Top 3:
1. Usain bolt
2. Asbel kiprop
3. Conseslsus kipruto
Top 3 (90's)
1. Daniel komen
2. Wilson kipketer
3. Hails gebrselassie
Top 3:
1. Usain bolt
2. Asbel kiprop
3. Conseslsus kipruto
Top 3 (90's)
1. Daniel komen
2. Wilson kipketer
3. Hails gebrselassie
Sean Mcnamara
Kevin Havel
Ryan Craven
Sam Romanoski
Jesse Luciano
I don't hate Farah.
I give him supreme credit for being the greatest runner in the world today without having the same level of talent as some other runners, like Gebremeskel.
Some people waste their talent or can't fully tap into it.
Farah has been able fulfill his potential.
To say that Farah isn't very talented compared to a runner who has had one or two good races in his entire career is a closed minded view of talent. It is likely that farah may not have a high baseline (this is the traditional view of talent), but high trainability. It just took longer for him to unleash his talent, and unleash it he has.
And as a side note- the worlds greatest distance runner also has the 9th fastest 1500m PR all time. I don't care that he got 4th in the race, that takes talent regardless.
I do not understand how Rudisha doesn't get as much credit. I realize this forum is geared to the higher distances, but he is a blowout talent who has accomplished everything possible in his specialty. He has both incredible speed and endurance. It would be a discussion for another day, but if he so desired, he probably would have made for a great 1500 guy. The fact that he's left off anybody's list is strange.
Flat Stanley wrote:
Talented in what sense? Clearly in terms of winning major races and medals at his best distances Farah is the most talented. In terms of potential to break world records or run fast then that Is a different question.
Farah has lost for longer than he has won. He is not clearly the most talented at winning. That is Bekele.
Cmh wrote:
Top 3:
1. Usain bolt
2. Asbel kiprop
3. Conseslsus kipruto
Top 3 (90's)
1. Daniel komen
2. Wilson kipketer
3. Hails gebrselassie
El G? Moreceli? MJ?
Golden Times wrote:
I would put Farah on as a master race tactician.
Master competition dodger*
Hillary, but in 2008 she didn't make the final and in 2016 she lost the final though heavily favored. But her training partners - Bill Clinton and Anthony Weiner - are known dopers and her coach and mentor - Robert Byrd - was in the KKK. Her coziness with the media has resulted in her getting some "friendlies" - tips that she will be tested in advance of what are supposed to be anonymous drug tests. Strange, though, her ankles are fatter than Genzebe Dibaba's. And don't get me started on her putative "charity," because it's shadier than Mo Farah's.
The person who said Robby Andrews should be banned from this forum.
Men :
Bekele
Farah
Kipchoge
Kiprop
Rudisha
Women :
T. Dibaba
Vivian Cheruiyot
Ayana (still early in her career, but I like her fearless running style)
Radcliffe
Keitany
Sammy Wanjiru....how is a dead guy part of "this era"?