Mo Farah Scores Greatest Victory of His Career – by Brett Larner – Japan Running News

In a career teeming to overflow with double medals at the Olympics and World Championships and an unprecedented triple crown of Great North Run wins earned to varying degrees, Great Britain's Mo Farah staked the ultimate claim to the title of Greatest of All Time with the single most important victory of his career, a win at Saturday's Akasaka 5-Chome Mini Marathon.

Running on a hilly 900 m four-loop course around and through broadcaster TBS' Akasaka studios as part of its semi-annual All-Star Kanshasai variety show.

Farah overcame a 5 minute, 55 second handicap start to run down a cavalcade of Japan's finest models and comedians for the win, catching the last trio led by entertainer Kenji Moriwaki on the final uphill run up to the studio.

 Farah's win was a shot across the bows of Kenenisa Bekele and Eliud Kipchoge and a message to them and all other pretenders: skimming sub-2:03 in London or Berlin and Olympic golds are nice, but you haven't really made it until you conquer Akasaka.

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by Brett Larner – Japan Running News