Well done Mo Farah!

Yesterday was the London Marathon 2014 and it was a lovely spring day for it. I always make sure I watch the London Marathon on TV as I love seeing the atmosphere and hearing the inspirational stories behind why people are taking part. It reminds me of how much our UK charities need us, I know that I will never be a marathon runner but it does encourage me to remember to give back in my own way through my own skills. Yesterday was also Olympic champion Mo Farah's first marathon which he chose to run competitively with some of the best marathon runners of all time, with a view to beating the British men's marathon record. In the end Mo finished eighth place and his time ranked 4th in the British record, which is a great achievement for his first marathon. What I found really disappointing was the attitude of the commentators and interviewers working for the BBC who implied because he didn't win that he should stick to track running where he is champion or that he should have run his first marathon in another country where there would have been less media attention. So what he didn't win? He's mastered track running and now he wants a new challenge, he did amazingly well for his first time and wanted to take part in his hometown to give something to the country that has been behind him all through his career. Why should he run his first marathon in another country or in private just in case he didn't do as well as expected? It sometimes typical of our attitude in Britain that people should stick to what they are good at or only do something if they know they can win. It's the reason that there are so many cases of depression in sport, that people are built up for being good at just one thing and then they crash out when they fail and the public knocks them down. Mo isn't afraid of failure and we should admire him for that, marathon running is a new venture for him and he had to start somewhere. When asked by a well meaning interviewer if he would be sticking to track running from now on Mo assured us that "he will be back" good on you Mo for inspiring us to achieve more.