Considering that the race is star-studded no runner will be willing to set the pace for the others. This is why a record will be almost impossible.
Haile GebrselassieIn the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race.
Haile GebrselassieYou need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three. Sport teaches you that.
Haile GebrselassieMy father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money.
Haile Gebrselassie