But his time of 2:08:07 means he now has the qualifying standard for the Paris Olympics – while Farah confirmed that he would retire after September’s Great North Run. In 2012, Cairess had finished 24th in the Mini London Marathon – a three-mile junior race the day before the main event – as Farah won double gold at the Olympics in the same city. That’s when you know when it’s time to call it a day.” But the body didn’t respond today and it was a little bit disappointing. “I was confident and I thought I could do between 2.05 and 2.07. Only A Pawn In Their Game (1963), a song that starts with the incident of. “In terms of my preparation for this race, I felt great,” he said. The Weavers, formed in 1948 by Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman and. The changing of the guard normally happens at Buckingham Palace, here it was taking place just after Tower Bridge. London has been so great to me over the years and I wanted to be here to say thank you to the crowd.”įarah had started brightly but after 14 miles his legs became heavy and he laboured as Cairess overtook him. It’s what has kept me going for so long throughout my career. Professor, School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study. But the people were amazing, even in the rain, to line the streets. “If it wasn’t for the crowd, at some point I would have dropped out,” he admitted. However, he admitted it could have been worse without the continuous cries of “Go on Mo!” and the ringing of cowbells spurring him on. Afterwards Farah, whose time of 2hr 10min 28sec was the slowest of his career, could not hide his disappointment.

The Eternal Game by Álex Gilbert