[Closed] who'd win, mo farah vs usain bolt

I reckon mo could hunt him down in 800 m (maybe)

Anything over 400 would be mo easily as Bolt has no stamina

He may even win that as he can do a fast 400m anyway

Bet I could beat Bolt over a mile tbh 😉

Bet I could beat Bolt over a mile tbh

Snowball's chance in hell you would. Would be good to see them do a 400, 600 and 800.

Agreed I think Mo would take Bolt over 400. Distance runners like Mo have an incredible last lap / 200.

You reckon he is fast over that distance or just that i am really slow 😉
Point remains he is a sprinter he will have limited stamina to match his unsurpassed speed

Obviously, he's a sprinter and that's what he trains to do. But he has an amazing physique and is very fit. Generally, fast people are fast. I reckon Bolt would be crossing the line as JY was completing his third lap. Look at Mo...just came down and broke Cram's (I think it was Cram) British 1500m record, despite 10k being his strongest event.

Just because someone is a sprinter doesn't mean they can't jog fast for a for half a mile.

I measured Bolts stamina at 67. Farah is higher at 89 but those extra 22 staminas don't kick in until the 400m mark. As 400m is still a sprint, Bolt would win. 5-600m it would start to get interesting.

I reckon 400m would be the interesting race - 800m Mo would win for sure.

Oh and I'd beat Mo over 100m - anyone who's a bit of a sprinter would.

Oh and I'd beat Mo over 100m - anyone who's a bit of a sprinter would

Just for the record, Mo did 12.9s over the 100m on Superstars last year (on a wet track)...

Oh and I'd beat Mo over 100m - anyone who's a bit of a sprinter would.

Mo can run a sub 51 second final 400m in a 5k race. Obviously, I don't know your 100m time. And it would be from a standing start, but I reckon Mo would leave nearly all STWers behind in a 100m dash. 🙂

EDIT: Ah, frogstomp has a 100m time for Mo. I suggest anyone time themselves over 100m from a standing start and see whereabouts he or she would be at 13 secs. Not many would be anywhere near the line. Not even molgrips, and he's a natural sprinter.

Mo can run a sub 51 second final 400m

I reckon Mo would leave nearly all STWers behind in a 100m dash.

Not such a bold claim. So would this young lady 😀

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some peoples self confidence on here is off the scale,just because you ride a mtn bike a bit doesn't mean you are in the sas or a professional athlete you know,get a grip 🙂

Not such a bold claim. So would this young lady

Fair point. 😀

I ran sub 13 secs when I was 15 - might need a bit of training now but still....

I ran sub 13 secs when I was 15 - might need a bit of training now but still....

I assume Mo's 12.9 was with no sprint training at all.

Generally, fast people are fast.

I reckon I could do a 100 m but I might need a break in the middle.

I assume Mo's 12.9 was with no sprint training at all.

Assumption is nothing but he does do a bit of running. He's all slow twitch of course.

I reckon Bolt would be crossing the line as JY was completing his third lap

Well bugger me with a fishfork - if junkyard is 3x faster than Bolt, he's probably the second fastest runner on STW after glupton. Good effort.

I reckon Bolt would be crossing the line as JY was copying and pasting an argument at great length.

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Bolt was running 46ish for 400 in 2008 and has a PB of 45.35 from 10 years ago.

I reckon that it would be around the 1000m mark before Mo Farah would start winning.

Thanks junkyard, that just made me lol!

I did 12.5 when I was 14, my PB was 11.5 age 16. So ner.

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Molgrips earlier.

Here he is on the blocks.

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CF, genius, sir! Chapeau. 😆

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I reckon Bolt would be crossing the line as JY was copying and pasting an argument at great length.

This thread is stw personified!
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I'll find a strava 100m segment...

The 400m I would pay to see and which may happen would be Bolt vs Rudisha.

I reckon that would be genuinely close, Bolt would spank Mo.

Matt

looks like Mo reads STW

he reckons 600-800 m to be a fair race

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jul/28/mo-farah-usain-bolt-race

It would be pretty close over 600m. The distance Mo has suggested. Reckon they'd both be looking at the 1min 10-15 region.

