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Elite Athletics Thread

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Serendippily 13 Oct 4:56pm, 13 Oct 2019 14485 posts	Serendippily I’m not sure about decline but I do think Farah isn’t choice no 1 at the moment. Difficult as he gets good sponsorship on the basis of being a winner but for performance he’d be better off radar for a bit and letting his marathon performances set expectations rather his 10ks
postieboy 13 Oct 5:18pm, 13 Oct 2019 6249 posts	postieboy Farah didn't look in decline at the GNR, maybe the marathon isn't his distance. I can see him going back to the track for Tokyo.
larkim 13 Oct 6:36pm, 13 Oct 2019 9047 posts	larkim Need to give Farah time to explain why today didn't go well, of course. As a fanboy, I hope it was a blip and there's much better still to come. At worst GB should have a strong team in Tokyo!
jda 13 Oct 6:40pm, 13 Oct 2019 5501 posts	jda Hmmm. Can't deny him his 2:05 which was a strong performance, but he's not really looking like a world class performer and he's run out of years.
postieboy 13 Oct 7:35pm, 13 Oct 2019 6250 posts	postieboy A slower, tactical marathon which you tend to get at a championship would suit Farah more. Having said that if Kipchoge defends his title and is on form, the rest are battling for silver. I'd recommend to Mo that he should keep a low profile, avoid press confrontation and focus fully on what races he enters. A marathon isn't the start line that hides distractions. Bekele has just run a 2:01.41 marathon at the age of 37 with more miles on his clock than Farah so age can't be an excuse. It's not like he's been ravaged by injuries either unlike Bekele who's regularly crocked.
jda 13 Oct 10:34pm, 13 Oct 2019 5502 posts	jda I didn't just mean he was too old but I don't believe he's got time to learn/adapt to it. Not at the top level.
postieboy 6:21am 6:21am, 14 Oct 2019 6253 posts	postieboy He's competed in five marathons already. That's more than enough time to have learned how to run the race.
Serendippily 6:26am 6:26am, 14 Oct 2019 14498 posts	Serendippily Not a bad time for all that. I don’t know if it is possible for him to shift enough time to become the very best or to challenge the very best though. I think he may be able to medal and go from there but it will be tough
SPR 1:11pm 1:11pm, 14 Oct 2019 29505 posts	SPR Kosgei only decided to use the Next% after seeing Kipchoge's run according to Letsrun quote of the day which links to this: letsrun.com

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A thread to discuss any interesting stories or developments in elite athletics.

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BBC Athletics Coverage - bbc.co.uk

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