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Haile Gebrselassie to race in New York Half-Marathon
NEW YORK —(January 20, 2010) – Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie, the marathon world record-holder and a two-time Olympic 10,000-meter champion, will race in the New York Half-Marathon in March, race organizers announced Wednesday.
The 36-year-old long distance legend last competed in a US event in 2007, when he won the New York Half-Marathon in a race-record 59 minutes, 24 seconds. Gebrselassie...
World Record is worth $1 million bonus for Haile Gebrselassie in Dubai Marathon
Dubai, UAE – (January 20, 2010) – Haile Gebrselassie pronounced his preparation “perfect” for Friday’s Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon (22), but reminded everyone at today’s press conference that all the other elements had to be perfect too, even for an attempt on his World record of 2:03:59, set in Berlin 18 months ago.
“I’ve made sure I’m in perfect shape,” said the...
