Just how fast was Mo Farah running? | Olympian Mo v Average Joe

Can I run 1 lap of an athletics track as fast as Mo at his 5km pace?

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[MarkLewisfitness]

Sir Mo Farah and me both love running 5k - one of us is quicker though, watch to find out who! 🤣

[christopherhamill]

I’m a 16 minute 5k runner and I can only last at Mo’s pace for 800m. Then when you look at Cheptegi I can’t even last at that pace for 800! It’s insane how I could rock up to most parkruns and be finished before people hit halfway meanwhile these machines can cruise at your flat out pace.

[CalmingAnxiety]

Thanks for changing my life Mark . Got an ultra planned, lost 2.6 stone and just love life again . And all from watching your review of the Fenix 7 which I bought

[JonSmith-cxgr]

I read an interview with Mo saying he considers you the best duck pond runner of the last 30 years! High praise and just goes to show he knows his place is on the track and not on a real mans terrain.

[Micloren]

As someone who's both hiked and biked across the USA... what i find most interesting with videos like this and my own personal experience is how much room for improvement the average person has. First week of my hike i was struggling (gear + mountains) to do 12-15 miles per day. By the end... 30 miles a day was a cake walk. With the bike the first week was about 40-50 miles a day. By the end of 4 weeks we were hitting 120 miles in a day. Same results for most of the people I met doing similar things. Therefore today... I see guys like Mo and see what is possible vs. the old me that would just shrug my shoulders and mutter "impossible".

[josephsweeney]

Another brilliant video Mark. I’m 56 years old & started following you after running my first serious park run at Dinton Pastures in Oct 2021. I ran in 42 minutes & search ‘how to run a faster park run’ Your story & humour got me hooked straight away. I listen carefully & used your tips & after 17 Park runs I’ve run 30’24 at Reading Park run (Thames Valley) Keep up the good work. I’m gonna go to the track too..!

[MrJonojono]

i saw Mo run live in person and it was like watching a different species the way he glides while moving was what shocked me the most you really dont get that from seeing it on the tv

[catshoemike]

I tried this years ago, when I was a decent fell runner and could go under 37mins for a 10km on the road. I was one day doing 400m track reps for speedwork and realised that I was barely able to keep up the pace that Liz McColgan had at that time done for London Marathon, around 1:26 per lap. Sobering stuff

[alexreader]

Absolutely mad. A 25 min 5km doesn't feel particularly slow but then you compare it to the 100m clip, soo much faster and then to sustain it. Sub 60s 400m seems like a pretty cool goal. Looking forward to the hyrox video

[r_unner_G]

66 second 400m is really really good Mark. Well done!

[joaquinwieczorek]

Mark, you're such a legend for even putting yourself out there, as a track runner who enjoys weight lifting myself I find you a massive inspiration and your content extremely relatable

[oneworldfamily]

I do love how 'encouraging' Jen is in these videos! 😄

Anyways, as someone who has actually had sprint coaching from Carl Lewis (long story) I reckon that if you focussed more on using your upper body then you would do both the 100 and 400m faster. It makes a big difference.

[lordjace]

When I was running with the University team, some guy was also training there. He was just doing warmup, I was doing a 400 full on to keep up with him for one lap. He went on for another 10k. Kamiel Maase held the national record at the 10k at 28m and a bit at that point…

[christianf]

I love all the videos Mark, but full disclosure, I'm only thinking of this one as "The Last Video Before Hyrox". Let's go!!!

[michaelhardie]

Great job Mark!!!! Commenting for the YouTube algorithm to help your channel grow. Amazing content and you deserve it

[edcctf]

YT just popped this up for me! I was a competitive distance runner in my younger years - I'm 51 now. This video is very well done! You nailed it. Even for people who distance running was their thing it is very hard to grasp what the world class are doing. You are dead on that at 6'6" and 220lbs you are not by any means the ideal build. If you are running sub20 for 5k at 48 years old that is nothing short of amazing! Hang in there! Best wishes in all your endeavors.

[jaroldoshoot]

Whats interesting is you were able to do the same speed for about the same ratio of actual race time for both kipchoge and farah.

[bobmonsour]

Yeah, Mo is definitely “pretty quick.” I love the way you do these things. Keep it up.

[jackson]

Just wanted to thank you for your content. I lost roughly 13 stone over lockdown and running was a tool I used and ultimately fell in love with. However, once the gyms reopened I very much fell out of love with running and instead focused on the gym and ran very short distances post each session. Your videos however have made me fall in love with running again and I've refocused my weekly workout regime to incorporate more running and I'm loving every second. Keep doing what you're doing!

[JulienNeel]

Great content man, I love your dry humor