IAAF reports:
“I love to race and I love competition. When my manager told me about the opportunity to compete in Ottawa and attempt the 10K world record, I was very excited,” Merga said. “I have heard a lot about this great event. I am happy and ready to come to Ottawa and run a new world record.”
The record Merga will be chasing is 27:01* set by Micah Kogo in Brunssum, The Netherlands, on 29 March this year. An added inventive is a $100,000 record bonus.
Merga has already had a great year. He won and set a new Marathon course record of 2:07:52 in Houston in January. He tied the 15K World record of 41:29 in February en route to his third place finish in the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon. And in April, he decisively won the Boston Marathon.
mzungo.org says: Two spring marathons and on top of it a 26ish road 10k? No way!
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