In this podcast (Danish) at 26:46:
"If Mo Farah was there tomorrow, he would not win. He wouldn't. He would demand a lot of money to come, and he would be a huge crowd puller (...), but he wouldn't win. First, he is not hungry enough, and second, he cannot run fast enough."
The race was won in the fourth fastest time ever in 58:40. Three men under 59 minutes, five under Mo's PR of 59:32, seven under one hour.
Podcast link if you understand Danish: https://soundcloud.com/user-665087800/frontrunner-special-livepodcast-fra-copenhagen-half-marathon
He's not wrong.
Farah has run 59:22.
He will break 59 mark my words
worked for me wrote:
He's not wrong.
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But at least Mo is drug tested.
Did they drug test these guys after the race ?
I doubt it
After the race is useless.
tony the tiger wrote:
Did they drug test these guys after the race ?
I doubt it
Why would Mo run this minor race?
Go Mo wrote:
Why would Mo run this minor race?
Because people who break 59 run it. Oops I forgot we live in the 2000s where people don't care about true competition.
Slo-Mo the doper is done.
shohohe wrote:
In this podcast (Danish) at 26:46:
"If Mo Farah was there tomorrow, he would not win. He wouldn't. He would demand a lot of money to come, and he would be a huge crowd puller (...), but he wouldn't win. First, he is not hungry enough, and second, he cannot run fast enough."
The race was won in the fourth fastest time ever in 58:40. Three men under 59 minutes, five under Mo's PR of 59:32, seven under one hour.
So, people winning in Copenhagen could run a 26.40/50 10km? Mmmhhh i don't think so.
Farah Maybe is not hungry enough, but could be fast enough.
Are the athletes drug tested? I'm suspiscous of this half marathon as well as the Czech road races.
Interesting... wrote:
Are the athletes drug tested? I'm suspiscous of this half marathon as well as the Czech road races.
yes they are drug tested, but if are not yet in top listings i doubt they have out of competition controls.
tony the tiger wrote:
Did they drug test these guys after the race ?
I doubt it
Getting nervous? It's not going to be so easy on the road.
If Mo Farah could run under 59 min half marathon, then must bring Galen Rupp with him cuz Rupp can run a fast half marathon time. I'm sick of Farah neglecting him ever since 2012.
Drug testing is best performed in the buildup to a major race. Dopers will go off-cycle in the weeks leading up to the target race to avoid a positive finding in the likely post-competition test. But they are using whatever they can during the buildup.
So for instance - if you wanted to nab anyone doping for NYC - the best time to test them would be to do it right now while the athletes are about 6 weeks out and in the meat of their marathon training.
just my two cents wrote:
Drug testing is best performed in the buildup to a major race. Dopers will go off-cycle in the weeks leading up to the target race to avoid a positive finding in the likely post-competition test. But they are using whatever they can during the buildup.
So for instance - if you wanted to nab anyone doping for NYC - the best time to test them would be to do it right now while the athletes are about 6 weeks out and in the meat of their marathon training.
^ this
If we put aside the doping accusations I agree with the comments. If Mo turned up tomorrow he wouldn't win. Mo has tuned his body towards track performances. Now in 2 years time I think Mo could turn up and beat these guys, albeit marginally. The advantage he'll always have on the roads is his speed. All he has to do is hang on until 1 mile out and then he knows it's likely going to be his day. The number of races where I've done the same - it's a hugely confidence boosting moment when you realise it's game over for the others
Copenhagen and the Run Czech races are IAAF Gold Label events so they would have to take 12 samples as a minimum.
https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/446efa54-7567-429c-9e1b-5472158c0999.pdf
5.2Anti-Doping
All tests shall be conducted in accordance with the IAAF Anti-Doping Regulations at the expense
of the race organiser. The minimum number of samples to be collected shall be:
• IAAF Gold Label Road Races: 12 samples for mixed races (6 men and 6 women) or 6 samples
for single gender races;
• IAAF Silver Label Road Races: 6 samples for mixed races (3 men and 3 women) or 3 samples
for single gender races;
• IAAF Bronze Label Road Races: 4 samples for mixed races (2 men and 2 women) or 2
samples for single gender races.
Zede wrote:
shohohe wrote:In this podcast (Danish) at 26:46:
"If Mo Farah was there tomorrow, he would not win. He wouldn't. He would demand a lot of money to come, and he would be a huge crowd puller (...), but he wouldn't win. First, he is not hungry enough, and second, he cannot run fast enough."
The race was won in the fourth fastest time ever in 58:40. Three men under 59 minutes, five under Mo's PR of 59:32, seven under one hour.
So, people winning in Copenhagen could run a 26.40/50 10km? Mmmhhh i don't think so.
Farah Maybe is not hungry enough, but could be fast enough.
It's a half marathon not a 10K
Anyone who can run 58.40 for a half marathon can probably run 26.40 for a 10000.