Mo Farah is SCREWED

Nothing here for Farah to worry about. He'll let them take it out for maybe 5 laps, move to the front by 10-12, slow it right down, kick them over 800. There no way the rest of the field will work to keep the pace high enough to burn Farah for 20+ laps. The minor players start thinking about how they can maybe take a silver or bronze if they can just keep the pace moderate enough and stop cooperating with Rhonex and Cheptegei

We already knew he wasn't going to win the 10k. Cheptegei and Kejelcha will both kick his ass, and even Rhonex might beat him depending on how fast the race is.

He is a complete non-factor in the marathon. He couldn't win even if Kipchoge and Bekele stayed home.

Star wrote:

Geb couldn’t win a third Olympic 10,000.

Neither could Bekele.

Farrah hit his doping older than them.

What makes anyone think he would win a third.

If he does it’s just gravy.

fify

Obligatory Farah bash.

Two posts in, I've read a 'Discus' and 'Farrah'. I'll give it a miss.

runderun wrote:

Nothing here for Farah to worry about. He'll let them take it out for maybe 5 laps, move to the front by 10-12, slow it right down, kick them over 800. There no way the rest of the field will work to keep the pace high enough to burn Farah for 20+ laps. The minor players start thinking about how they can maybe take a silver or bronze if they can just keep the pace moderate enough and stop cooperating with Rhonex and Cheptegei

This sounds about right

Curious when was the last time an Olympic 10K was run at a fast pace?

Anyone that knows can throw in the answer to a 5k or 1,500 butt what are the odds of a 10K being run fast in the Olympics?

What percent of Olympic 10K has been run at a fast pace to take the legs out of the guy with the strongest kick?

Never at olympics but in the World championship, it has been run fairly fast (sub 26:50) in 2003, 2009, 2017 and 2019.

With 2019 being the first time the faster finisher (Kejelcha) has been eroded enough for Cheptegai to outkick him.

Nostradamus2 wrote:

Mo Farah is SCREWED, but it has nothing to do with future gold medals.

Just wait for it.

Wait for it, huh?

Hope you know something, friend.

But we grow weary in this corrupt little world.

The litmus test will be the 1500. Mo has multiple Sub 3:30 which is the sharpest tool to have over the second half of a championship track 10k.

If Mo gets the 1500 down to 3:31...

Would love to see rupp getting a third medal and mo without a medal

big dave222 wrote:

Farah is continually underestimated on these boards.

It doesn't matter if it's a 26:50 race or a 28:00 flat race. Farah mercilessly cucks Cheptegei and Rhonex in the final 800 meters. Also, 50/50 chance Rhonex tests positive before Tokyo.

50/50 chance for any of them to test positive before Tokyo

I simply with this clown would retire and go away.

Never underestimate the heart of a champion. Mo still has a good chance at gold.

Javelin

I honestly didn't know he was still running. I thought he retired. When did he last race? I can't remember a single result from 2019.

They usually crack down hard on doping in olympic years

Rhonex and Cheptegei are racing fast and collecting road race money now with olympiic season far away. a lot of the time in olympics you will see guys who have time trialed and collected prize money fall right off because of crack down on doping and they dont want to risk their whole careers/money earning potential for one tightly regulated race. There also exists opposite effect where some really bold people risk it all on olympics and dope to gills risking it all. but for these guys rhonex and cheptegei there exists more momey on road races then olympics so i could see them being sub par at olympics then returning to road and doping to gills amd going sub 26 for a lot of money.

You won’t see a winning time under 26:30. Tokyo in August is hot plus I don’t see it going out much faster than 13:50 at best the first 5000. Most Olympic or championship 10000 meters are won 27:00 to 27:20, with 13:50/ 13:15 splits on average

Nostradamus2 wrote:

Mo Farah is SCREWED, but it has nothing to do with future gold medals.

Just wait for it.

Somethings are in his favour here:

1. Salazar won't talk cos that wd get him a lifetime ban from implicating himself. And it wd take down other athletes too. I am thinking pple are being motivated not to talk

2. The British will suppress any doping evidence, Farrah is very big for them

3. Only chance is a whistleblower in which case pple get divided and discussing authenticity etc

Mo and his wife are stepping away and moving to Canada

If Mo can manage to get a sneaky little fridge into his training camps again and avoid all the testers miraculously again. Then he has a chance, albeit a small one.

The day he gets done will be a good day.

sounds like you know something