 5y of virtually injury/serious illness-free training under sal since then & you don't think he has improved 1 iota since his brit- coached days ??

That is not true. He hasn't spent those 5 years training for 5k or 10k. He has switched his training from 1500m to half marathon. That is interrupted training.

Also, he had 2 years of training and it didn't improve his 1500m time.