New, relaxed Farah ready to mix it in the marathon


Athletics - London Marathon - Mo Farah Press Conference - London, Britain - April 17, 2018 Mo Farah during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

LONDON (Reuters) - Whether months of 120 miles-a-week altitude training will be enough to transform Mo Farah into a world-class marathon runner will be revealed on the streets of London on Sunday but the switch already seems to have transformed his state of mind.

Farah has endured a prickly relationship with the media, suing one British journalist this year for repeating IAAF concerns over his blood passport values, but he seemed a changed man as he looked ahead to Sunday's London Marathon.

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