Mo Farah says medals and not money is his incentive for switch to marathon

Mo Farah has denied that his move to the marathon is motivated by money and says he is increasingly hopeful he can challenge for a medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

The 34-year-old, who will run his first race for nearly six months at Sunday’s Vitality Big Half in London, is rumoured to have agreed a large six-figure package with London marathon organisers, which includes running in the 2018 and 2019 races.

But Farah, who will race 13.1 miles against his fellow Briton Callum Hawkins and last year’s London marathon winner, Daniel Wanjiru, said that his desire to prove himself over 26.2 miles matters far more than anything else. “I wouldn’t be competing if I didn’t enjoy running,” he said. “You have to set yourself a target. If you look at every great athlete, like Haile Gebrselassie, they have succeeded when they have stepped up to a marathon.”


Source : theguardian