London Marathon

moid · 22 Apr 2007 at 12:45

Anyone watching the marathon?

Shame Haile had to pull out, but a good finish in the mens race.

Edinho · 22 Apr 2007 at 19:39

I think it highlights no matter how good you are dont prepare for the race you'll suffer - badly. He's one of the greatest distance runners of all time quite why he has to prove it trying to win the London is strange.

Tru · 22 Apr 2007 at 19:53

My cousin was running this, tall guy with cropped hair, sometimes wears glasses, about 40, did anyone notice him on the telly?

[ASSE]Hinchy · 22 Apr 2007 at 20:58

I saw him. He was stood next to the guy with black hair, eyes and ears wasn't he? Looked like he was running well

ojo · 22 Apr 2007 at 21:30

Edinho said:
He's one of the greatest distance runners of all time ...

No he is not. He is the greatest

IMHO of course.

moid · 22 Apr 2007 at 23:48

ojo said:
No he is not. He is the greatest

IMHO of course.

There's always next year!

semi-pro waster · 23 Apr 2007 at 00:29

ojo said:
No he is not. He is the greatest

IMHO of course.

This man may have had something to say about that although perhaps a lot of that just comes down to legend. I did hear a possibly apocryphal story that for one of the Olympics his taxi was stuck in traffic so he ran to the stadium before winning the race.

Haile Gebreselassie is certainly the best distance runner I've seen in my lifetime though.