Association with Jama Aden and training camps secreted away in Ethiopia should be enough to dispel any of these fairytales.
Punch ups with pensioners in the park, fights in gebreselassie’s hotel, berating flight attendants, and creating false race narratives in the tube are only icing on the cake for this scammer. Any mention of his false shock of Salazar accusations or lying regarding his whereabouts add to the story, but his fake foundation and his wife’s downright theft of money at her spa amplify and delineate the type of character being discussed.
Association with Jama Aden and training camps secreted away in Ethiopia should be enough to dispel any of these fairytales.
Punch ups with pensioners in the park, fights in gebreselassie’s hotel, berating flight attendants, and creating false race narratives in the tube are only icing on the cake for this scammer. Any mention of his false shock of Salazar accusations or lying regarding his whereabouts add to the story, but his fake foundation and his wife’s downright theft of money at her spa amplify and delineate the type of character being discussed.
Could you explain how what you suggest his wife did "amplify and delineate" his own character. Is there a public record of this incident?
You do realize the race WAS at sea level. It was held in PORT-Gentil, Gabon, a seaport city for crying out loud.
I meant huge humidity factor being equivalent to altitude in terms of time loss. Similar handicap.
No it’s not. Can you guys stop selling this snake oil? I ran at 6300’ and it wasn’t nearly as difficult as sea level 78 dew point. It’s not even close.
I meant huge humidity factor being equivalent to altitude in terms of time loss. Similar handicap.
No it’s not. Can you guys stop selling this snake oil? I ran at 6300’ and it wasn’t nearly as difficult as sea level 78 dew point. It’s not even close.
So you're saying that high dew point and high humidity is worse than high altitude or the other way around? Kamworor ran 27:01 in Nairobi at around 1600m (mile high) in 2021. Then remember Rio 2016, so many fast times, and also Doha 2019. For top guys...the loss is less than B level stalwarts. Wanjiru, Beijing 2008, 2:06:00. Jury still out
Association with Jama Aden and training camps secreted away in Ethiopia should be enough to dispel any of these fairytales.
Punch ups with pensioners in the park, fights in gebreselassie’s hotel, berating flight attendants, and creating false race narratives in the tube are only icing on the cake for this scammer. Any mention of his false shock of Salazar accusations or lying regarding his whereabouts add to the story, but his fake foundation and his wife’s downright theft of money at her spa amplify and delineate the type of character being discussed.
Could you explain how what you suggest his wife did "amplify and delineate" his own character. Is there a public record of this incident?
Are you familiar with the adage, “birds of a feather flock together”?
One complaint reads in part, "They have failed to reimburse large gift card balances that were unable to be used due to their closure. They also continue to charge credit cards for memberships..."
No it’s not. Can you guys stop selling this snake oil? I ran at 6300’ and it wasn’t nearly as difficult as sea level 78 dew point. It’s not even close.
So you're saying that high dew point and high humidity is worse than high altitude or the other way around? Kamworor ran 27:01 in Nairobi at around 1600m (mile high) in 2021. Then remember Rio 2016, so many fast times, and also Doha 2019. For top guys...the loss is less than B level stalwarts. Wanjiru, Beijing 2008, 2:06:00. Jury still out
So you're saying that high dew point and high humidity is worse than high altitude or the other way around? Kamworor ran 27:01 in Nairobi at around 1600m (mile high) in 2021. Then remember Rio 2016, so many fast times, and also Doha 2019. For top guys...the loss is less than B level stalwarts. Wanjiru, Beijing 2008, 2:06:00. Jury still out
No. That’s what you said.
It’s also what you said: “I ran at 6300’ and it wasn’t nearly as difficult as sea level 78 dew point.”
Association with Jama Aden and training camps secreted away in Ethiopia should be enough to dispel any of these fairytales.
Punch ups with pensioners in the park, fights in gebreselassie’s hotel, berating flight attendants, and creating false race narratives in the tube are only icing on the cake for this scammer. Any mention of his false shock of Salazar accusations or lying regarding his whereabouts add to the story, but his fake foundation and his wife’s downright theft of money at her spa amplify and delineate the type of character being discussed.
This deserves repeating. Its not running related but it does bear witness as to his character traits. He doesn't seem to be a reliable narrator, he embellishes facts to push his own chances.
Whether that means he has been involved in taking PEDs is a big step. His fall off at age 40 is quite dramatic but not every athlete is the same. Haile Gebreselasie was still competitive on the road race circuit at 40. Farah might have more cartilage wear and tear or because he is more speed based, be suffering a bigger drop off. Its not all that recent - he struggled domestically in 10ks last year and failed to run a qualifying time for the Worlds despite being given multiple chances.
That said, I wouldn't be surprised if he was popped for PEDs, the guy does seem to spend an inordinate amount of time training in isolated parts of the world when he otherwise embraces the western lifestyle.
didnt click on the link but didnt they (farahs) get sued over this?
if we are talking about his gf (they are married?) its obvious that she only choose to be with him cuz of the gold medals he brings home. otherwise she wudnt look at him. she is the definition of gold digger. i am pretty sure they will split up within 5 years after his retirement.
Fair enough, I had not picked up on this. Arguably they are well matched as a couple - they have been together I think 15 years or more. Fwiw I think the scenario whereby MF has been an amazingly good athlete who has learned to make the most of his niche gifts AND is not a very admirable guy in the round AND is not very bright or interesting or rounded by traditional ways that we assess this AND hasn't knowingly cheated on PEDs is a credible possibility.
30:41 at Gabon 10k. Don’t think he’ll be a factor at London in two weeks time.
Pretty good time for a masters runner I’d say.
30:41 for a 40-year old age grades to 89.3% - a very good standard for a Master athlete Nevertheless, it's still not a fabulous time - equivalent to a 29:34 for a 25 year old.
Despite this, Farah has 10 world class gold medals, that's ten more than anybody posting here, so he'll always be relevant regardless of what the naysayers think.
30:41 for a 40-year old age grades to 89.3% - a very good standard for a Master athlete Nevertheless, it's still not a fabulous time - equivalent to a 29:34 for a 25 year old.
Despite this, Farah has 10 world class gold medals, that's ten more than anybody posting here, so he'll always be relevant regardless of what the naysayers think.
I think Mo went through five kilometers in around 1420 (with Bonny Kibiwott) so please give an age grade for that which I suspect will be higher than the age grade you attributed to him for the 10 kilometers in 30 40. 14:20 in my book is equivalent to around 29 40 for 10 kilometers.
