Gebrselassie Returns To The Marathon
He thinks he has a shot for 2:05 in Fukuoka this weekend.
He thinks he has a shot for 2:05 in Fukuoka this weekend.
The most accomplished distance runner in history, Haile Gebrselassie, has been going through a bit of a career slump lately, but he’s definitely not finished.
The Ethiopian returns to perhaps his best race, the marathon, this weekend at the 66th Fukuoka Marathon in Japan.
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“I don’t know exactly how fast I can run [in Fukuoka] but I can run a good time,” Gebrselassie said. “I don’t know, between 2:05 and 2:06, it depends. I mean, their course is so nice and it depends on the weather. For the moment I am in good shape and what is important is my health is very good. The only problem is that I have office work now. I cannot take rest after morning training sessions any more. My training is going well, though, and according to the program.”
Before Patrick Makau set the new mark of 2:03:38, Gebrselassie held the marathon world record at 2:03:59. He won Fukuoka in 2006.
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