Mo Farah v Usan Bolt (Merged Thread)

banjo

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• Jul 29, 2013

• #1

Farah or Bolt who would win ?

http://news.sky.com/story/1121595/usain-bolt-and-mo-farah-could-race-each-other

 

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bn1&bn3 Albion

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Can't see Farah having much chance on any distance under 1000m

 

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martin tyler

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I would go Bolt. He would have a massive lead after 200 meters and although he would slow over the final 400 can not see Mo making up the difference especially if Bolt is used to running 600meters in training

 

banjo

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On SSN they said 550m would make it closer for Bolt to win it.

 

Mellotron

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• Jul 29, 2013

• #5

Unless it's a REALLY long distance I think Bolt could just build up a HUMONGOUS lead early on then just walk the rest, his massive strides almost keeping up with Farah's little jog.

 

Mellotron

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1,500m is LESS than a mile. Bolt's a RIGHT wuss saying he couldn't run that.

 

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Raleigh Chopper

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Bolt, by a length.

 

mejonaNO12 aka riskit

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I think people misjudge how quick Mo Farah's average running pace is. Bolt runs 400m in 44s flat out
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Mo ran a 53 second lap at the end of TEN THOUSAND metres. Only 9 seconds slower over a whole lap after that distance.

I think Mo would win as, to save energy, Bolt could never run anywhere near his full speed.

That's my view on it anyway. I imagine I'll be completely wrong!

 

hans kraay fan club

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• Jul 29, 2013

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mejonaNO12 aka riskit said:

I think people misjudge how quick Mo Farah's average running pace is. Bolt runs 400m in 44s flat out
.

Mo ran a 53 second lap at the end of TEN THOUSAND metres. Only 9 seconds slower over a whole lap after that distance.

I think Mo would win as, to save energy, Bolt could never run anywhere near his full speed.

That's my view on it anyway. I imagine I'll be completely wrong!

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This.

Anything upwards of 600m and Farah would destroy him.

 

Stat Brother

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I guess it depends on who's got the best pharmacist.

BOOM.

Did he go there.
Don't say he went there.
Well he went there!!, wow.


Oh and Bolt.
Apparently Mo was running mile reps as part of his warm down, at the weekend.
They were 4:20 mile reps.

 

Mellotron

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• Jul 29, 2013

• #11

mejonaNO12 aka riskit said:

I think people misjudge how quick Mo Farah's average running pace is. Bolt runs 400m in 44s flat out
.

Mo ran a 53 second lap at the end of TEN THOUSAND metres. Only 9 seconds slower over a whole lap after that distance.

I think Mo would win as, to save energy, Bolt could never run anywhere near his full speed.

That's my view on it anyway. I imagine I'll be completely wrong!

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Fair point. Be great to see, either way.

 

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joeinbrighton

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hans kraay fan club said:

This.

Anything upwards of 600m and Farah would destroy him.

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I concur.

 

hans kraay fan club

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Mellotron said:

Fair point. Be great to see, either way.

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They share an agent, so it's not beyond possibility.

 

Yoda

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• Jul 29, 2013

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Bolt started off as a 200/400m runner woul would still be able to give Mo a run for his money up to at least 600m I reckon.

 

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Marxo

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Mo recently broke the European record at 1500m, this puts him as the 6th fastest 1500m runner in history. At 5000m he's 31st and 10000m 15th, so in fact he's better at the shorter distance. If Bolt were to train for a reasonable time for 400m and 6/800m then he'd have a very good chance but until then I'd back Mo.

 

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This would be such fun to watch! I'd go for Bolt at 600m (just); anything over that (even 700m), Mo would destroy him.

 

Thunder Bolt

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mejonaNO12 aka riskit said:

I think people misjudge how quick Mo Farah's average running pace is. Bolt runs 400m in 44s flat out
.

Mo ran a 53 second lap at the end of TEN THOUSAND metres. Only 9 seconds slower over a whole lap after that distance.

I think Mo would win as, to save energy, Bolt could never run anywhere near his full speed.

That's my view on it anyway. I imagine I'll be completely wrong!

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I think you're right. Pace v endurance/pace.

 

hans kraay fan club

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Marxo said:

Mo recently broke the European record at 1500m, this puts him as the 6th fastest 1500m runner in history. At 5000m he's 31st and 10000m 15th, so in fact he's better at the shorter distance. If Bolt were to train for a reasonable time for 400m and 6/800m then he'd have a very good chance but until then I'd back Mo.

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If Bolt trained for YEARS at it, he wouldn't get near Farah over 800m. He's simply not built for it.

 

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600m would be pretty close. Bolt would easily win 400m and Mo would easily win 800m in my opinion.

Would love to see them race at 600m!

 

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To be honest, I think even at 600m, you're looking at a fairly comfortable Farah win. Bolt would be blowing out of his arse by then, and I think people seriously underestimate just how fast an athlete like Farah could run, over a shorter distance.