RE: Official 2013 Great North Run - Bekele, Geb and Mo, Meseret and Tirunesh - Race Thread 9/15/2013 9:17AM - in reply to Dennis Reynolds Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Heres my list of just a few from top of my head who are better than Farah, theres a few more I'm sure, so he aint even top 5!!!


1.Bekele
5k-12:37 (WR)
10k-26:17 (WR)
HM-60:09 (Debut)

2.Gebreselassie
5k-12:39
10k-26:22
HM-58:55

3.Tergat
5k-12:48
10k-26:27
HM- 59:05

4.Tadese
5k-12:58
10k-26:35
HM- 58.23 (WR)

5.Wanjiru
5k-13.12
10k-26.41
HM-58.33
*Wanjiru also had a 2:05 in Marathon and done this all before the age of 25, he will surely of been much higher in the list if he fulfilled his potential

Farah
5k-12:53
10k-26:46
HM-60:10


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3.28 is a fantastic time, but hes not a GREAT 1500m runner, because he ran 1time. An all-time great shows consistency in class and times, medals etc.

When have you seen Farah as capable of breaking WR at 5k with 13:24 and 13:27wins in the olympics and WC, you do know WR is 12:37 lol

10k he does not stand a chance 26:17 is INSANE, thats like an average of 63seconds a lap, not 66seconds - BIG DIFFERENCE.

Hawkins explain to me what is great about sitting on the shoulder of a 20yr old then out kicking him in the last lap? Where was Farah for all these years, when the Sihine, Tadese, Bekele and the Kenyans were destroying him over and over again.

Farah at the age of 25 was losing in the semis of the 5k at the Worlds

So if Farah is an all time great, theres quite a few runners who also deserve it based on the fact that they are simply better than him

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GLACIER: Farah je "east African", argument s talentem je uplne mimo, o ten tu vubec nejde.

It was a smirk and that was his half-marathon debut. I truly believe Mo Farah cannot be considered a great upon the likes of Haile or Bekele, its pretty insulting. I mean Haile has run sub-59 in the HM, Bekele has the ability to challenge for the WR in the Half Marathon (58:23), but Mo Farah does not stand a chance.

Mo Farah Sileshi Sihine Zeresenay Tadese
5k - 12:53 5k- 12.47 5k- 12.58
10k - 26:46 10k - 26.38 10k - 26.35
HM - 60:09 HM - 60.47 HM - 58.23

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RE: KENENISA MF BEKELE 9/15/2013 7:29AM - in reply to f a duck Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Farah has won races in such slow times, it is almost a joke for him to be considered great. There were better runners than Mo Farah however they were against the might of Bekele in his prime. Sihine and Tadese are better runners than Farah in my opinion. How can Mo Farah be considered an all time great?

Mo Farah does not have COMPARABLE talent to us East Africans, I mean Alberto Salazar is making Farah sleep in some oxygen tent 12hrs a day (DAILY MAIL) and is using facilities Africans can only DREAM of and yet only beats (19-22yr olds) them by a small distance with a CRAP time (Some of the slowest championship track wins in the 21st century). Yet people are oblivious to this fact.

Its not hate, its brutal honesty, look at him today. This is his 3rd race in the HM and cannot break sub-60, you say I'm expecting too much, Tadese done it in his 2nd attempt and Bekele I believe still had another gear towards the end (HE SMIRKED). Bekele is the REAL threat to both WR in the HM and full marathon, however Farah should stay on track and beat this young, but so far weak generation cos he has no place on the road.


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A co to bylo vůbec za závod..jsem nějak mimo.

Mně teda přišlo, že kdyby ho Bekele nezablokoval, tak by ho dal. :-)

Jinak prize money pro prvního Brita je mnohem větší než pro prvního celkově a appearance fee měl Farah taky skoro mnohem větší. Tipuju, že si Farah porážkou od Bekeleho dneska vydělal tak třikrát víc než Bekele.

MAKOSHARK: jasně, běhaly se tam časy pod hodinu, ale chyběla současná světová elita, jako Tadese, Tsegay a jiní, tak jsem to myslel :)

KEVIN182: Upřímně, myslím, že moc rychlý to závod to nebyl a uvidíme, jak si Kenenisa povede s lepšími soupeři než Farah. Myslím, že kdyby tam byl někdo z Keňanů, co běhají marathon za 2:04, tak tomuhle triu utekl někde na 15km - asi jako v ženách Keňanka, která někde kolem toho 15km zrychlila asi na 2km do tempa tak 2:56:)
A jsem zvědav, co řekne Kenenisa na tu ztrátu na 10km.

MAKOSHARK: Neveřil jsem, že se dokáže vrátit...tohle byla reklama na atletiku :) A Haile je mazák, o tom žádná...Celkově to byl rychlý závod mi přišlo a Jeptoo málem překonala rekord Radcliffový.

MAKOSHARK: Mně se víc líbilo... Look at Mo, Kenenisa almost washed off the smile from his face... Málem jsem si ho VYNDAL.... Poslední tři až pět kilometrů už měl i špatnou techniku a rozhodně se nesmál..moc tě prosím sepis to ještě jednou

MAKOSHARK: http://livestreaming.cz/eurosport-2-live-streaming/