usain bolt v mo farah?

[fozzy]

One is the world's fastest man, the other is one of Britain's most successful athletes, and they could be going head-to-head in a race for charity.

Speaking to Sky, UK athletics star Mo Farah challenged Jamaican Usain Bolt to run over a distance of between 600 metres and 800 metres.

Farah, 30, is more used to competing over 5,000m and 10,000m, while Bolt specialises in the 100m and 200m.

They won their respective events at last year's Olympics and struck up a special connection during the London Games.

So the charity race, if it happens, would be over an intermediate distance, raising money for their own foundations.

Farah, who is also in form in middle distance running as he recently broke the British 1,500m record, said: "He's got his charity foundation, I've got the Mo Farah Foundation.

"It would be great to do a distance where people vote in - proper athletics fans - on what distance they think is most suitable."

He then told Bolt: "Are you up for that? Come on, you've got to do it."

Bolt, 26, replied he would be prepared to take on the challenge, saying: "That sounds fun.

"It's going to be hard but it's charity so it's all about fun and enjoyment.

"I'm up for anything, for anything's possible."

Bolt, also the world record holder at 100m and 200m, said running 1,500m would be out of the question.

"It's way too far," he said. "Six hundred (metres) for sure I can try because I've done 600m in training."

http://news.sky.com/story/1121595/usain-bolt-and-mo-farah-could-race-each-other



who do you think would win over 600m?

i'd go bolt!

 

[noharmdone]

Mo wouldn't be able to made up the gap..

 

[roydo]

Didnt realise Mo was 30 for starters. But anything over 400, and Mo would take him. Would be like Wiggins against Hoy in anything other than a sprint.

 

[Whitebootman]

Bolt over 600m easy.

As it's for charity I think they should race twice, 500 & 1500m they could win one each.

 

[Kurt.]

I reckon Mo would win... listening to Darren Campbell earlier , he was saying Bolt can do 400 metres in around 45 seconds...Mo can do it around 50.... mo then has a fantastic kick whilst Bolt could not sustain his speed for the last 200.... i deffo think mo would edge it purely on stamina and being able to maintain his speed.

 

[rishtonstreet]

Would think Bolt would win over 600m. Mo would win over 800m. Think the distance should be 700m to give it the edge.

 

[Elong]

Would love to see this.

Reckon Bolt would have another 200 metres in him to win it personally, but who knows? Great that it's for charity too, fantastic from both of them.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Bolt at 600m, but hard to imagine that Farah can't take him down at 700m or more. Farah has a decent kick, but so few sprinters can handle that much increase in distance.