If Mo ran London and Brigid did too, what are the chances of Brigid running a faster time? It would be cool if they let the elite woman start with the elite men. I can see Mo gritting his teeth as he hurtles past Buckingham Palace at 11 mph. Meanwhile Kosgei is closing in on him at 12 mph and holds her hand out to tap his ass as she pashes by.
I'm sure you'd love to get your ass tapped by Bekele, Banana Bread
It may be the case that Mo is trying to convince the world that he can do it without Salazar and thus offset the doping allegations.
Like you say I cannot help but feel he is heading towards sitting on that couch with Oprah (herself a marathon finisher but not a doper) to explain what he was up to.
He could go down as the most decorated and smartest track distance runner of all time OR take his place on the podium next to Armstrong as arguably the most deceitful athlete to ever have worn a pair of shorts.
I get the impression sometimes that Mo is not a very bright / intelligent guy in the real world and could put up a defense that he was coerced into this by Salazar and had a large family to feed including a high maintenance wife.
There are worse things going on in the world so maybe people will just say they totally understand his motives etc. and offer forgiveness. Of course, if it happens, it may well be busiest and happiest day ever on this LRC / INCEL forum.
who retires on top? wrote:
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.
John Elway.
Last two seasons, Super Bowl wins with a with a SB MVP for good measure, then off into the sunset.
If he wants to give it a go then why not?
There are plenty of people who are going to the Olympics who have zero chance of reaching a final... should they all stay at home?
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Red Bull (who sponsors Mondo) calls Mondo the pole vaulting Usain Bolt. Is that a fair comparison?