Join Haile Gebrselassie and run the Great North Run
14/07/2010
Brendan Foster, the founder of the Great North Run, today confirmed that Haile Gebrselassie, universally recognised as the worlds greatest-ever distance runner, will compete at the 30th staging of the Bupa Great North Run on September 19th, a decade after injury originally ruled him out.
The 37-year-old former world half marathon champion and record holder with a fastest time of 58min 55sec will be using the race as part of his preparation for his debut at the 2010 ING New York City Marathon in November.
The event is now 10 weeks away so for those runners who can currently run up to a 10K there is still time to train in a structured fashion to arrive fit to run a half marathon on Spetember 19th in Newcastle. A number of charities have places available and details can be found at the BUPA Great North Run website.
Join Haile Gebrselassie and run the Great North Run
14/07/2010
Brendan Foster, the founder of the Great North Run, today confirmed that Haile Gebrselassie, universally recognised as the worlds greatest-ever distance runner, will compete at the 30th staging of the Bupa Great North Run on September 19th, a decade after injury originally ruled him out.
The 37-year-old former world half marathon champion and record holder with a fastest time of 58min 55sec will be using the race as part of his preparation for his debut at the 2010 ING New York City Marathon in November.
The event is now 10 weeks away so for those runners who can currently run up to a 10K there is still time to train in a structured fashion to arrive fit to run a half marathon on Spetember 19th in Newcastle. A number of charities have places available and details can be found at the BUPA Great North Run website.