In the Valencia marathon they ran the first half of the marathon in almost the same time. It took a sprint finish for them to run this time and they only went half the distance.
@@michaelbull9428 Because he knew that there's too many people like you out there, hating on anyone foreign, even someone with a non British name, despite what he went through. He's put everything he has back into this country. He legally kept his name, and he's legally British. Get over it
You say the same thing over and over and over again. He was FOUR YEARS OLD and a victim of child trafficking. Understanding that there are certain people such as yourself out there, I'm not surprised he chose to keep the name. Love Mo 🇬🇧
@@michaelbull9428 Try reading up on the facts of immigration from a migration website, seriously. Get a balanced view. Don't believe government propaganda 👍
Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah CBE OLY (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; 23 March 1983) is BRITISH-SOMALI and one of the greatest runners of all time. His TEN global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles, won for ENGLAND) make him the most successful male track distance runner ever, and he is the most successful BRITISH track athlete in modern Olympic Games history. Born in present-day Somalia, the then Hussein Abdi Kahin was trafficked from Djibouti to London under the name of another child, Mohamed Farah, at the age of nine where he was forced into child labour. He adopted the name as his own thereafter, becoming a British citizen. Farah is involved in various philanthropic initiatives, launching the Mo Farah Foundation after a trip to Somalia in 2011. The following year, he participated in ITV's The Cube and won £250,000 for his foundation, becoming the only person to win the top prize on the show. Along with other high-profile athletes, Farah later took part in the 2012 Olympic hunger summit at 10 Downing Street hosted by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, part of a series of international efforts which have sought to respond to the return of hunger as a high-profile global issue. Olympic memorabilia featuring and signed by Farah has also been auctioned off to raise funds for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). In March 2013, Farah, singer Robbie Williams, and a number of other celebrities urged the then Chancellor, George Osborne to clamp down on global corporations that avoid paying taxes in poor countries in which they operate. He has also expressed support for research into brain tumours. So all in all, I think he's done more good, and put more into this country, than you ever have or ever would
Well the problem is that they have pacers to “keep the race fast”. This is an idiotic concept. These guys are all too good to let the pace lag by that much. Just let the race play out naturally without the artificial pace setters
I understand what people are saying about the competitive nature of the race and how they are just doing what they need to win. But this is common practice in other highly competitive events such as many bike tours including the TDF. It’s only right as the front runners to share the burden. It makes the overall pack faster.
Man, I've been watching Alejandro Valverde being treated the same as Kipchoge here. Or now with WvA or Van der Poel. If you're the best, they ain't gonna do the work, and that's fine.
@@60westpro in cycling the impact of drafting is obviously greater, however the principle of sheltering in the bunch is still the same so i feel it is actually quite similar in many ways
@@dixonlaaron but in most cases you want the bunch to be as small as possible to avoid losing out in a sprint, so even if you aren’t likely to win from it, it is usually more beneficial to help the bunch to increase the chance of finishing higher
I know this might sound crazy but is that Kipchoge's weakness? That fact that he can easily be thrown off his game by not allowing him to dictate the race?
Kipchoge seems to have thought this was not a race but another exhibition for him, complete with pacers. The other runners however saw it as a race. All due respect, and that's a hell of a lot, to Kipchoge, but I think his mindset was wrong.
I disagree, in racing it is generally accepted that everyone in a group takes their turn at the front. So although no one is obliged to go up and lead, i think the mindset of wanting others to lead is absolutely the right one, it gives him a rest after all if he can achieve that
@@ericbeauchamp7385 Even world champions make mistakes, and as I already said, I have all due respect, a hell of a lot, for him. Also, note that I said "seems to have thought"...I don't really know what was in his head any more than you do. Did he make mistakes, bad tactical decisions, or just have some bad luck that day? Please tell us how in your our own vast insight and experience would you explain his loss?
@@Alex-oo3rv "Very common" means obligatory or mandatory, required by official racing rules? Isn't it the goal to win, while following the official rules?
@@ryanjung4416 The race isnt all about him... Its about winning, not setting a record.. If he wants to break a record, either do it on your own time, get your own pacers, or dont complain. If he needs a pacer THAT bad to break a record, that brings into question his own mindset in running.
These people are extremely talented too, and they worked their asses off while training at altitude for years to have that outstanding physical ability. They are literally super humans with the physical ability they acquire through years of brutal training and races.
I would have done the same thing if I was the other runners. Let Kipchoge set the pace & run right behind him. Let him do the hard work. & If he falters, (which he did), Drop the Hammer!
No, he was not irritated by the others "runners" but by pace makers. Pace makers should have run in front of him as they are not running the full 42 km race.
