“When I broke the world record in Berlin, I had trained for the 10,000m on the track too and I did a lot of speedwork,” Gebrselassie said. “I did not win a gold medal in Beijing but the speedwork I put in during training helped me break the marathon world record - and I know I will break it again, soon - 2:02 is very possible.”
However, the former Addis Ababa Police officer, now one of Ethiopia’s wealthiest men, said he is not sure when he would run his next marathon and neither would he succumb to questions over his retirement plans. “My next major race is the Great Manchester Run but I’m not sure about the marathon.... may be Berlin or may be Chicago. I’m not sure yet,” he said at the Nyayo National Stadium.
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