Tag Archives: Mo Farah

From the Archives: Bolt vs. Bekele

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Jon Waldron

As the 2015 World Championships, were concluding, I heard one commentator speculate about how 100 and 200 gold medalist Usain Bolt would fare against 5k and 10k gold medalist Mo Farah in a 600m race. (Or maybe it was 500m, but … Continue reading →

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Summoning the Spirit of John Ngugi

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Jon Waldron

“It won’t matter unless he [Kamworor] decides to fulfill his destiny as the second coming of John Ngugi. If he won’t gap Farah, nobody ever will.” – LetsRun poster, responding to the news that Geoffrey Kamworor ran 13:13 in his … Continue reading →

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Mo Farah, the 2-Mile, and ‘Real’ Records

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Jon Waldron

(Photo credit: The Guardian) In my day job, my colleagues are vaguely aware of me as a running fanatic, and so they’ll occasionally draw me into a conversation or ask for my opinion about some running-related matter. For instance, after … Continue reading →

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