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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. | |
| 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 is running 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? | 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. | "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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 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 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. | 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. |