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Monday, November 15, 2010
Haile Gebrselassie calls off retirement
From the BBC News...
Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie has announced he will compete again after reversing his decision to retire from athletics. The 37-year-old initially stated he was quitting after dropping out of his first New York Marathon at the 16-mile mark with a knee injury on 7 November.
However, Gebrselassie revealed on his Twitter page: "Running is in my blood and I decided to continue competing."When my knee is better again I will start focusing on my next race."
Gebrselassie, who won the Olympic 10,000m titles in 1996 and 2000, added: "My announcement in New York was my first reaction after a disappointing race."
He holds the marathon world record of two hours, three minutes, 59 seconds and has said that he wants to compete over the distance at the 2012 London Olympics.
I heard he wants a crack at the Portumna Marathon in 2011.
ReplyDeleteJD,
ReplyDeleteFFS would he ever make up his mind!!!
greetings from Holland, getting cold here, afraid ice will start playing havoc with my training
FW