This is an audio call of Mo Farah’s last domestic race. This 3000 meters closed the 2017 Birmingham DL on 20 August. Mo Farah won his last race in front of a nearly packed stadium. Geoff Wightman called the race (and I provided some comments on the audio). The crowd came to see Mo Farah run his last race after his gold and silver in London.
Mo Farah, Pre Classic, photo by PhotoRun.net
The meet had some fine highlights: the men’s shot put, the mens’ high jump, a fantastic women’s 3000 meters and 1,500 meters, as well as a fantastic women’s 400 meters.
Mo Farah was here to see his British fans, and after the race, in the rain, many stayed to see Mo do his victory lap.
Mo Farah will race on Thursday, 24 August 2017 in Zurich as his last track race on the continent. RunBlogRun will be there.
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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