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Post by TrackTalkCanada on Jul 16, 2020 16:19:02 GMT -5
Amazing! Mo is putting himself in solid contention to be a Medallist in 2021!
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Post by Stat Junkie on Jul 16, 2020 16:23:52 GMT -5
Super impressive as its a top 10 all time in the world and a North American record....can’t think of any other Canadian with that impressive title.
Hopefully that means a Gold in Toyko.
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Post by truthteller2020 on Jul 17, 2020 1:43:38 GMT -5
Mohammad Ahmed is not a Canadian. Nor does he want to be.
He does not live in Canada and never will.
He does not pay taxes in Canada and never will.
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Post by onrunner on Jul 17, 2020 9:56:49 GMT -5
Mohammad Ahmed is not a Canadian. Nor does he want to be. He does not live in Canada and never will. He does not pay taxes in Canada and never will. Amazing run Moh! Moh is very much Canadian! He represents everything our country stands for. He started running in the Canadian club system and has thrived since then. |
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Post by Bigots Begone on Jul 17, 2020 17:51:57 GMT -5
Mohammad Ahmed is a Somali, living in the United States, with a Canadian passport. A passport that the Canadian government gives to any refugee who spends a grand total of three years in Canada. The Canadian government governs over a country which exists on unceded First Nations land. At the time of confederation, nothing west of Ontario (including most of northern Ontario and Quebec) was considered Canada. How deep do you want to go down this rabbit hole? Take your antiquated views and go pound sand. |
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Post by TrackTalkCanada on Jul 17, 2020 20:14:40 GMT -5
Mohammad Ahmed is a Somali, living in the United States, with a Canadian passport. A passport that the Canadian government gives to any refugee who spends a grand total of three years in Canada. Track Talk Canada is an inclusive space that will not tolerate speech that incites hate. As per forum rules, any members or guests who participate in such speech will be banned. |
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Post by dozzi on Jul 17, 2020 21:09:39 GMT -5
Sweet! A brand new running discussion forum, complete with anonymous racism!
Moh has already inspired me as an incredible Canadian runner with his work ethic and attitude, and he represents our country better than almost anyone I know. I look up to him as an athlete and this unbelievable performance has cemented his place as the greatest Canadian distance runner ever to me.
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Post by Mike on Jul 19, 2020 18:36:04 GMT -5
Sweet! A brand new running discussion forum, complete with anonymous racism! Moh has already inspired me as an incredible Canadian runner with his work ethic and attitude, and he represents our country better than almost anyone I know. I look up to him as an athlete and this unbelievable performance has cemented his place as the greatest Canadian distance runner ever to me. I was about to completely give up on this site and never come back till I saw this great reply. |
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Post by christopher on Jul 20, 2020 14:46:10 GMT -5
Mo is from St. Catharines, ON. Wears the CDN singlet. I ran with him last year for a couple of kms. He is just one of the nicest guys out there.
Anyway, he really wanted that 12:58, so that he would be sub-13 like his competitors all seemed to be. This 12:47 is stunning. He must be over the moon.
Noting that there are many very strong performances at these time trials/virtual races, I am wondering if the lack of pressure and stress of competitors and their pacing has allowed athletes to just run "that" pace that equals the time that their workouts are indicating. Even though I bristle at some of Renato Canova's odd perspectives, he seems to have this right...racing at pace the whole time...one's own agenda.
Additionally, I wonder if the lack of a full race schedule with all the travel, hotels, media (gulp), not typical diet etc etc, allows someone to go bang-out a time that their workouts indicate, you know, eat at home, go to fave track, no big deal made out of the event....
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Post by kinrunner on Jul 20, 2020 17:19:26 GMT -5
Mo is from St. Catharines, ON. Wears the CDN singlet. I ran with him last year for a couple of kms. He is just one of the nicest guys out there. Anyway, he really wanted that 12:58, so that he would be sub-13 like his competitors all seemed to be. This 12:47 is stunning. He must be over the moon. Noting that there are many very strong performances at these time trials/virtual races, I am wondering if the lack of pressure and stress of competitors and their pacing has allowed athletes to just run "that" pace that equals the time that their workouts are indicating. Even though I bristle at some of Renato Canova's odd perspectives, he seems to have this right...racing at pace the whole time...one's own agenda. Additionally, I wonder if the lack of a full race schedule with all the travel, hotels, media (gulp), not typical diet etc etc, allows someone to go bang-out a time that their workouts indicate, you know, eat at home, go to fave track, no big deal made out of the event.... I think the big message to athletes should be- want to run fast, have confidence in your training and run the pace you've trained for. I think thats what we are seeing out of these time trials. Too often athletes think a race will be fast and rely on others to make it fast rather than grabbing the bull by the horns and taking the pace. |
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Post by christopher on Jul 20, 2020 23:02:00 GMT -5
Mo is from St. Catharines, ON. Wears the CDN singlet. I ran with him last year for a couple of kms. He is just one of the nicest guys out there. Anyway, he really wanted that 12:58, so that he would be sub-13 like his competitors all seemed to be. This 12:47 is stunning. He must be over the moon. Noting that there are many very strong performances at these time trials/virtual races, I am wondering if the lack of pressure and stress of competitors and their pacing has allowed athletes to just run "that" pace that equals the time that their workouts are indicating. Even though I bristle at some of Renato Canova's odd perspectives, he seems to have this right...racing at pace the whole time...one's own agenda. Additionally, I wonder if the lack of a full race schedule with all the travel, hotels, media (gulp), not typical diet etc etc, allows someone to go bang-out a time that their workouts indicate, you know, eat at home, go to fave track, no big deal made out of the event.... I think the big message to athletes should be- want to run fast, have confidence in your training and run the pace you've trained for. I think thats what we are seeing out of these time trials. Too often athletes think a race will be fast and rely on others to make it fast rather than grabbing the bull by the horns and taking the pace. Agreed. |
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Post by falcon on Jul 21, 2020 11:06:56 GMT -5
Mo is from St. Catharines, ON. Wears the CDN singlet. I ran with him last year for a couple of kms. He is just one of the nicest guys out there. Anyway, he really wanted that 12:58, so that he would be sub-13 like his competitors all seemed to be. This 12:47 is stunning. He must be over the moon. Noting that there are many very strong performances at these time trials/virtual races, I am wondering if the lack of pressure and stress of competitors and their pacing has allowed athletes to just run "that" pace that equals the time that their workouts are indicating. Even though I bristle at some of Renato Canova's odd perspectives, he seems to have this right...racing at pace the whole time...one's own agenda. Additionally, I wonder if the lack of a full race schedule with all the travel, hotels, media (gulp), not typical diet etc etc, allows someone to go bang-out a time that their workouts indicate, you know, eat at home, go to fave track, no big deal made out of the event.... I think the big message to athletes should be- want to run fast, have confidence in your training and run the pace you've trained for. I think thats what we are seeing out of these time trials. Too often athletes think a race will be fast and rely on others to make it fast rather than grabbing the bull by the horns and taking the pace. I agree but to a point. I think it is humanly impossible to ignore the environment around you in a race: the loud music, physical start line, countdown, gun start, crowd and then the fact that you are running with and against other people. It all comes together to make for an environment that almost demands some of your attention. |
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Post by onrunner on Jul 22, 2020 8:26:13 GMT -5
Moh dropped a 3:34.89 last night at the BTC Intersquad meet. Would have been under the Olympic Standard.
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