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Mo Farah oversleeps before London Marathon Mo Farah oversleeps before London Marathon
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Mo Farah's preparation for the London Marathon did not go quite as well as he might have hoped on Sunday morning, after the London 2012 double gold medallist overslept.Mo Farah's preparation for the London Marathon did not go quite as well as he might have hoped on Sunday morning, after the London 2012 double gold medallist overslept.
The 30-year-old Londoner – who is running half of today's race – revealed he was running late live on the radio. The 30-year-old Londoner – who ran half of today's race – revealed he was running late live on the radio.
He shouted to a waiting BBC presenter: "Radio 5, gotta go! Gotta run, run, run, run!" He shouted to a waiting BBC presenter: "Radio 5, gotta go! Gotta run, run, run, run!" Asked how he was feeling, he said as he ran down the street: "Yeah, feeling good."
Asked how he was feeling, he said as he ran down the street: "Yeah, feeling good." And had he warmed up? "Not yet!" he replied. "I'm late! I woke up late! I'm going to miss the bus!" he laughed.
And had he warmed up?
"Not yet!" he replied. "I'm late! I woke up late! I'm going to miss the bus!" he laughed.
The Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion added: "It should be good weather as well, so I'm quite excited."The Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion added: "It should be good weather as well, so I'm quite excited."
The buildup to Farah's participation in this year's London Marathon has been shrouded in controversy as he will be paid a reported £425,000 for taking part in the 2013 and 2014 events.The buildup to Farah's participation in this year's London Marathon has been shrouded in controversy as he will be paid a reported £425,000 for taking part in the 2013 and 2014 events.
There has been talk of murky motives and money-grabbing, with critics of his plan to run to halfway as practice for making his full 26.2-mile debut next year, accusing him of cashing in on his status and going against the spirit of the mass-participation event. After dropping out at the 13.1 mile mark near Tower Bridge, Farah told the BBC: "It was incredible. The atmosphere is great. My aim was just to learn a lot here. Next year, I'm going to come out and do the full marathon."
But Farah, who won the mini-Marathon event three times in a row between 1998 and 2000 as a west London schoolboy, has said the race brings back plenty of happy memories. Asked how he found the distance, Farah admitted: "I think the biggest challenge really is picking up the right drinks – I think I made a mess up."
Asked how he expected to pull out of the race at the 13.1-mile mark – expected to be around Tower Bridge – he said, "I'm not sure mate," before jogging to catch his bus.