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Race director Hugh Brasher admits he’d ‘absolutely love’ Sir Mo Farah to end his glittering career at the London Marathon… but has urged the Brit to take inspiration from Eliud Kipchoge’s world record run to delay his retirement plans
- Sir Mo Farah is set to compete in the London Marathon on Sunday
- There has been speculation that this could be Farah’s final race of his career
- Race director wants Farah to end his career by competing in London
- However, he also wants Farah to put his retirement plans on hold for now
- He has urged Farah to take inspiration from Eliud Kipchoge’s recent success
Sir Mo Farah should take inspiration from Eliud Kipchoge’s ongoing defiance of age before deciding to retire, according to TCS London Marathon race director Hugh Brasher.
The 39-year-old has been non-committal on his future ahead of Sunday’s race in the capital, with sources close to the four-time Olympic champion indicating he could call it quits if his performance falls short.
Farah, who lost to a club runner at the Vitality 10k in May, has previously raised those doubts by saying: ‘If I can’t compete with the best, why bother?’ But Brasher is adamant Farah should not be ‘written off’ and pointed to Kipchoge breaking the marathon world record at the age of 37 last Sunday.
Sir Mo Farah is set to race in the London Marathon on Sunday in what could be his final race
He has been urged to take inspiration from world record holder Eliud Kipchoge
Asked about the uncertainty around Farah’s future, Brasher said: ‘I think Eliud is proving that the age barriers that we used to think existed do not necessarily now exist.
‘One bad performance, a couple of bad performances, do not mean that people should write off somebody…
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Source : dailymail
