Lloyd90 Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 Mo Farah … gone from a World Champion, to unable to even qualify for the competition. Recently split from his long term training coach… who was banned for blood doping … Isn’t it about time they all just came out and admitted they’re all taking PED’s? 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 He's out of form, out of fitness and out of time. This was always going to happen. After Rio, he made a full tilt bid at becoming a marathon specialist, but it was clear he wasn't in the same league as a lot of the true elites, making getting even a podium a distant prospect. But the complete change in training and competition at marathon level's cost him big time. He's just not been able to drop back down to track running 10k, especially at the age of 38. Niggly injuries take longer to heal and have a bigger impact and he's had a few of them since he started to go back to the track. Nothing to do with drugs, he's just not the track runner he once was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 Oh and he split from Salazar four years ago. He's now being coached by a variety of people, including Ian Stewart, Paula Radcliffe's husband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 Never took to him - an arrogant individual. His time has come and gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 I never took to him either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 8 hours ago, Lloyd90 said: Mo Farah … gone from a World Champion, to unable to even qualify for the competition. ... Brendan Foster, Ron Hill, etc etc time takes it's toll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 i dont know the answer.........what i do know is that i dont bother with any athelit sport now as i cant trust what im seeing...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, ditchman said: i dont know the answer.........what i do know is that i dont bother with any athelit sport now as i cant trust what im seeing...... Aint that the truth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 Most sports are doping to some degree or other, the problem the athletes face is if they won't do it, someone below them will be prepared to, giving them an advantage and putting them in front, at the top level of sport, the winner is often only separated from the looser by tiny gains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 It's called marginal gains 😛 I like Farah but always felt something about him wasn't quite right, my instinct was proven correct when it was revealed he's a Gooner, but nobody is perfect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 I can't run the distance or speed I once could. There comes a time in everyone's life you have to hang your boots up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 I don’t mind the bloke really, but when he does that heart shaped ‘I love you ‘ thing with his hands I just want to punch him. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontastic Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 Unbelievable, a man can't run as fast aged 38 as he did aged 29. Who'd have thought it, someone getting slower as he gets older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 30 minutes ago, Scully said: I don’t mind the bloke really, but when he does that heart shaped ‘I love you ‘ thing with his hands I just want to punch him. 🙂 Yeah, that and tells you to be a vegan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 35 minutes ago, Centrepin said: Yeah, that and tells you to be a vegan Didn’t realise he was vegan! That explains it then. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Scully said: I don’t mind the bloke really, but when he does that heart shaped ‘I love you ‘ thing with his hands I just want to punch him. 🙂 Snap 👍. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontastic Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Raja Clavata said: 😛my instinct was proven correct when it was revealed he's a Gooner, but nobody is perfect... 1 hour ago, Scully said: Didn’t realise he was vegan! That explains it then. 🙂 There you go then, that explains it all. If only he supported the mags and had a decent bacon sarnie he might have made the qualifying time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 40years ago I would have walked any of you into the ground regardless of terrain but unfortunately we all get older and have to realise we can no longer compete. He has been a good British representative but should now retire gracefully or just run for the fun of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, toontastic said: There you go then, that explains it all. If only he supported the mags and had a decent bacon sarnie he might have made the qualifying time. Can a bonafide Mag also be a vegan? 10 minutes ago, Walker570 said: 40years ago I would have walked any of you into the ground regardless of terrain but unfortunately we all get older and have to realise we can no longer compete. Gotta love comments like this 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontastic Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 21 minutes ago, Raja Clavata said: Can a bonafide Mag also be a vegan? 🙂 Yes. Greggs now do Vegan sausage rolls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 Everybody in sport has to recognise when the time has come to call it a day. I think Stanley Matthews was still playing top level football in his 40s but he was exceptional. You have to know when to go, and then go gracefully Maybe he should sit down with Andy Murray and Harry Kane and compare notes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 It must be difficult for sportspeople (note woke influence 🙂 ) ,to accept that their exceptional abilities are waning. Mo has had a good run , pun intended, but it is time to come away from serious competition, before he damages his reputation. Despite rumour and insinuation, I don't think he has ever knowingly cheated in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, Cranfield said: It must be difficult for sportspeople (note woke influence 🙂 ) ,to accept that their exceptional abilities are waning. Mo has had a good run , pun intended, but it is time to come away from serious competition, before he damages his reputation. Despite rumour and insinuation, I don't think he has ever knowingly cheated in any way. I agree. Even if he hadn't spent four years away from the track trying to do marathons, I don't think he'd have been in good enough shape to win in Tokyo. Maybe if it had been last year, maybe if he'd had a full training programme but otherwise there are just too many hungry lions in the prime of their racing for him to be able to win. Sad to see, but I'm sure he'll end up commentating, or coaching or just advertising fake meat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 6 hours ago, Scully said: Didn’t realise he was vegan! That explains it then. 🙂 he has never been a Vegan or a vegetarian, just made a load of dosh from the quorn adds , mind you some of those phoney meat free sausages will give you the runs 😟. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 1 hour ago, derbyduck said: he has never been a Vegan or a vegetarian, just made a load of dosh from the quorn adds , mind you some of those phoney meat free sausages will give you the runs 😟. That quorn stuff is very in high fibre, as I found out when I tried it 😅😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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