• Home
  • TheEd home
  • Chat
  • Events
  • About TheEd
  • Inspiration
  • 10k Training
    • Thoughts behind the programs
  • Forum Training Zone

The Editor

You are here: TheEd Home / Chat / Farah loses to Bekele’s tactical nuance

Farah loses to Bekele’s tactical nuance

By timeadmin Leave a Comment

Kenenisa Bekele wins Great North Run

Kenenisa Bekele wins Great North Run

One thing came out of today’s GNR with Paula Radcliffe and her commentary, she is no doubt a great time-trialer but seemed to show she knows nothing about the tactical battles that take place at the top level amongst the men.

She kept mentioning that Mo Farah was doing the right thing by not covering Kenenisa Bekele’s break on the downhill, as the quadriceps would take a pounding.

By not going with Bekele, Farah lost the race. This was no loss to a sprint finish but a loss to an astute racing mind who has won many a world cross country title (11 to be sure).

The fact that Farah wanted to leave it to the last 600m showed that his conversion from a track athlete to road racer still needs a few circles.

Bekele had earlier made the tactical error of not going with his compatriot, Haile Gebrselassie and Farah, when they moved ahead in the early stages of the race and was able to rejoin them by running an even pace to catch them. You cannot do this on the roads, and if there were a few more Kenyans in the lead pack they would have hit the front and put an end to KB’s attempt to win.

Farah, should have taken the pace, because this looked like a well oiled Ethiopian win for the ‘motherland’, well done to the Emperor who at 40 can still roll out a 61 minute half

A great event.

You may also like -

  • Catching the DopersCatching the Dopers
  • Steve Jones RecordSteve Jones Record
  • Rolling all the eggs into one basketRolling all the eggs into one basket
  • MMS – 10k Program successMMS – 10k Program success

Filed Under: Chat, Featured Tagged With: 2013, Great North Run, Kenenisa Bekele, Mo Farah, Opinion, TheEd

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sharing

Facebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmail

Related Links

  • 10k Training Programs
  • Running Information
  • Sport News
  • Training Feedback

Recent Posts

  • Heart Rate and Training Zones Experience
  • Racing her first 10k races
  • Intro to the athlete, MrsDuck
  • Steve Jones Record
  • Rolling all the eggs into one basket
  • Breaks, Plans and ABnating
  • The making of the athlete AB
  • Intro to the athlete AB
  • Farah loses to Bekele’s tactical nuance
  • sub 60 minute schedule added

RSS Time-to-Run

  • 3 Stretching Tips for New Runners
  • Mental Strategies to Improve Running Motivation 
  • Top 7 Steps to Follow when Preparing for a Marathon
  • Blessing and a Curse

Tags

10k Training 2012 2013 AB Active Tel Aviv Athlete Beach Run Ben Gurion Breakfast Chef David Coaching Comrades Copenhagen Events Experience Feedback Hadar Aloni Inspiration InterContinental David Kapaim Kastrup King Lanzarote London Marathon Mo Farah MrsDuck Nick Bester Olympic Games Omelette Opinion organisers Respect Running Running Challenge Sharon Lewis Stretching Tel Aviv Marathon TheEd Time-to-Run Training trip Tzvika Kraus Usain Bolt Warm Up

RSS 10k Training Programs

  • Reduce training intensity during corona pandemic
  • The Importance of short-term goals
  • Interval Training for Performance
  • Tips for Interval Training

Copyright © 2021 · Time-to-Run TheEd · Privacy Policy · Powered by DMG-projects · DMG-network partner · Log in