10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GEBRSELASSIE»
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Gebrselassie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Haile
Gebrselassie - The Greatest Runner of All Time
The author of this book has been meeting up with the world's best marathon runner since 2005, following his world record runs at first hand and visiting him several times in Addis Ababa.
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The Greatest: The Haile
Gebrselassie Story
The Haile Gebrselassie Story Jim Denison. wide streams of sweat ran down his
back. "Okay, I'll fix it," the colonel finally said. "But you, boy," he added when Haile
stood up to leave, "you keep going now and make me look like a smart man.
HEROES The Dominator HAILE GEBRSELASSIE The greatest distance runner of
all time smashes the marathon record— twice in 12 months BY JERE LONGMAN
AILE GEBRSELASSIE WAS 7 WHEN HE LISTENED ON THE RADIO AS ...
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East African Running: Toward a Cross-Disciplinary Perspective
Every day during the writing of Gebrselassie's biography when I sat down in front
of my computer to describe the look and feel of Addis Ababa, for example, or the
dynamics of Gebrselassie's relationship with his friends and family, or the ...
Yannis Pitsiladis, John Bale, Craig Sharp, 2007
Fastest Marathon: 2:03:59 (world record) Marathon Highlights: First place, 2006-
2008 Berlin, 2005 Amsterdam; Three fastest marathons in history Even if he had
never run the marathon, Haile Gebrselassie could have been considered the ...
Pete Pfitzinger, Scott Douglas, 2009
Gebrselassie crosses the line six seconds under Bekele's course record despite
the rain and wind. pioneer of the most widely used hydration belt in the. •AT THE
RACES until 2007, the fastest, and most famous, was Kenenisa Bekele, who ...
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Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African ...
Haile Gebrselassie was born in Arssi, ETHIOPIA. As a child, he ran barefoot to
and from school each day—a round trip of 25 km (15 mi) round trip. This was
good training for his future career as one of the world's best runners. Like his
brother ...
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 2005
The following year, Haile Gebrselassie, of Ethiopia, began to rewrite the record
books. He lopped 1.55 seconds off the 2-mile record, which was more than it had
been lowered between the entire 1972–94 period. He also destroyed Kiptanui's ...
9
Dictionary of African Biography
Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong, Henry Louis Gates. Haile Gebrselassie. Haile
Gebrselassie competing in the 10,000 meter race at the FBK Games in Helgelo,
The Netherlands, 2008. (AP Images/Peter Dejong). HAILE GEBRSELASSIE 541
...
Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong, Henry Louis Gates, 2012
10
Moroccan Success; The Kada Way
replays of that classic race (over and over again), you can see that Gebrselassie
didn't know when to take the initiative, when to take it up to Kirui. He only showed
his pure brilliance in the final 100 metres when it was too late. In any case, that ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GEBRSELASSIE»
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Gebrselassie is used in the context of the following news items.
Ultra-crazy: What drives runners to attempt longer and longer …
I was at a talk in December where Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia's long-distance running legend) said his favourite distance is still 10k because ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon by Ed Caesar
Caesar's cast of exceptional athletes includes Haile Gebrselassie, the Ethiopian who is the greatest and best-known long-distance runner of ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
Ian O'Riordan: Daniel Komen was always one to watch out for
... he knocked two seconds off the 5,000m world record held by Haile Gebrselassie, running 12:39.74, in Brussels – the first ever sub 12:40. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5 long run training mistakes
Consider Haile Gebrselassie's world record attempts at Berlin in 2008, where he became the first person to run a marathon in under 2:04, and ... «Triathlete Europe, Jul 15»
Hansen's Sunday Notebook: Miller, USA one win from gold
Jim Ryun retired at 27; Kip Keino walked away at 34; Said Aouita was done at 33; Haile Gebrselassie ran until he was 37, but won his last ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
Haile Gebrselassie to lead 40000 participants at Great Ethiopian Run
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia –Haile Gebrselassie will lead 40,000 participants at his last local race at the 15th edition of the Great Ethiopian Run ... «EthioSports, Jul 15»
What was the secret of Paula Radcliffe's exceptional London …
Haile Gebrselassie was occasionally shielded by a team of pacers, who ... from Haile Gebrselassie to Kelly Holmes, who on the treatment table ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Fast times: what will it take to run the marathon in under two hours?
Patrick Makau's 2011 world record, 2:03:38, beat Haile Gebrselassie's 2:03:59 from 2008 by 21 seconds, which in turn beat Gebrselassie's ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Haile Gebrselassie's 100-meter sprint session
The recently retired Haile Gebrselassie is arguably the greatest distance runner of all-time, having held world records ranging from 2,000 ... «Triathlete Europe, Jun 15»
Haile Gebrselassie retires from competitive running
Haile Gebrselassie Distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie announced his retirement from competitive running after finishing 16th at the ... «EthioSports, May 15»
