What a race that Great North Run was. Whether or not it was an out-kicking situation or a holding-off-a-kick situation is just semantics. The takeaway from that race is that a semi retired, out of shape Bekele soundly beat Farah the pretender.
Watch how Farah is turning himself inside out while Bekele opens a gap in the final meters while laughing to himself.
As a side note, the life of Bekele fans these past years is one of extreme fasts. I remember being exuberant after the 2013 race, then we had Paris. Then nothing truly great until Berlin 2016, and more waiting until Berlin 2019. Hopefully that was just a taste of what we can expect in London.