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Gebrselassie sets 2012 world lead at Bupa Great Manchester Run - Masai dominates women's race 20 May 2012 Haile Gebrselass...
Reigning world marathon record holder Patrick Makau, after his shock omission from Kenya's Olympic Games team, will compete at the Bupa Great Manchester Run on 20 May. Makau will go head-to-head with Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie, whose world record he broke by 21 seconds at last September's BMW Berlin Marathon, with a time of 2:03:38. The African superstars will be part of a 40,000 strong field in the IAAF Gold Label 10k race, which Gebrselassie has won on four previous occasions, and for the last three years following his first success in 2005. Makau who, despite his credentials, was left out of the Kenyan side for the London Games in August after failing to finish in last month's Virgin London Marathon with a minor injury, is determined to rebuild his career, with Manchester a starting point. "I went to London knowing I was already in the team for the Olympics. I therefo...
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Gebrselassie sets 2012 world lead at Bupa Great Manchester Run - Masai dominates women's race 20 May 2012 Haile Gebrselass...