Mo Farah marathon

I think he's going to 2:04:xx no problem.

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM wrote:

I think he's going to 2:04:xx no problem.

No 😂

Two oh six and change.

He's not gonna touch Bekele's best.

He mentioned getting down to 2:05 or 6 eventually himself & is not going to try anywhere near a WR in his next marathon.

I seriously doubt Farah will anything better than ok at the marathon. The half and other road races he could be successful at I guess..

I don't see him breaking 2:07

ukathleticscoach wrote:

He mentioned getting down to 2:05 or 6 eventually himself & is not going to try anywhere near a WR in his next marathon.

His name is MOHAMED you racist!

Tortiose wrote:

but if Farah wants to shut bekele up he has to go for the world record

Farah never was and never will be on the same level. He's been inferior in XC and on the track and now he will be inferior on the road.

Logical target is Steve Jones's 2:07:13, which still stands as the British record.

That would give Mo(hammed) the British records from 1500m to the marathon. That would be a unique feat, not only for Great Britain, but I believe for any major country.

2.00.24

Hopefully, the organisers will bring the usual deep field to the race. Farah's aim, surely, will simply be to win the race. Isn't this what the sport is all about? Are we not getting a bit carried away with times/records etc.? Especially in a race of over two hours' duration where conditions have to be pretty much perfect for there to be any chance of a world's best?

For how fast can Farah eventually run the marathon, I've said before that it depends very much on how he maintains the motivation. If he can get himself to prepare as thoroughly as he prepared for championship races on the track he is clearly capable of running very fast - significantly faster than he did in his last attempt.

The correct terminology is Farahthon.

grox wrote:

Tortiose wrote:

but if Farah wants to shut bekele up he has to go for the world record

Farah never was and never will be on the same level. He's been inferior in XC and on the track and now he will be inferior on the road.

Kipchoge hasn't run as fast as Bekele over the 1500, 3k, 5k, 10k, or even marathon.

However, he is better than Bekele over the marathon any day of the week. Beaten him over and over.

For what it's worth, Farah's HM is 59:22 compared to Kipchoge's 59:25.

I see Farah as having 58:45+ and 2:04/2:05 potential.

The better question to ask is "will he win London"?

My gut feel (as a Mo fan-boy) - no he won't. The pace will be too hot, but he'll give it a good go and go at least 2:06:XX to take the British record.

Now, if he was in a tactical Olympic or World's marathon - I think he could win one of those.

middleagedrunner wrote:

The better question to ask is "will he win London"?

My gut feel (as a Mo fan-boy) - no he won't. The pace will be too hot, but he'll give it a good go and go at least 2:06:XX to take the British record.

Now, if he was in a tactical Olympic or World's marathon - I think he could win one of those.

He will definitely run London as that's where the money is for him.

Tortiose wrote:

Now that Berlin is over time to move focus to London,how fast mo farah complete London. I have him down at 2:04/2:03 but if Farah wants to shut bekele up he has to go for the world record

2:07:14

I think this thread should be entitled, "Mo Farathon"

Mo v. Rupp in the marathon will be a fun sub-competition to watch, in the 2:06-7 range, while (nearly) the rest of the world pulls 2:04-5 guys out of the woodwork.

I mean, you guys are THIS close to calling Adola the greatest thing since Taco Bell's egg shelled breakfast taco.

To be fair, obviously Kipchoge did beat Bekele in 2003 in the 5k. And while Kipchoge has beaten Bekele repeatedly, Bekele is also very inconsistent in that race. Also, I think we have to consider the fact that Mo is farther on the speed side of the 5k/10k with his 1500 time. Mo does have that good time on the HM but he could be in likeness to Tadese even though we really don't know Tadese's full potential.

However I think your assertion with 2:04/2:05 could very well be true, however I'd lean towards the latter.