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Farah plays down his future in marathon.


MO Farah played down his future as a marathon runner although his victory in Sunday's Bupa Great South Run clearly indicated his vast potential for the future.

Farah still believes he has much more to achieve on the track, particularly at next summer's European Championships There are various championships held in a variety of sports on a European Level:
  • athletics: European Championships in Athletics
  • auto racing:
  • European Championship (auto racing) (Grand Prix auto racing
 where his intention is to improve on the 5000 metres silver medal he claimed three years ago.

But the Londoner's superb win over 10 miles in Portsmouth where, despite his inexperience Inexperience
See also Innocence, Naïveté.

Bowes, Major Edward

(1874–1946) originator and master of ceremonies of the Amateur Hour on radio. [Am.
, he defeated the top African duo of Stephen Mokoka and Luke Kibet Luke Kibet (born 12 April 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.

He was raised in Eldoret, and originally specialized in the steeplechase. He took up marathon in 2004 and reached the international level in this event.
 clearly hinted at his real ability as a road runner road runner: see cuckoo.

Road Runner

thrives on outwitting Wile E. Coyote. [Comics: “Beep Beep the Road Runner” in Horn, 105]

See : Cunning


Road Runner
.

"The boys didn't make it easy at all for me but I knew it was going to be windy in the last couple of miles so I was thinking I must keep some energy because conditions weren't too easy," Farah said. "Really my training has been going all right and I always knew I was going to get back and it was nice to test myself here on what was a wicked course."

Farah played down when his marathon debut might be, adding: "I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed)

"Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party.
 - who knows.

"My aim is to go to Kenya tomorrow with my mates and train with the (Kenyan) boys at at 8000 feet and get ready for the European Cross Country in Dublin.

"That's the next big step."
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Publication:South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Date:Oct 27, 2009
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