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Don't try and run too fast...

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This funny video is what happens when amateur runners get on a treadmill set at 23kph - the speed that Mo Farah runs 5km,

Don't try this at home or at your gym.

(sorry if you've seen it before).

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Irishprincess profile image
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Blimey. It puts it in perspective doesn't it? Unbelievable.

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MarkyDGraduate10 in reply to Irishprincess

We all have our own 'natural' pace, don't we? Makes me laugh when folks post that they think that they should be running faster.

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misswobbleGraduate10 in reply to MarkyD

Gone in 60 seconds 😁

Mo! What a flipping star 😃. Did you see him on the Sports Personality of Year 😁

When you watch Mo closely he seems not to be moving that fast

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MarkyDGraduate10 in reply to misswobble

I saw him very briefly (until he was cut off!). Well deserved, a fantastic athlete, and qualifies for the 'Personality' aspect, too. He runs 10km faster than I can run 5km :-)

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VictoriaRuns

Hahah this was great. Isn't it amazing what humans can achieve? (not me personally though, I only run at 8kmph and aspire to 10 🤣🤣🤣)

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MarkyDGraduate10 in reply to VictoriaRuns

I love the athlete in the video, standing in the gym with her inhaler. So like all of us!

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Richard7Graduate10

Added to favourites. Not sure whether to laugh or be in awe!

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MarkyDGraduate10 in reply to Richard7

Just remember where that little urge in your mind ("Must run a little faster") ends up :-)

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mrrunGraduate10

Respect. Utmost. Total. Respect.

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MarkyDGraduate10 in reply to mrrun

Mo sure is a fast runner. We are in awe when someone goes round our parkrun in 18 minutes. Mo would be back, had time to boil an egg and eat it before our fastest runners go through the finish funnel.

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mrrunGraduate10 in reply to MarkyD

We are forgetting a fine line between extra talented hard working professionals and care free amateurs who refuse to go out if the weather isn't to their liking, hehe..

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MarkyDGraduate10 in reply to mrrun

So true...

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HeleneCorsaGraduate10

Mo is a legend!

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ancientrunnerGraduate10

Brilliant, I just love him and it makes me happy that he runs so much faster than me.

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