What an incredible Boston Marathon. That being said, we didn't even get to sleep in our own bed as it was straight from the Boston press room to the airport for a redeye to London for Mo Farah's press event today.
We're glad we made the trip.
The last two years, the leaders have hit halfway in London in 61:24 and 61:41. If they leaders go out on world record pace, we asked Frah if he would be bold enough to go with them?
“If that’s what the guys are doing, why not?” Farah said.
LetsRun.com wrote:
What an incredible Boston Marathon. That being said, we didn't even get to sleep in our own bed as it was straight from the Boston press room to the airport for a redeye to London for Mo Farah's press event today.
We're glad we made the trip.
The last two years, the leaders have hit halfway in London in 61:24 and 61:41. If they leaders go out on world record pace, we asked Frah if he would be bold enough to go with them?
“If that’s what the guys are doing, why not?” Farah said.
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/04/lrc-london-day-1-mo-farah-wants-british-record-potentially-lot-returns-marathon/
No he won’t.
If he does he dies. Hard.
He better go out at WR pace if he wants any shot of winning. Why even show up if you're not going to compete?
The BBC said yesterday that he's after a British record - that's still Steve Jones 2hr07 in Chicago. He should be able to do that fairly comfortably.
But world record ... he's just talking it up.
I lean toward Farah going with the leaders, at least through the half, even if it goes out at WR pace. Hanging back and time trialing a 2:06/2:07 is incompatible with Farah's disposition as a competitor and I remember he expressed regret at using that approach in 2014. Also, Farah is 35 and likely only has a few more shots at being competitive at the elite level.
But after reading this article, I'm not sure. If Farah were truly expecting to compete for the win, I don't think he would talk like this:
“The aim is definitely go after that British record for sure. But at the same time, you know, in my mind, since 2014 to now, I’ve learned a lot more and done a lot more. So see how it goes I guess, but I guess the aim is just one step at a time, go out set a British record, see what I can do and then see what happens.”
Not exactly brimming with confidence...
Steve Jones is such an outspoken bloke. I'm wondering if he will have any response for Mohamed wanting his record.
If you happen to bump into Paula Radcliffe will you ask her about releasing the data and possibly taking the lie detector test?
Before he ran his 2:08 Steve was very phlegmatic and polite about it - assumed his record was going down:
Can you ask him why he's still going by Mo? What happened to this quote?
He said: “My road name is Mohamed. I just feel like Mo is done. I need to forget about what I’ve achieved and what I’ve done.”
Apophis99 wrote:
No he won’t.
If he does he dies. Hard.
What a loser post.
He did in 2014. And he didn't die.
Mohamed Ali wrote:
Can you ask him why he's still going by Mo? What happened to this quote?
He said: “My road name is Mohamed. I just feel like Mo is done. I need to forget about what I’ve achieved and what I’ve done.”
Die please.
history major 2.0 wrote:
Apophis99 wrote:
No he won’t.
If he does he dies. Hard.
What a loser post.
He did in 2014. And he didn't die.
Uh no he didn't. He went out at 2:06 pace
Abdoujaparov wrote:
Before he ran his 2:08 Steve was very phlegmatic and polite about it - assumed his record was going down:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhW9iMwKw_Q
I hadn't seen this. Thanks for posting it!
thoughts on farah wrote:
“The aim is definitely go after that British record for sure. But at the same time, you know, in my mind, since 2014 to now, I’ve learned a lot more and done a lot more. So see how it goes I guess, but I guess the aim is just one step at a time, go out set a British record, see what I can do and then see what happens.”
Not exactly brimming with confidence...
Really??
I mean, his PR is 2:08 and he basically pledges to break it by over a minute, running 2:07-low or likely 2:06 since the record is only 13 ticks over 2:07:00.
Sounds confident to me. If he said he thought he would certainly run the Euro record, or a 2:05, or anything more ambitious, posters here would be crying that he was too arrogant.
Who cares.
Farah is a douchebag, I seem to remember him cutting somebody off, or unfairly blocking someone out, on the track.
I hope he DNF's and we never have to see him again.
KAWAUCHI !
I disagree wrote:
thoughts on farah wrote:
“The aim is definitely go after that British record for sure. But at the same time, you know, in my mind, since 2014 to now, I’ve learned a lot more and done a lot more. So see how it goes I guess, but I guess the aim is just one step at a time, go out set a British record, see what I can do and then see what happens.”
Not exactly brimming with confidence...
Really??
I mean, his PR is 2:08 and he basically pledges to break it by over a minute, running 2:07-low or likely 2:06 since the record is only 13 ticks over 2:07:00.
Sounds confident to me. If he said he thought he would certainly run the Euro record, or a 2:05, or anything more ambitious, posters here would be crying that he was too arrogant.
I should have left out the "Not exactly brimming with confidence" statement at the end. I was trying to convey that Farah's comments seem to indicate that his focus is on running for time, rather than competing. In other words, he does not appear confident with respect to trying to win the race.
thoughts on farah wrote:
I lean toward Farah going with the leaders, at least through the half, even if it goes out at WR pace. Hanging back and time trialing a 2:06/2:07 is incompatible with Farah's disposition as a competitor and I remember he expressed regret at using that approach in 2014. Also, Farah is 35 and likely only has a few more shots at being competitive at the elite level.
But after reading this article, I'm not sure. If Farah were truly expecting to compete for the win, I don't think he would talk like this:
“The aim is definitely go after that British record for sure. But at the same time, you know, in my mind, since 2014 to now, I’ve learned a lot more and done a lot more. So see how it goes I guess, but I guess the aim is just one step at a time, go out set a British record, see what I can do and then see what happens.”
Not exactly brimming with confidence...
Yeah, he knows he isn't going to do anything now that he is off the juice. He is basically milking it at the end of his career. He is done, seems not everyone has realized it yet so why retire when you can get appearance fees.
LetsRun.com wrote:
What an incredible Boston Marathon. That being said, we didn't even get to sleep in our own bed as it was straight from the Boston press room to the airport for a redeye to London for Mo Farah's press event today.
We're glad we made the trip.
The last two years, the leaders have hit halfway in London in 61:24 and 61:41. If they leaders go out on world record pace, we asked Frah if he would be bold enough to go with them?
“If that’s what the guys are doing, why not?” Farah said.
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/04/lrc-london-day-1-mo-farah-wants-british-record-potentially-lot-returns-marathon/
What is he trying to explain in that picture? Where they injected the EPO into his head?
Mo is lying. He is not good enough to set a WR.
I hope someone else who's first or last name starts with an M beats him at the line and does the Mukbot in his face