sbeefyk1 wrote:
This is why Farah will be a forgotten runner the day after he retires
Nine straight global final wins says otherwise.
sbeefyk1 wrote:
This is why Farah will be a forgotten runner the day after he retires
Nine straight global final wins says otherwise.
DMR TIME!! wrote:
This is why Farah will never be one of the all-time greats. He lacks the Komen/Prefontaine heart to just power round the track and push himself.
Umm , hate to break it to you
Farah >> Pre.
Pre lacked something even more important - the ability to kick for victory.
i mean. yeah, terrible wrote:
the last 3 pages of posts on this thread are enough proof for me that no one knows what the h*ll they are talking about when it comes to elite racing.
it's pretty remarkable
keep discussing why farah isn't good (gold medals aside of course) and who is the GOAT distance runner between farah, geb, bekele, etc though, your opinions matter a TON
I mean someone's opinion has to matter
What the heck did the placards in the stands say?
i mean. yeah, terrible wrote:
the last 3 pages of posts on this thread are enough proof for me that no one knows what the h*ll they are talking about when it comes to elite racing.
it's pretty remarkable
keep discussing why farah isn't good (gold medals aside of course) and who is the GOAT distance runner between farah, geb, bekele, etc though, your opinions matter a TON
Dude: Its between Komen, Pre, and KB. Get with it.
thx (flag) u.b
Farah is great, but I can promise you he will not be remembered by the public in the same light with the likes of the bekele,geb, and bolts of the world. He dominated during a relatively weak era of 5k/10k running. But, instead of recognizing he's head and shoulders above the rest and going for a fast time, he was content with the "win".
Remember, it's always the WR time shown before and during every race, not the latest gold medal winner. People want to see fast times that test the limits of human capabilities. Good for him, he won his medals, but, I've already forgotten about his most recent medal. However, I haven't forgot about bekeles 10k WR.
sfsfsdfsdf wrote:
Why did they just sing the Jamaican national anthem in badly accented english? This isn't the Olympics, I don't get the singing of the anthem.
Since they think they basically discovered Bolt. He was invited for the first time in 2006 and then he kept coming every year with maybe one exception (and he claims it's his favorite meet). This was his last start here, so they prepared a goodbye party for him.
sbeefyk1 wrote:
This is why Farah will be a forgotten runner the day after he retires ...
Are you high? He has double double Olympic golds.
i mean. yeah, terrible wrote:
the last 3 pages of posts on this thread are enough proof for me that no one knows what the h*ll they are talking about when it comes to elite racing.
it's pretty remarkable
keep discussing why farah isn't good (gold medals aside of course) and who is the GOAT distance runner between farah, geb, bekele, etc though, your opinions matter a TON
Let's just invent what other people say. That's much better.
Rojo wrote:
What the heck did the placards in the stands say?
https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/880141041680166914
As I wrote above, a goodbye for Bolt who kept coming every year and this is his last time.
haha. my bad, you're right. apologies
ugg-ly wrote:
i mean. yeah, terrible wrote:the last 3 pages of posts on this thread are enough proof for me that no one knows what the h*ll they are talking about when it comes to elite racing.
it's pretty remarkable
keep discussing why farah isn't good (gold medals aside of course) and who is the GOAT distance runner between farah, geb, bekele, etc though, your opinions matter a TON
Dude: Its between Komen, Pre, and KB. Get with it.
Why is Bolt wearing Semenya's shirt?
Far Gone wrote:
Remind me, how many medals for "all-time greats" Prefontaine and Komen?
DMR TIME!! wrote:This is why Farah will never be one of the all-time greats. He lacks the Komen/Prefontaine heart to just power round the track and push himself.
That 3k race is unbelievable. Gold medals are a good personal feat but seeing someone do what Komen did is ridiculous.
joe rubix wrote:
Whipp wrote:He needs to man up! Don't you know? Bekele set world records every time he set foot on the track, and he raced often never hiding like Farah does. And Farah says how much better he is than Bekele on a daily basis and...
Oh wait. None of that is true.
Props to Farah for racing.
The part about Bekele racing often is most definitely true.
Bekele total sub 13 and sub 27: 29
Farah total sub 13 and sub 27: 7
Other than his 2 mile, I don't recall Farah ever pushing to go for a record time. I remember Bekele trying it several times.
What I can't fathom is how for all these years of Farah's dominance has a 26.45 guy not come along and really rivalled him, even if just for a couple of years.
I did not and would not say Farah isn't "good". That's absurd. I was just pointing out the ignorant implication that Farah attacked the clock on the track as frequently and aggressively as Bekele. That's patently false.
Disappointed with this meet - if you have the top guys competing then at least give them some decent competition! All set up for the big boys to win (whoops Rudisha!)...
The guy to ask is Eliud.
Rayo. wrote:
What I can't fathom is how for all these years of Farah's dominance has a 26.45 guy not come along and really rivalled him, even if just for a couple of years.
The "public" never knew who Bekele was at all. I assure you, many more people know Farah's name than ever knew Bekele's. Though I don't think that is a metric that has much meaning.
In the distance running community specifically? Maaaaaybe Bekele is more prominent? But probably not. But you go on believing that Farah will be forgotten just because you don't like him.
Rojo wrote:
DMR TIME!! wrote:This is why Farah will never be one of the all-time greats. He lacks the Komen/Prefontaine heart to just power round the track and push himself.
Umm , hate to break it to you
Farah >> Pre.
Pre lacked something even more important - the ability to kick for victory.
But Pre could do something Farah is unwilling or unable to do, something that often leads to world records. Pre could strike for home a few laps out and keep turning the screw on his competitors. If Pre had been able to run against Viren the way he did against George Young in the USA trails he would have won the gold in Munich. If Pre hadn't died he would have certainly developed into a world beater and he wasn't a p***y like Farah.