Mo Farah v Usain Bolt

[smmudge]

If Mo Farah and Usain Bolt raced each other in a 1500m, who do you think would win?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

If Mo Farah and Usain Bolt raced each other in a 1500m, who do you think would win?

Mo Farah, by a distance. He'd also beat Bolt in the 800.

 

[smmudge]

I think Farah would take the 1500m too, but I'm not so sure about the 800m. Farah is good at out-sprinting people who have run at least 4600m already; 800m is not really very far.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Middle distance running isn't about explosive power. Think of all the decathletes and the way they hate running the 1500. Bolt would be just like them, hauling himself around reluctantly.

 

[smmudge]

Middle distance running isn't about explosive power. Think of all the decathletes and the way they hate running the 1500. Bolt would be just like them, hauling himself around reluctantly.

Yes it is, even long distance is about explosive power. Didn't you see Farah's last laps? It's just about how and when to use it.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I think Farah would take the 1500m too, but I'm not so sure about the 800m. Farah is good at out-sprinting people who have run at least 4600m already; 800m is not really very far.

Nah, even 800m isn't an explosive event. Bolt would probably hate doing the 400. Doing another lap after that would do him in, I think. There was a good feature the other day explaining the 400m. Basically you run the first 200m anaerobically, and the second 200 aerobically, as the lactic acid builds. Bolt basically runs the entirely anaerobic events.

 

[peterkro]

How about Rudisha and Bolt over four hundred,pretty close I think,I also think it's been suggested.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Yes it is, even long distance is about explosive power. Didn't you see Farah's last laps? It's just about how and when to use it.

He didn't explode, he wound it up.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

800m is not really very far.

It's far enough when you're a muscly sprinter!

 

[smmudge]

Nah, even 800m isn't an explosive event. Bolt would probably hate doing the 400. Doing another lap after that would do him in, I think. There was a good feature the other day explaining the 400m. Basically you run the first 200m anaerobically, and the second 200 aerobically, as the lactic acid builds. Bolt basically runs the entirely anaerobic events.

Ok so who would win the 400m?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Ok so who would win the 400m?

I think Bolt would. But he'd be hurting at the end.

 

[smmudge]

It's far enough when you're a muscly sprinter!

But not far enough for an endurance runner.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

How about Rudisha and Bolt over four hundred,pretty close I think,I also think it's been suggested.

It's a bit of an unfair question as I think if Bolt trained for the 400, he'd be brilliant at it. Michael Johnson suggested as much, but he also said that 400m training is hard, and Bolt probably doesn't want to put himself through it. As they are now, today, I'd back Rudisha probably. With 400m training, I'd back Bolt.

Rudisha ran the first 400 of the 800 final in 50 seconds. I would guess he could shave at least two or three seconds off that for just one lap.

 

[peterkro]

It's a bit of an unfair question as I think if Bolt trained for the 400, he'd be brilliant at it. Michael Johnson suggested as much, but he also said that 400m training is hard, and Bolt probably doesn't want to put himself through it. As they are now, today, I'd back Rudisha probably. With 400m training, I'd back Bolt.

Both use the 400 as part of their training.Bolt has run 45.28 but over five years ago,Rushida has done 45.50 more recently.Rushida actually suggested it as a fun thing to do.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Both use the 400 as part of their training.Bolt has run 45.28 but over five years ago,Rushida has done 45.50 more recently.Rushida actually suggested it as a fun thing to do.

Ah ok. Didn't know that. Those are both very good times.

 

[N_igma]

Erm Farah by a long way.

 

[smmudge]

What about Rudisha and Farah in a steeplechase?

 

[pppPenguin]

Mo Farah, he'd beat him at everything including the 100m and 200m.

 

[Lord Camomile]

What about Greg Rutherford and Michael Phelps, at fencing?

 

[bi0boy]

What would be the distance at which Mo and Usain would finish with equal times? 428 metres? 612?

 

[peterkro]

Bolt and a grizzly bear over 100m,I suspect the grizzly would win (if it didn't eat Usain in the blocks).

Looking at animal speeds it appears a Kangaroo and a domestic cat would have the beating of Bolt.

 

[bi0boy]

Mo, Rudisha and Bolt, what would be the distance at which the sum of the differences between their finish times would be closest to zero?

 

[mrs quoad]

No-one should have to run 1500m.

Ever.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Yes it is, even long distance is about explosive power. Didn't you see Farah's last laps? It's just about how and when to use it.

These guys are specialists: Bolt is a sprinter. Imo Farah would take him in anything over 400.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Mo, Rudisha and Bolt, what would be the distance at which the sum of the differences between their finish times would be closest to zero?

I would think that Mo can run a very respectable 800. But I doubt Bolt could be persuaded to run that far, tbh.

 

[smmudge]

But I doubt Bolt could be persuaded to run that far, tbh.

Just too damn lazy I guess?

 

[Gromit]

Damn I was hoping this was a who would win in a fight thread.

P.S. Batman would beat Superman.

 

[smmudge]

Only because Superman gave Batman kryptonite.

 

[quimcunx]

Bolt didn't seem to like 400m so Mo would defo do 1500 and quite possibly 800 too. I think Bolt's long stride would give him the edge in 400m.

 

[agricola]

Mo, Rudisha and Bolt, what would be the distance at which the sum of the differences between their finish times would be closest to zero?

384,400 km