Sometimes, runners are assured they’ll outrun anybody (or something) in a non-race state of affairs. Missed the bus? No drawback–you’ll catch it on the subsequent cease. Somebody snatched your purse? They received’t get far. Final week, four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Mo Farah confirmed this idea–whereas on foot, the athlete reportedly pursued and caught thieves who drove away together with his telephone.
A yr of retirement from competitors appears to have had little affect on Farah’s top-tier health. Whereas jogging together with his spouse, Tania, by means of his property in Surrey, U.Ok., Farah set his telephone down by the facet of the street to gather it on the finish of his run. (Farah and his household reside in a 964-acre gated neighborhood with intensive safety.)
In accordance with the Each day Mail, two males in a white van by some means slipped by the guarded entrance and nabbed the telephone. Farah sprinted after the trespassers as they drove away, efficiently catching them and taking again his machine. Sources say he’s offended concerning the safety breach and an investigation has been launched.
This isn’t the primary time Farah has confronted members of the general public in a “race.” Final yr, he competed in a 100m dads’ race at certainly one of his youngsters’ colleges. However in that occasion, even carrying observe spikes, he completed third, shedding to a dad who was carrying denims.
Alongside his 4 Olympic golds, Farah has six world championship titles within the 5,000m and 10,000m occasions, and was the second runner in historical past to win the 5,000 and 10,000m at back-to-back Olympic Video games. In 2016, he moved as much as the marathon, successful the Chicago Marathon in 2018 and ending third in London the identical yr. The British athlete retired final September; the 2023 Nice North Run in Newcastle, U.Ok., marked his ultimate competitors.