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Mo Farah insisted he had unfinished business with the marathon despite a chastening debut over 26.2 miles in London yesterday.
His marathon debut proved a step too far as he trailed home in eighth place, outside the British record he had targeted, in London yesterday.
The 31-year-old had made no secret this race was the toughest test of his career and he was never in contention, suffering in the last quarter of the race as the step up to 26.2 miles told.
Kenyan world record holder Wilson Kipsang took the London Marathon title in an unofficial time of two hours four minutes and 29 seconds, a course record, with Farah coming home almost four minutes back.
The Briton’s time of 2hrs 08mins 21secs was outside Steve Jones’ 29-year-old British record of 2:07:13 and could persuade him that his future remains on the track rather than the road.
“I’m not going to finish it like this,” Farah said.
“I’ll be back. It’s a matter of experience and learning.”