I'd suggest anyone who thinks they could keep up with either of them is probably deluding themselves ( over any bloody distance you want)

looks like Mo reads STW

Mo = Molgrips. SCIENCE FACT!

Okay, so this comment doesn't relate to Bolt or Farah so probably irrelevant but if you take the WR mens marathon time which is 2:03 and average over 26 miles they are running sub 5 minute miles. Anyone here run close to a 4 minute mile...?

Tom b has desribed this thread perfectly.

Anyone here run close to a 4 minute mile...?

I don't reckon many have even seen the right side of a 5 minute mile either. (though there are a few about who have been properly fast runners in their time). Take a Garmin and set it to measure your pace and start speeding up till it says 5 min/ml - to most mere mortals, that'll feel like a full on chasing-a-guy-who's-just-nicked-your-bike sprint. 🙂

Take a Garmin and set it to measure your pace and start speeding up till it says 5 min/ml - to most mere mortals, that'll feel like a full on chasing-a-guy-who's-just-nicked-your-bike sprint.

Or jump on a treadmill and set it to 12 miles an hour and see how long you last!

600 metres would be an interesting distance for Mo versus Bolt.

I think over 800m Mo would be a certainty.

Would be interesting to see some other mismatches

Gee Atherton versus Cav on an XC course?

I'm a average/ good runner, I can do a 5:45 min mile and my best ever 10k time is 39:45. I know guys that are really really quick who are doing 35-37 mins for a 10k ( this would win most club events)

Mo farah can give me a 10 minute head start and still beat me, comfortably by a couple of minutes, and give some my mates a run for their money.

Once for shits and giggles being measured for speed by my son on his bike I tried to see how long I could keep up the 13mph it takes to do a 2 hour marathon, it felt like I was having to sprint!! Lasted about 400-500m at most!!

I'd suggest anyone who thinks they could keep up with either of them is probably deluding themselves ( over any bloody distance you want)

I tried to see how long I could keep up the 13mph it takes to do a 2 hour marathon

here run close to a 4 minute mile...?

Not very. 4:17

 

if you take the WR mens marathon time which is 2:03 and average over 26 miles they are running sub 5 minute miles. Anyone here run close to a 4 minute mile...?

What's the relevance of a 4 minute mile in that context? I'll wave my willy though as I've run sub 5 (once, just). For a bit of context, my 10k pb is 35:30 and I was probably running faster when I did my sub 5.

I know guys that are really really quick who are doing 35-37 mins for a 10k ( this would win most club events)

I didn't win any when I was doing ~35, and the winner was way out of reach when I did some more recently at ~38 minutes - I thought the standard of club events was fairly low here given 38 was still getting me top 10, but it must be even worse where you are!

BTW I love the expression in that article: "mutually inconvenient distance"

Or jump on a treadmill and set it to 12 miles an hour and see how long you last!

I used to do intervals at the gym, setting the treadmill to 12mph for my 'sprint' interval.

the mind truly boggles how people can run that pace for two hours. It's insane.

Bolt would win any race to a tub of steroids.
Mo would win any race to a jar of EPO.

Discuss 😉

I didn't win any when I was doing ~35, and the winner was way out of reach when I did some more recently at ~38 minutes - I thought the standard of club events was fairly low here given 38 was still getting me top 10, but it must be even worse where you are!

I won a 10km a fortnight ago in 41.20 😳

It was offroad in the event's defence.

Bolt would win up to 612m, over that Farah would win.

Gee Atherton versus Cav on an XC course?

Cav any day of the week. He's a sprinter and has ridiculous bike handling skills.

has ridiculous bike handling skills

Is he an ex mountain biker?

Lol at the middle aged men claiming that because they ran a half decent 100m as a teen, they would beat Mo Farah.

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Is he an ex mountain biker?

According to his Twitter feed last week there is no ex about it.

I think some people are describing themselves as "sprinter" using the STW definition, which is:

"fat IT worker, too unfit to run/cycle that far, gets slower as distance increases. Needs high energy gels/cheesecake/coke to fuel their explosive efforts."

Bolt would win up to 612m, over that Farah would win.

I think 535 m is where they'd meet.

