It’s official- Farah is the most overrated runner in history

Pre is more overrated

Mo wouldn’t of won Boston either FYI. Maybe I’m wrong. He could’ve won it a different year probably just not this past year imo.

Pre pre pre pre wrote:

Mo wouldn’t of won Boston either FYI. Maybe I’m wrong. He could’ve won it a different year probably just not this past year imo.

Wouldn’t of couldn’t of shouldn’t of

Pre pre pre pre wrote:

Mo wouldn’t of won Boston either FYI. Maybe I’m wrong. He could’ve won it a different year probably just not this past year imo.

Boston? Where? What's that?

yep pre is only famoue because he died in a car crash, medicore runner

Gggggg wrote:

Obviously the man can’t produce a threatening time (sub 2:04) that will challenge the top runners in the world, not to mention him being two levels below Kipchoge. All his track career is nothing but taking an opportunity that the big guns had moved to the road. He never produced challenging times on the track. Now that he is forced to run fast, he can’t handle it. He can go to Boston next year. If he coulda he woulda

Pretty spot on.

Gggggg wrote:

Obviously the man can’t produce a threatening time (sub 2:04) that will challenge the top runners in the world, not to mention him being two levels below Kipchoge. All his track career is nothing but taking an opportunity that the big guns had moved to the road. He never produced challenging times on the track. Now that he is forced to run fast, he can’t handle it. He can go to Boston next year. If he coulda he woulda

+1

Go to the front and slow people down to use his sudden kick that developed around 2011 (at age 28).

I'm sure you'd be equally discrediting of a US 4 x Olympic and 6 x world champion to not running roads to prove his "worth"

Total farce wrote:

Gggggg wrote:

Obviously the man can’t produce a threatening time (sub 2:04) that will challenge the top runners in the world, not to mention him being two levels below Kipchoge. All his track career is nothing but taking an opportunity that the big guns had moved to the road. He never produced challenging times on the track. Now that he is forced to run fast, he can’t handle it. He can go to Boston next year. If he coulda he woulda

+1

Go to the front and slow people down to use his sudden kick that developed around 2011 (at age 28).

All the races I saw, he went to the back, played cat and mouse with them at the front, and then was able to unleash a fierce kick because no-one was good enough to remove the sting. Oh, and let's not forget the 2017 WC win, where he fell and still won at sub-27 at a canter.

Please guys: shouldn't have; couldn't have; wouldn't have.

Pre pre pre pre wrote:

Pre is more overrated

Pre’s legend is based on the fact that he never got the opportunity to run in his prime but he completely dominated the college ranks and his age group. The legend is about what could have been not his 4th place finish.

Gggggg wrote:

Obviously the man can’t produce a threatening time (sub 2:04) that will challenge the top runners in the world, not to mention him being two levels below Kipchoge. All his track career is nothing but taking an opportunity that the big guns had moved to the road. He never produced challenging times on the track. Now that he is forced to run fast, he can’t handle it. He can go to Boston next year. If he coulda he woulda

Mohammed Farah is the eleventh fastest 1500m runner ever. Farah is one of only 14 men to ever race sub-3:29 1500m. At age 36, Farah, as of now has not been able to break 2:05 for Marathon. You stated very tough words for a career 3:28.xx 1500m/2:05:xx Marathoner. Your response: If Farah was so great at 1500m, why did he not race 1500m at World Championships &/or Olympics? Obviously, Farah did not want to kick against the world's best 1500m at W.C. &/or Olympics.

"Wouldn't of" and "couldn't of" are not proper English. Come on already.

Or, maybe, it takes a different skill set to win a track race than to run a very fast marathon time.

Mo beat a lot of the top marathon guys (including Kipchoge) on the track in Championship races.

Grammar Guy wrote:

"Wouldn't of" and "couldn't of" are not proper English. Come on already.

Did I state what you are stating?

You are likely the type of person that ranks people in hierarchical order on their email recipient lines. Grammar Guy clearly is not detail-oriented enough to care.

Mo marathon career won’t get significantly better. Third class marathoner. First being Kipchoge, second all the others that run sub 2:04 times and low 2:04, he belongs to a third group of above 2:05 extremely overrated runners. He’s track career doesn’t impress anyone. Times that don’t challenge the top times in the world in an era that track has already passed from the scene in favor of road marathons. Now that he is racing with the greatest talents he is where he belongs- fifth place. I know it, you know it. Case closed.

You should restate your claim in full:-

"Farah is the most overrated Double Double Olympic Gold Medal winning distance runner in history".

? Moran!

You realize wrote:

Pre pre pre pre wrote:

Pre is more overrated

Pre’s legend is based on the fact that he never got the opportunity to run in his prime but he completely dominated the college ranks and his age group. The legend is about what could have been not his 4th place finish.

Pre dominated his age group? What does that mean?

Pre pre pre pre wrote:

Mo wouldn’t of won Boston either FYI. Maybe I’m wrong. He could’ve won it a different year probably just not this past year imo.

In his real marathon career, he was 3rd at London on a hot day with bad pacing in 2:06. He won Chicago last fall with a 2:05, running a somewhat strategic/even effort off of an honest pace. Now he's 5th in 2:05. The marathon is a tricky event and tough to get right. I think a lot of this is an overreaction. He was hurting big time at the finish. It wasn't his day today. He can likely get down to 2:03-2:04. He went out in 1:01:38 today. If he's running Boston or a Championship style marathon his speed becomes more of a factor. I would not have wanted to see Farah on my shoulder down Boylston Street this year in a 2:08 sprint finish. He probably won't go to Boston since London will do what Boston does with Americans. It'll be interesting to see him back in Chicago this fall. I wouldn't be surprised to see a 2:03 winning time if the weather is good & it wouldn't surprise me if Farah was the one who does it.

All of this defending of Farah makes me feel a little gross. I'm certainly not a fan of the guy but until he actually gets caught doping he's the same as any other runner. & for what it's worth he doesn't seem the DNS or DNF. He shows up knowing he's not quite where he needs to be. He's doing a bit better than Bekele or some other guys who have run fast and drop once they fall off. I'll give him that at the very least.