New Posts For Thread: Farah joins the Immortalshttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29309671/farah-joins-the-immortalsIs he now at the very top of the UK Men's Athletics Mountain ???Plus he is half Somali,aint he?https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29309671/farah-joins-the-immortals?post_id=522911413#522911413Plus he is half Somali,aint he?Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:21:53 -0500Coe,Ovett,Cram and Thompson all well clear of Farah imo.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29309671/farah-joins-the-immortals?post_id=522911203#522911203Coe,Ovett,Cram and Thompson all well clear of Farah imo.Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:03:56 -0500The fact it was in front of 80,000 screaming maniacs epecting him to win cranks up the pressure and difficulty as well! Wherever it ranks it was a great performance - arise Sir Mohammed.....https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29309671/farah-joins-the-immortals?post_id=522903315#522903315The fact it was in front of 80,000 screaming maniacs epecting him to win cranks up the pressure and difficulty as well! Wherever it ranks it was a great performance - arise Sir Mohammed.....Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:13:26 -0500surely by its very nature it's the hardest double to do. by comparison the 100/200 double is a piece of cake physically at leasthttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29309671/farah-joins-the-immortals?post_id=522903191#522903191surely by its very nature it's the hardest double to do. by comparison the 100/200 double is a piece of cake physically at leastSat, 11 Aug 2012 18:07:46 -0500Prefontaine, now there was a legendhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29309671/farah-joins-the-immortals?post_id=522902873#522902873Prefontaine, now there was a legendSat, 11 Aug 2012 17:52:33 -0500I think my knowledge of Viren is pretty much limited to the biopic film about Steve Prefontaine.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29309671/farah-joins-the-immortals?post_id=522902717#522902717I think my knowledge of Viren is pretty much limited to the biopic film about Steve Prefontaine.Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:45:13 -0500and ask 1000 people under 20 who lasse viren is and 1000 will have no ideahttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29309671/farah-joins-the-immortals?post_id=522902655#522902655and ask 1000 people under 20 who lasse viren is and 1000 will have no ideaSat, 11 Aug 2012 17:42:57 -0500I think Farah is the sixth man to do the double. Of those Lasse Viren did it twice. In addition, Paavo Nurmi won both but not in the same games. Note that the great Haile Gebrsellaise didn't win the 5k though I'm not sure he even entered it.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29309671/farah-joins-the-immortals?post_id=522902609#522902609I think Farah is the sixth man to do the double. Of those Lasse Viren did it twice. In addition, Paavo Nurmi won both but not in the same games. Note that the great Haile Gebrsellaise didn't win the 5k though I'm not sure he even entered it.Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:40:53 -0500imo, the 5k was won cos mo and/or his coach had the best tactical brain, in what unfortunately turned into a tactical race. whatever it was it wasn't a test of the best 5k athlete.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29309671/farah-joins-the-immortals?post_id=522902307#522902307imo, the 5k was won cos mo and/or his coach had the best tactical brain, in what unfortunately turned into a tactical race. whatever it was it wasn't a test of the best 5k athlete.Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:27:49 -0500I'd say the 2 performances together are prob the best (how many times has it been done before?) but he needs to stay at the top for a few years and maybe post a v fast time in at least 1 of the events to be at the pinnacle.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29309671/farah-joins-the-immortals?post_id=522902301#522902301I'd say the 2 performances together are prob the best (how many times has it been done before?) but he needs to stay at the top for a few years and maybe post a v fast time in at least 1 of the events to be at the pinnacle.Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:27:46 -0500