Richard Goodman in the "Mo Show"

Richard Goodman gave a solid performance for Team GB in the Great Edinburgh Cross Country 8K, the event that generated the rare headline "Mo Farah beaten". The race took place in cold and wet conditions in the spectacular setting of the hills of Holyroood Park. A succession of earlier races had turned the course into a mud bath. Goodman finished 19th, 57 seconds behind American winner Garrett Heath, as GB won the team competition ahead of USA and Europe. Farah placed second, two seconds adrift of Heath.
“I actually ran against Mo in the same race five years ago, with a similar result," Goodman said. "Like some of my teammates, I went off a bit too quickly at the beginning, enjoying the presence of the television cameras covering the “Mo Show”. I struggled with fatigue over the last lap, by which time the course was really muddy, and I lost a few more places. But it was a real tough race, so I was satisfied to put in a strong performance.”