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Mo Farah

Mo Farah

Apr 11, 2011 by Christopher Kelsall
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Mo Farah is Great Britain’s most prolific male distance runner. He currently own 6 national distance records which range from 3000m indoors to the half-marathon. His 5000m best is also a European record (12:57).

Farah won his first major title at the European Junior Championships in 2001. In the 5000m, he came sixth in the 2007 World Athletics Championships. In cross-country, in December 2006 he became European champion in Italy. He took gold in the 3000m in both the 2009 and 2011 European Indoor Championships, in Turin and Paris respectively.

He recently won the New York City Half Marathon, in a brilliant debut, beating Gebre Gebremariam by two seconds in a sprint finish, finishing in 60:23.

"It was a great race," Farah said. "Me and Galen (Rupp) worked together but it came down to a sprint finish. The crowd made a big difference and it was really exciting. We knew Gebremariam had a big finish so we worked hard, but we still could not get rid of him. I felt all right with 400m to go and just went for it."

Farah recently moved his family from Great Britain to the United States, to train with Alberto Salazar’s group in Portland Oregon.

The interview

Christopher Kelsall: Mo, how has the transition gone, moving to Oregon and to the new group with Alberto Salazar?

Mo Farah: It's gone really well. So far, so good! My family and I have settled in nicely and the group have welcomed us in.

CK: Was the move to Oregon specifically or solely about a move up in distance to the marathon?

Read the rest of the interview at Athletics Illustrated

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