5000M
SUCH IS Mo Farah’s ability to see off a world-class field at 5000m or 10,000m on the track, there is a danger we are taking it for granted. No longer do we expect to see him lose. The 33-year-old turns up, ghosts to the front in the final mile and is impossible to dislodge.
It sounds easy, but it is far from straightforward. Farah’s victories are earned in the countless miles logged at high altitude and the gruelling track sessions set out for him by Alberto Salazar. Then, in the race itself, he has to keep her nerve and use his tactical acumen to outpace and outwit his rivals.