09-30-2008, 11:23 PM | #1 |
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New marathon WR
Haile Gebrselassie broke his own world record on Sunday. Ran a 2:03:59 in Berlin.
That's 4:43 a mile, just in case you're wondering. http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/tracka...ory?id=3614098 |
09-30-2008, 11:39 PM | #2 |
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Pretty amazing. What do you think is more impressive, Bolts 9.68 or a 2:03 marathon?
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I couldn't keep that pace for even a 1/2 mile.
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I was just thinking the same thing. That would be an unreal accomplishment. He only needs to shave 4 minutes off his time (I think about 9 seconds per mile).
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