Mo Farah goes home DEVASTATED and outclassed

Oh Please wrote:

10 Olympic and World gold medals, 3:28 1500 to 2:05 Major marathon win. Mo will be ok I think.

Not only okay. Mo Farah be remembered far longer and far above the other names in this thread.

This site is a comedy act. That's why you have a thousands posts drooling over a contrived record.

Once that record falls via another contrived attempt Mo Farah will still own all those medals and ever-increasing legend status.

moe is close to GOAT

despite whatever soft PEDs al sal gave the boys.

you realize EPO was the thing back in Komen days, where the boys ran sub 1240. 5k. and they could have run sub 1200 for 3 mile in the right race. with all the juice.

but mo is annoying.

hate him for that if you will.

Aden for pharma support, Alberto for testing and coaching advice, Rupp for a training dummy. "It takes a village".

Awsi Dooger wrote:

Oh Please wrote:

10 Olympic and World gold medals, 3:28 1500 to 2:05 Major marathon win. Mo will be ok I think.

Not only okay. Mo Farah be remembered far longer and far above the other names in this thread.

This site is a comedy act. That's why you have a thousands posts drooling over a contrived record.

Once that record falls via another contrived attempt Mo Farah will still own all those medals and ever-increasing legend status.

People will remember Bekele, Gebrselassie, and Kipchoge long after they have forgotten about Farah. He sucks at the marathon and doesn't have any meaningful world records. If he would have had a normal career instead of suddenly getting good in his late 20s (nothing to see here), you probably wouldn't even know his name.

El Keniano wrote:

To be fair, the British Press haven't been kind.

https://twitter.com/danroan/status/1182718118935846912?s=20

For the first time in my life I felt sorry for him. It was like having a bunch of rabid dogs attacking you and all you got to defend yourself is a lanyard.

no surprise really wrote:

Yeah, he learned how to win as soon as all the top dogs left and he had a complete transformation at the age of 27 (nothing to see here lol). Mo was definitely a good racer on the track (trash at the marathon though), but that doesn't mean he's the GOAT. His accomplishments pale in comparison to those of Bekele, Gebrselassie, El Guerrouj, etc.

Well he can only beat who lines up to race. Like with everything in life you need a bit of luck for the stars to align for you. Sydney McLaughlin would have won the world championships had she not the "misfortune" of being active at the same time as the fastest hurdler ever.

Mo did not have a complete transformation at the age of 27. Do you realize he was 6th at the world championships when he was 24? Not sure why you guys always pretend he had never done anything before he joined AlSa. By your logic people like Shelby Houlihan or Clayton Murphy are just average athletes. Every career is a journey. If Houlihan or Murphy ever won the Olympics you probably wouldn't be surprised. Mo was in contention for years but his set up was not that professional.

facts and reason wrote:

https://swiftgirlathletics.wordpress.com/2019/04/26/a-not-so-brief-history-of-mo-farahs-relationship-with-jama-aden

"Mo Farah publishes his autobiography, 'Twin Ambitions' and confirms that he has, by 2013, known Jama Aden for a considerable amount of time." He lied about his relationship with Coach Aden.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/33/71/f9/3371f9800cea935890e60eaedc520c3d--mo-farah-loneliness.jpg

Mohamed took advantage of weaker competition because Africans started to move to the marathon for prize money.

He didn't lie about his relationship with Coach Aden. Everyone in middle/long distance running knew Coach Aden as that's where he lived worked for many years. Just like everyone in the US knows Jerry Schumacher etc etc. Doesn't mean anything or does it?

And to your second point I would say well good for him if he was smart enough to enter in the race where he has the best chance of winning. Not sure what your point is.

Hmm no wrote:

He didn't lie about his relationship with Coach Aden. Everyone in middle/long distance running knew Coach Aden as that's where he lived worked for many years. Just like everyone in the US knows Jerry Schumacher etc etc. Doesn't mean anything or does it?

And to your second point I would say well good for him if he was smart enough to enter in the race where he has the best chance of winning. Not sure what your point is.

Everyone in middle/long distance running in the UK this was meant to say.

The stars did align for Mo. He spent much of his career getting manhandled by superior athletes who actually belong on the all-time list, and only started getting good when they declined and eventually moved to the roads.

