Friday, September 13, 2013

Head2Head Mo-Haile-Kenenisa "Dream-team" start at 2013 Bupa Great North Run 15 September

Photo credit : athleticsweekly


Coming Sunday 15 September will see a Head2Head Mo Farah-Haile Gebrselassie-Kenenisa Bekele "Dream-team" start at 2013 Bupa Great North Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race and the 2nd largest half marathon race in the world, from Newcastle upon Tyne to South Shields, England

Course Records: (21.0975km)
Men - 58:5 Martin Mathathi (KEN) 2011
Women - 1:05:40 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2003

Profiles:
Mo Farah (GBR) 30 (Somali-born)
-> reigning 5,000m Olympic, World and European champion
-> reigning 10,000m Olympic and World champion
-> Half Marathon PB 1:00:23 New York 2011

Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 40, a legend in distance running
-> set 27 World Records
-> 2-time 10,000m Olympic champion (1996, 2000)
-> 4-time 10,000m World champion (1993/95/97/99)
-> World Half Marathon champion 2001
-> 4-time Berlin Marathon and 3-time-in-a-row Dubai Marathon champion 
 -> Half Marathon PB 58:55 Tempe (USA) 2006

Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 31, another distance running legend
-> reigning 5,000m and 10,000 World Record and Olympic Record holder
-> 3-time Olympic champion
-> 5-time World champion
-> 10km PB 27:49 (2012)

1 comment:

  1. 1) 1:00:09 (debut) Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
    2) 1:00:10 (PB) Mo Farah (GBR)
    3) 1:01:41 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kes8L5le68Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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