It’s official- Farah is the most overrated runner in history

grazley wrote:

There are no zip codes in London.

Yeah, they have postcodes, dick.

Mondo Hondo wrote:

I'm not sure it's even possible to "overrate" 4 Olympic Golds and

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What words, ideas or sentiments could be used to "overrate" that?

Runners always seemed more reasonable and objective people to me than the average schmuck. This website is a strange anomaly in that perception.

I don't know, Greatest of All Time maybe? Seems to be a popular one around here.

You are an idiot

You are an idiot.

Mondo Hondo wrote:

I'm not sure it's even possible to "overrate" 4 Olympic Golds and

3:28

12:53

25:46

2:05:11

What words, ideas or sentiments could be used to "overrate" that?

Runners always seemed more reasonable and objective people to me than the average schmuck. This website is a strange anomaly in that perception.

1st. that 25:46 is very cute.

2nd. Does everyone need to spell it out for you? He is consistently proclaimed as Sir Mo greatest of all time GOAT king of running. Non-stop, all the time. Yet, he has no World Record, and he even has his Euro records taken away by -gasp- an actual European! It's not like he is even close to any world record to warrant a discussion...he's a country mile away form them. He isn't close to anything like even Lasse Viren, who not only won 4 Olympic golds but also held world records. Yet, how much hype is or was there about Viren??

As a marathoner, yes, I am inclined to say he is a bit overrated, didn't you all see the hype this week? The posing photos as if it was a boxing match? He never had a chance, the 42.195 km is NOT his distance, he melted, imploded as I predicted in another thread, he can't keep up with sub 4:40 miles for 26.2 miles, that is his reality. I am not surprised at all. After 6 years of sit-and-kick golds, he was finally tested in the marathon and failed miserably, finished 5th, he couldn't even reach the podium.

Lets face it, as a track runner, he is one of the most decorated athletes to walk on the planet, he was superb, very intelligent and tactical. As a marathon runner stacked against REALLY fast guys he implodes, can't keep up, that simple. Nothing wrong with running 2:05 twice, at least shows consistency and at this point that's what he is: a 2:05 guy, no more no less.

P.S. He is still a diva douche bag .

putting “it’s official” in the title of your post doesn’t make it official, you know.

grazley wrote:

heather wrote:

Piffle... Still 10 minutes in front of the first american... he was in another zip code when Farah finished... that said, at least your countryman toed the line... where are the other American men ? That's right, the others prefer to duke it out amongst themselves within the safe confines of the US cos you know most would get a kicking in London or Berlin.

There are no zip codes in London.

If I'd written post code then I'd wager most of the US viewers on here would have said, post code ? What's that ???

Geb literally stole a minute from Mo. He is really a 2:04 guy.

[quote]doctorj wrote:

He never had a chance, the 42.195 km is NOT his distance, he melted, imploded as I predicted in another thread, he can't keep up with sub 4:40 miles for 26.2 miles, that is his reality. I am not surprised at all. After 6 years of sit-and-kick golds, he was finally tested in the marathon and failed miserably, finished 5th, he couldn't even reach the podium.

Lets face it, as a track runner, he is one of the most decorated athletes to walk on the planet, he was superb, very intelligent and tactical. As a marathon runner stacked against REALLY fast guys he implodes, can't keep up, that simple. Nothing wrong with running 2:05 twice, at least shows consistency and at this point that's what he is: a 2:05 guy, no more no less.

P.S. He is still a diva douche bag .[quote]

Wow high standards set here. Nevertheless, I still think that every poster on these boards would give their right nut to be able to "implode" and fail "miserably" on the way to running a 2h 5 min marathon ....

timesdontlie wrote:

He is consistently proclaimed as Sir Mo greatest of all time GOAT king of running. Non-stop, all the time.

Please provide 10 posts that state this. Should be easy if it happens consistently, non-stop, all the time.

Geremew is the Olympic danger man.

Not that it really matters any more, but there's maybe .5 of a spot open there now, based on how Kitata is feeling.

tarckstar wrote:

Geremew is the Olympic danger man.

Not that it really matters any more, but there's maybe .5 of a spot open there now, based on how Kitata is feeling.

People said the same of Adola after he pushed Kipchoge in his debut. Geremew has more results to his credit, but I'm not ready to say he is "the Olympic danger man" yet.

Add liar, misogynistic, narcissistic, entities, and deceptive; and your analysis is spot on.

*entitled

Mondo Hondo wrote:

I'm not sure it's even possible to "overrate" 4 Olympic Golds and

3:28

12:53

25:46

2:05:11

What words, ideas or sentiments could be used to "overrate" that?

Runners always seemed more reasonable and objective people to me than the average schmuck. This website is a strange anomaly in that perception.

^^^THIS^^^ Is it jealousy or what?

Personally, I think Mo comes across as a very immature fool, and I also think he's a likely doper, BUT he's got the Olympic Golds ( a double-double no less..), and he was undefeated on the track for a very long stretch of time.

Anybody here with double-double Olympic Golds care to comment?

Yes he was defeated on the track multiple times, like whenever he would try the 1500. Hes lost in the 3000 as well.

In the 5000 and 10000 on the track is the only area he was winning and that is because the quality dropped in those two events for the last 10 years.

He is b level in the half and full marathons

I think the longer distance road races wear on him. Farah has said so himself - the longer road races take a lot our of him - and indeed - by appearances - that seems to be the case (he was hurting with his recent 2:05). He is not the most efficient of top level runners, so perhaps this is not a surprise.

His range is phenomenal, and so are his track accomplishments. And his marathon acumen is excellent, and still likely in the top 10 in the world. He is not the best, however, especially as the best right now is beyond compare of anyone in history.

Although very subjective and a large opinion that may not be mine to make, I have always thought the 2003 WC 5000m which Kipchoge won is the best 5000m race of all time. I wonder how Farah in his prime would have done in that race. My guess is that the top three in that race all would have defeated him, because, well, at the time they were sublimely good. But none of this should detract from Farah's overall record - no matter what - getting through the heats and stress in the Olympics to win two golds in two successive Games is very, very impressive.

Because of the money and popularity of thoning the last decade the 1500-10k has lost competitiveness. A perfect example is Rupp able to win a silver.

When guys like mo and Rupp race the best runners in the world they are no where to be found.