ATHLETICS
some unfinished business on the road.”
Farah said he was looking forward to performing in front of home fans in the British capital for the worlds, with the longer aim to return to London from his Oregon training camp.
“It’s better to end it on a high. If London goes as well as I want and everything goes perfect, you won’t see me on the track, you might see me do some crazy events, but in terms of 5000 and 10,000 I’ll call it a day,” Farah said.
The Somali-born runner, who spent his early years in Djibouti before moving to Britain at the age of eight, said that a decision to take part in the marathon at Tokyo 2020 Olympics was not the most pressing item on his agenda.
“It’s really different training for marathon than the track,” he said.
“When I finish track I’d like to be able to sit back a bit, do a few marathons to get used to it and then after that make a decision.
“To be honest, sometimes I do feel like maybe I’ll run a few marathons and call it a day, it depends on how motivated I am.”
Farah added: “I do miss my family, I do miss spending a lot of time with them. I’ve seen them grow so fast and it really hurts me sometimes, to not be able go to parents’ evenings at their schools, not being able to be part of my family because I’m away for six months and that’s always a challenge for me.”