• The end is nigh
      • Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 8:39AM
      • The end is nigh
      • As he just decided to move back to the 10000, Cheptegei clocks 26:38 on road, showing who da boss is.

        Then to add insult to injury, Mo's European marathon record gets demolished, by nearly a minute, also in Valencia.

        Perhaps it's a sign ....
    • who retires on top?
      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 8:51AM - in reply to The end is nigh
      • who retires on top?
      • I can only think of two famous big time athletes who retired on top, Jim Brown and Barry Sanders. Brown was filming movie Dirty Dozen. Original Cleveland Browns were fining him daily for missing training camp. Brown told Browns if you're going to fine me, I retire. Barry Sanders preferred to participate in a spread offense: four receivers and Sanders as only running back. Sanders was told going forward, Lions were going to use a fullback. Sanders, retired. Steve Ovett, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Johnny Unitas, Fran Tarkenton, Joe Namath, Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter. Most greats stick around too long.
    • Participant.Ribbon_da.JV.Scrub
      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 9:02AM - in reply to The end is nigh
      • Participant.Ribbon_da.JV.Scrub
      • The end is nigh wrote:

        As he just decided to move back to the 10000, Cheptegei clocks 26:38 on road, showing who da boss is.

        Then to add insult to injury, Mo's European marathon record gets demolished, by nearly a minute, also in Valencia.

        Perhaps it's a sign ....

        Mo yesterday: I’m running for 10k gold

        ***Cheptegei has entered the chat***
    • who retires on top?
      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 9:52AM - in reply to What about El G?
      • who retires on top?
      • What about El G? wrote:

        What about El G?

        el G retiring at age 30 or so was strange. Was el G training through injuries in 2004? If not, his retirement was unusual. As I stated, when Jim Brown and Barry Sanders retired, they had reasons. Mohammad Farah's situation is more similar to Miruts Yifter's situation. Yifter was most likely 38 when he won Olympic gold. There was no downside for Yifter launching a T&F comeback. Yifter felt Viren was walking around with Yifter's 1972 Olympics 5000m gold medal. Also, nine months in prison, no doubt pissed off Yifter. Five-thousand metres in Yifter's opinion was his best event. Historians at some point will have more insight into el G's early retirement.
    • The end is nigh
      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 10:00AM - in reply to any left?
      • The end is nigh
      • any left? wrote:

        Does Farah have any Euro records left?

        He still has the 1500m European record I think
    • Participant.Ribbon_da.JV.Scrub
      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 10:04AM - in reply to who retires on top?
      • Participant.Ribbon_da.JV.Scrub
      • who retires on top? wrote:

        What about El G? wrote:

        What about El G?

        el G retiring at age 30 or so was strange.

        Historians at some point will have more insight into el G's early retirement.

        Was it strange? What else could El G have accomplished? His resume is almost perfect.

        World Records at 1500, mile, 2k
        Olympic double 1500/5k Gold
        World Championship Gold

        The only things missing on his resume:

        Footlocker win
        National High School Mile WR
        D1 XC Natty Win
        NCAA Titles/Records
        ‘Thon NR/PR
    • Macdaddg
      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 10:06AM - in reply to Dwayne
      • Macdaddg
      • Dwayne wrote:

        Farah is just another classic narcissist running scared, frantically looking for some way not to be forgotten. Going to end in tears.

        Letsrun: Our sport is dying, we need athletes to step up more. Where’s he entertainment?

        Also letsrun: (see dumb quoted post)
    • who retires on top?
      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 10:21AM - in reply to Participant.Ribbon_da.JV.Scrub
      • who retires on top?
      • Participant.Ribbon_da.JV.Scrub wrote:

        who retires on top? wrote:

        What about El G? wrote:

        What about El G?

        el G retiring at age 30 or so was strange.

        Historians at some point will have more insight into el G's early retirement.

        Was it strange? What else could El G have accomplished? His resume is almost perfect.

        World Records at 1500, mile, 2k
        Olympic double 1500/5k Gold
        World Championship Gold

        The only things missing on his resume:

        Footlocker win
        National High School Mile WR
        D1 XC Natty Win
        NCAA Titles/Records
        ‘Thon NR/PR

        el G, retired to do what at about age 30? el G retiring was not like U.S. 100m dash sprinters retiring from T&F from 1930 to 1980 to attempt to be a N.F.L. receiver. If runners from 1950s to 1970s could have made money participating in T&F while also remaining Olympic eligible, runners would not have stopped at two gold medals.
    • zipp0
      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 10:25AM - in reply to Dwayne
      • zipp0
      • Dwayne wrote:

        Farah is just another classic narcissist running scared, frantically looking for some way not to be forgotten. Going to end in tears.

        Or it's going to end in an interview with Oprah.
    • Mo Botic
      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 11:48AM - in reply to zipp0
      • Mo Botic
      • zipp0 wrote:

        Dwayne wrote:

        Farah is just another classic narcissist running scared, frantically looking for some way not to be forgotten. Going to end in tears.

        Or it's going to end in an interview with Oprah.

        THIS!!! It's a Lance scenario all over again. His ego can't take it to be yesterday's news. Right in the middle of the whole Alberto saga no less! He better cover his tracks well because they are coming for him!
    • HarrierStu
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      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 1:47PM - in reply to Mo Botic
      • HarrierStu
        registered
      • Totally agree. Guys like Lance and Mo just can’t help themselves. The likelihood he cheated is very high. A normal Joe could walk away, but Mo ant stand the thought of someone else being at the top. Mo probably has borderline personality disorder. Conflict and scandal follow him every where he goes. Five years from now he will be making his rounds on podcasts, network tv, etc. pleading his case that he had no choice to cheat because everyone was doing it.
        The sport would be better off if he would just go away.
    • high school xc coach
      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 1:56PM - in reply to HarrierStu
      • high school xc coach
      • the last time mo ran a 10k, he won a world championship, with one of his fastest world championship times. this is something he has been thinking about since early this year. he was very close to participating in doha. nobody ever took his crown from him. he still feels like he is pretty fast. no reason for him to step down without testing himself one more time.
    • Guess what...
      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 2:03PM - in reply to Participant.Ribbon_da.JV.Scrub
      • Guess what...
      • Participant.Ribbon_da.JV.Scrub wrote:

        The end is nigh wrote:

        As he just decided to move back to the 10000, Cheptegei clocks 26:38 on road, showing who da boss is.

        Then to add insult to injury, Mo's European marathon record gets demolished, by nearly a minute, also in Valencia.

        Perhaps it's a sign ....

        Mo yesterday: I’m running for 10k gold

        ***Cheptegei has entered the chat***

        Seb Coe doing the Sydney Olympics commentary on TV said he would put his house on El G winning gold in the 1500, guess what...
    • Abeneziel
      • RE: Mo Farah should retire 12/1/2019 2:30PM - in reply to Guess what...
      • Abeneziel
      • Mo Farah has found a dead end:

        - He is getting bullied in the marathon and dropping in the world rankins, the only athlete to not improve his times in this Vaporflys years

        - a new strong generation of track runner has emerged, which give him little hope to perform at 35+ on track. Cheptegai , Kejelcha look too strong against him in the 10k and the 5k look hopeless with Edriss, Barega and the others.

        - The only coach who made him successful at age 28 and after had been banned for doping violations

        - He is getting suspected and interrogated by his own english media and has been getting into fight in Ethiopia.