The Brit sporting icon, who won four Olympic and six world long distance running titles, says he found the mammoth event 'really hard' because it left him 'hurting' Sir Mo Farah won the Chicago marathon in 2018 (Image: Getty Images)

Sir Mo Farah has admitted he hated marathons . ‌

The Brit sporting icon, who won four Olympic and six world long distance running titles, said he found the mammoth event ‘really hard’ because it left him ‘hurting’. ‌

Mo, 42, who was knighted by the late Queen in 2017 for his services to athletics, admitted he ‘struggled’ with a race he said fellow Brit legend Paula Radcliffe made look ‘so easy’. ‌

He said he ‘couldn’t get his head around’ doing all the training then having to wait six months for another one. Mo stepped up to 26-mile-an

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