I have a memory of School during a long hot Summer. Athletics was the PE lesson and I think Seb Coe held the World 800M record.

Fastest 8 sprinters ran a relay and came no where near the record. Was quite a long time ago and I am sure it is not a hallucination.

CaptainFlashheart - Member

Mo = Molgrips. SCIENCE FACT!

Lots of men wondering if Mo Grips is going to go for the overtake.

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With only 100m between corners, who knows?

Whoops

I reckon Molgrips will be using Di-tutetamine? brohohibe

Lots of men wondering if Mo Grips is going to go for the overtake

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won it twice in one thread now go put in in a special frame somewhere

It's on apparently. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/athletics-bolt-accepts-farah-challenge-race-charity-095059236.html

I think some people are describing themselves as "sprinter" using the STW definition

I'm going by my school year. As fit as anyone else on the football field, comfortably the best at 100/200/400; behind almsot all the sporty kids at anything over a mile.

As a slight digression, I wonder how many people could ride 100m in sub 10 secs? - Don't forget that it'd be a standing start which would mean the sprinters would be away before you're wound the power up.

I reckon a fair few of us.

I reckon not a lot of us, if any.

All this is irrelevant anyway.
We all know that Olympic metres aren't the same as SI metres. They're about 80cm instead of 100cm, that's why Mo and Ussain are so fast.

I reckon a fair few of us.

Are you quite sure?

http://www.crankcycling.com/usain-bolt-vs-sean-eadie/

n.b. obviously there are gearing issues at play on a track bike but it's certainly not a complete cinch.

As a slight digression, I wonder how many people could ride 100m in sub 10 secs?

I did a flying 200m at the track once, I forget what my time was though. I think I came in just under 10s, 9.6 rings a bell. That was on a hire bike too. That works out about 45mph, which seems quick, but tracks are very quick.

Can someone please tag this with molgrips=awesome?

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I did a flying 200m at the track once, I forget what my time was though. I think I came in just under 10s, 9.6 rings a bell. That was on a hire bike too. That works out about 45mph, which seems quick, but tracks are very quick.

The men's record of 9.572 seconds was set by Kévin Sireau in Moscow, Russia on May 30, 2009.

Oh.. guess not then 🙂 In that case I cannot remember.

Lol at the middle aged men claiming that because they ran a half decent 100m as a teen, they would beat Mo Farah.

Given a bit of training Molgrips could and don't see why I couldn't - but then I don't fit the overweight thing. Quite interested now so will look for a local 100m track - 12.9? Did 11.7 10 years ago without much practice.

😆 I'll not bother reposting the picture from page one!

Molgrips iz teh awesumz

Fastest 8 sprinters ran a relay and came no where near the record. Was quite a long time ago and I am sure it is not a hallucination.

You would have to have a team of talented athletes to get close to 1:41 which is what Coe ran for the World record. In fact here it is. Circa 50 secs per lap.

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I may not be at my personal best but I could very easily beat 12.9! It's really not that fast, 13 year olds up and down the country are beating that.

I'm now tempted to find a track and time myself too 🙂 I wonder if anyone make a smartphone app for self-timing? It could be voice or vibration activated...

I love the way everybody ran such fantastic times in their youth etc. I know lots of people who were running incredible 5 and 10k times 20 years ago.
I think they get better/faster with every telling!

Are we talking about a track bike, or geared roadbike?

(Consensus in the office on Mo vs Bolt is Mo over 600m. Admitedly all the wimmins voted for Mo on the basis of 'he's lovely' rather than any athletic prowess.)

Given a bit of training Molgrips could and don't see why I couldn't

Here this should help.

Bolt does train over 600m though apparently.

Surfer, if you think I am showing off, let me tell you my best ever (and last) result was 5th in county athletics. In Herefordshire, which is a shit county.

I gave it up because I didn't enjoy it, and I didn't think I was talented enough compared to my mum.

Mo is lovely.
That to one side, I do feel he can claim a certain athletic prowess 😆

Surfer, if you think I am showing off, let me tell you my best ever (and last) result was 5th in county athletics. In Herefordshire, which is a shit county.

I wasn't referring to you Molly it was a general point.
Anyway 5th at what distance and age group?