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By Rameshon
Bsc (Hons) Degree in Physical Education, Loughborough University (1992-1994)
Masters in Education (University of Western Australia, 2005-2008)
Haile Gebreselassie - All eyes on Haile running Birmingham today.
The greatest long-distance runner of all time’ Haile Gebrselassie will be running in Birmingham to compete in the Bupa Great Birmingham Run.
Gebrselassie, although recently losing his world record in the BMW Berlin Marathon, is still one of the biggest attractions for global race organisers.
The 38-year-old athlete has won two Olympic 10,000m gold medals, four IAAF World Championship titles over the distance and set 26 world records in competitions ranging from 2,000m to marathon.
“To bring the greatest runner of all time, Haile Gebrselassie, to one of the biggest cities in the UK for the first staging of the Bupa Great Birmingham Run will be fantastic,” said Foster to the reporters.
“Personally I just can’t wait to see Haile running in Birmingham, which is a venue very special to him. He is the number one guy in our sport and to have him running in a city where he’s set world records in the past is fantastic and it would be great to see him win the race.”
Foster added: “Haile is also no stranger to our meetings. He’s won the Bupa Great Manchester Run on four occasions and also had a magnificent victory in his first-ever Bupa Great North Run last year.
“Now he’ll be running over the half marathon distance where he is a past world record holder and I’m sure he will be looking to achieve something special as we bid to make the Bupa Great Birmingham Run another major asset in our global running programme.”
