Mo Farah’s SECOND (5000m) Gold postbox is in Teddington, opposite Sweatshop, where he used to work.
Coincidentally it’s also opposite the Fara charity shop!
Tweet him here https://twitter.com/Mo_Farah if you think he now needs to get over to Bushy Park this Saturday and break the 5k parkrun record of 13:48 (13:41 was Farah’s time in a ‘slow’ race at the Olympics)  which he would ‘easily’ be able to do with only a week’s recovery.
That would complete the golden threesome nicely.
FYI: Apparently the first postbox for his 10,000m was in Isleworth
FYI: Find your gold postbox here:Â https://www.goldpostboxes.com/
FYI: The postboxes only stay for one month…which I think is a real shame. The Post Office have done a good bit of PR by creating them (and the stamps) but painting them red again is a shame. Tweet @royalmailnews if you think they should make them permanent.
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Last Updated on 11 April 2026 by the5krunner
tfk is the founder and author of the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication. With 20 years of hands-on testing of GPS watches and wearables, and competing in triathlons at an international age-group level, tfk provides in-depth expert analysis of fitness technology for serious athletes and endurance sport competitors.
