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– Thousands Expected To Run Streets of Dubai with Haile Gebrselassie in January – – Entries Close on December 15 – Dubai (UAE): Runners from across the world have been quick to sign up for the 2009 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon following the announcement that Haile Gebrselassie will launch an attempt on his own world […]

– Running legend confirmed for Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon – Dubai (UAE): Fresh from breaking his own world marathon record and becoming the first man to run under 2h:04m, Ethiopian running legend Haile Gebrselassie has confirmed his next major appearance will be in the $2 million Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on January 16, 2009. The […]

Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia shattered his own marathon record in the real-Berlin Marathon on Sunday morning, running 2hrs 03min 59sec, to become the first man in history under 2.04 for the distance. On a morning that he described as perfect, with sunshine and temperatures rising from 10C(48F) at the 9am start, to 14C(55F) at the […]