Mo Farah: "I’m not quite in the shape I’d like to be at this stage but I’m moving well so I hope it’ll go well"

Translated: I wasn't able to escape to Sabadell.

Live from Font Romeu wrote:

Translated: I wasn't able to escape to Sabadell.

He needs Jama to hold his stop watch like only Jama can. Right now he only has Barry Fudge and he doesn't hold the watch correctly.

Live from Font Romeu wrote:

Translated: I wasn't able to escape to Sabadell.

Add ... because the testers are following me every where, even on my "jaunts" into secluded forests.

The name Barry Fudge makes me laugh everytime I see it. It's like the perfect British caricature.

That means we won't see Farah breaking the WR??

I think he's bluffing and gonna be in his best shape ever. He already extended his track season/career by 2 more races so must be feeling good.

Anyway it`s not gonna be as easy as usual to win the 10000m. I know the kenyans try to find a different approach this time. They know they can`t give him a kickers race. It gonna be a "hell" of a race!

COACH J.S

COACH J.S å ä ö wrote:

Anyway it`s not gonna be as easy as usual to win the 10000m. I know the kenyans try to find a different approach this time. They know they can`t give him a kickers race. It gonna be a "hell" of a race!

COACH J.S

Kenyans keep saying that then fail to deliver. I would be worried about the new plastic American Chelimo though.

elmore345 wrote:

I think he's bluffing and gonna be in his best shape ever. He already extended his track season/career by 2 more races so must be feeling good.

^This. He'll be drafting the ugandan kid, and then start sprinting after 8k at 26:40 pace. Easy a 26:12. And double gold with out question.

COACH J.S å ä ö wrote:

Anyway it`s not gonna be as easy as usual to win the 10000m. I know the kenyans try to find a different approach this time. They know they can`t give him a kickers race. It gonna be a "hell" of a race!

COACH J.S

Same old broken record. Shame none of the East African runners are remotely strong enough to run away from Farah (except in distances much further than 10k). Expect a triple double of world titles. I'd love for you to prove me wrong but I don't see it happening.

mama's good boy wrote:

The name Barry Fudge makes me laugh everytime I see it. It's like the perfect British caricature.

Wasn't Barry Fudge in Harry Potter?

Well alls it really takes is them being bold enough to attack and if Mo isn't at his best they can do something, as long as Mo can hang in even by a thread he'lol outkick them

No, he is a protected Doper

Live from Font Romeu wrote:

Translated: I wasn't able to escape to Sabadell.

tony the tigger wrote:

elmore345 wrote:

I think he's bluffing and gonna be in his best shape ever. He already extended his track season/career by 2 more races so must be feeling good.

^This. He'll be drafting the ugandan kid, and then start sprinting after 8k at 26:40 pace. Easy a 26:12. And double gold with out question.

Sub 26 if you are the real Tania the Tiger.

Truthh wrote:

No, he is a protected Doper

Live from Font Romeu wrote:

Translated: I wasn't able to escape to Sabadell.

Missing his Spanish vacations, is he?

"has prosecuted Aden and a physiotherapist for possible crimes against health Public. However, he has filed the case against Musaeb Balla, a catarí athlete who had EPO in his hotel room even though the judge points out that "one of the purposes of the concentration was the controlled supply" of EPO to the athletes. In Spain, possession of doping substances is not a crime and athletes are not charged unless they are responsible for administration or trafficking. In spite of the appearance of syringes loaded with EPO, no athlete tested positive and could compete in the Rio Games. Someone even won a medal, which according to anti-doping sources shows the limitation of controls."

tony the tigger wrote:

elmore345 wrote:

I think he's bluffing and gonna be in his best shape ever. He already extended his track season/career by 2 more races so must be feeling good.

^This. He'll be drafting the ugandan kid, and then start sprinting after 8k at 26:40 pace. Easy a 26:12. And double gold with out question.

In 2015 they said that and he just drafted them and outkicked them. Kamworor and co. would have to run 26:30 or faster to drop him, but even then, it's debatable whether they could. Chelimo will also not be a pushover. 13:08 solo with the first laps too fast and a good kick is nothing to scoff at. I expect a repeat of Beijing tactics but with the podium looking like Rio.

Is this the same Mo that ran 13:00 in May without great effort? Yeah, he is in rough shape I'm sure....

Walk the walk? wrote:

COACH J.S å ä ö wrote:

Anyway it`s not gonna be as easy as usual to win the 10000m. I know the kenyans try to find a different approach this time. They know they can`t give him a kickers race. It gonna be a "hell" of a race!

COACH J.S

Kenyans keep saying that then fail to deliver. I would be worried about the new plastic American Chelimo though.

I agree. The American Army guys, in combination with the Kenyans/Ethiopians, maybe (emphasis on maybe) will turn the race into a full 10k grind. But I would still give Mo better than 3 out of 4 odds that he wins yet again.

Here are the different race scenarios:

1. Sit and kick race-Mo wins.

2. Grind through 8.5k, but then everyone eases off for a couple laps to get ready for the final kick-Mo wins.

3. They push hard for the full 10k, there is a good chance Mo hangs on and still moved to the front in the last 80 meters.

4. They push hard for the full 10k, and manage to put a gap on Mo with two laps to go. 50% chance Mo doesn't win. 50% Mo closes the gap on the last lap and wins.

There is a small chance that in scenarios 1-3, Mo has an off day, or father time has taken the edge off his kick, or he gets boxed in, and doesn't win.

But overall, I still put him at 75%-85% chance of winning. That said, these are still the worst odds for him in the last 5 years.

alabama runner wrote:

tony the tigger wrote:

^This. He'll be drafting the ugandan kid, and then start sprinting after 8k at 26:40 pace. Easy a 26:12. And double gold with out question.

In 2015 they said that and he just drafted them and outkicked them. Kamworor and co. would have to run 26:30 or faster to drop him, but even then, it's debatable whether they could. Chelimo will also not be a pushover. 13:08 solo with the first laps too fast and a good kick is nothing to scoff at. I expect a repeat of Beijing tactics but with the podium looking like Rio.

In love the fact that people on here seem to think a kick is a 100% innate quality and no matter what he can execute this magic kick like some sort of computer game. Fact is you have to have be well below your red line for the preceding 9k to be able to kick no matter how much potential you have to run fast at the end of a race.