6th at Worlds in 2007, didn't even make it out of his heat in the Olympics in 2008, 7th at Worlds in 2009, 1st at Worlds in 2011, then the double at the Olympics in 2012. Prior to 2011, he was "in contention" in the same way guys like Solinsky and Tegenkamp were (good enough to make Worlds/Olympics but absolutely zero chance of medaling). Mo went from being a middling talent with no kick to an almost unbeatable racer with a lethal finish. At the age of 27. But Aden only held the stopwatch, right?

doctorj wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

To be fair, the British Press haven't been kind.

https://twitter.com/danroan/status/1182718118935846912?s=20

For the first time in my life I felt sorry for him. It was like having a bunch of rabid dogs attacking you and all you got to defend yourself is a lanyard.

Yeah I sort of feel that he is being picked on unfairly given the context. He has had a stellar career as a long distance runner - who else has ran 3-28 for 1500m and then 2h 05 to win a major marathon?? OK he may or may not have been doping but that applies to every single elite these days. In fact I have much less confidence in the Kenyans or Ethiopians being clean compared with Farah. I sometimes wonder whether the doping should be just made legal given that it is so obvious that the IAAF and other governing bodies are not really willing to take the necessary measures to stop it. At least the sport would be less hypocritical than it now is.

no surprise really wrote:

The stars did align for Mo. He spent much of his career getting manhandled by superior athletes who actually belong on the all-time list, and only started getting good when they declined and eventually moved to the roads.

6th at Worlds in 2007, didn't even make it out of his heat in the Olympics in 2008, 7th at Worlds in 2009, 1st at Worlds in 2011, then the double at the Olympics in 2012. Prior to 2011, he was "in contention" in the same way guys like Solinsky and Tegenkamp were (good enough to make Worlds/Olympics but absolutely zero chance of medaling). Mo went from being a middling talent with no kick to an almost unbeatable racer with a lethal finish. At the age of 27. But Aden only held the stopwatch, right?

Farah already had a faster 1500m PR before he joined the NOP than Solinsky or Tegenkamp ever had.

Aden was NEVER Farah's coach. He was coached by Alan Storey who was not as hands on and didn't go on training camps

I'm no fan of Mo, but to his credit he gave no excuses after the race:

"Today was not my day....!! I just have to accept hard defeat and move on..!! This is what sport is all about!!!"

And I doubt he "planned" to run 2:09 and limp to the finish as some you formerD1Runnerswhonevermadeit are insinuating.

Caught you Mo and I see Eliud and Kenny not far away in the distance

Mo is really heading into Armstrong territory now. Perhaps he should retire while he is ahead of the pack. Remember it was Lance's inability to retire that led to his downfall. Mo should have copied another British legend Kelly Holmes and ran for the hills with a bag of gold medals before anyone started asking questions.

EssosLindi wrote:

He still managed to finish slightly before Kosgei, the women winner. I guess that's what he will cling on.

He ran the second half exactly 1 second faster than Brigid.

Hmm no wrote:

Mo did not have a complete transformation at the age of 27. Do you realize he was 6th at the world championships when he was 24? Not sure why you guys always pretend he had never done anything before he joined AlSa. By your logic people like Shelby Houlihan or Clayton Murphy are just average athletes. Every career is a journey. If Houlihan or Murphy ever won the Olympics you probably wouldn't be surprised. Mo was in contention for years but his set up was not that professional.

It's a complete transformation.

Of course Mo Farah was not a hobby jogger , he was an elite who was placing finals or was getting eliminated in the heat. He had a worldwide level, but far from enough to win.

The complete transformation is that he turned from an average worldwide pro to an absolute champion winning two Olympic doubles and several world titles.

How many exemple have you of that in athletics? Even in all sports? People don't turn from average to absolute champion for so long at 28 years old in a physical sport.

Carlos Lopes.

Farah didn't get much faster, if at all, from 2010 onwards. He got smarter and learned how to control races so he could use his superior finish to clean house. He wouldn't have won as many medals if rabbits were allowed in championships but there's good reasons why they aren't. Throughout his career I don't think he's ever had the fastest 5k or 10k time in the world for that year but he's been the best racer in the field.

So yeah, he's no Berkeley but anyone with that much metal in their collection is a legend in the sport

Mo was pretty good, but it's all over now.