Farah Should Forget Marathons and Stick to Track Running, Says Gebrselassie

Published by Inside the Games on February 18, 2014

Double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie thinks British distance runner Mo Farah should stick to track running, rather than taking on the challenges of a marathon.

The 5,000 and 10,000 metres champion at London 2012 will run his first marathon in the British capital in April.

"My worry for Mo is that he's very good on the track...he can run faster on the track than in a marathon," said Gebrselassie, who will run as pacemaker at the Virgin Money London Marathon.

"Mo's 31 [in March], it's the perfect age for a marathon.

"But if he thinks to stay on the track, that would be the best [thing]."

Farah ran half of last year's London Marathon in preparation for running the full distance this year.

He will face an extremely strong field, with world record holder Wilson Kipsang, reigning London Marathon champion Tsegaye Kebede, world and Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich, and London Marathon course record holder Emmanuel Mutai all set to line up in April.