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[Adam Klein]

Kurczy, nie myślałem, ze stadion FBK może mieć problemy, wydawało mi sie, ze to kultowy holenderski stadion lekoatletyczny.

[Gife]

Szacun dla dziadka Haile..On nadal mimo wszystko ma wyniki klasy światowej. Kiedyś przejeżdżałem koło tego stadionu w Hengelo. W NL brak miejsca ogólnie w każdym mieście i jak tylko coś wygląda podstarzale to równają z ziemią i postawiają coś nowego. Historia, historią, ale stadion dla piłkarzy to chyba odpowiedni wybór (niż biurowiec). Piszę chyba, bo stadionów piłkarskich na wysokim poziomie jest tam od groma i trochę. Drużyny mogą sobie wynajmować, ale swój, to swój zawsze.

[sosa]

Jak tak patrzę na zdjęcia Haile to trudno mi uwierzyć ,że on ma tylko 40 lat...
Może jego historia jest podobna do tej związanej z Olisadebe?

[Buniek]

Haile chyba jako jedyny pacemaker jest porównywalnie, albo i bardziej atrakcyjny medialnie niż nalepsi maratończycy świata. Teraz przed "zającowaniem" w Londynie udzielił dla Running Times wywaidu:

Running Times: How are things?

Haile Gebrselassie: I'm good. My training is going well. I can do a good marathon in Hamburg. I can't say I'm going to break the world record, but to run a good time is my plan.

RT: This weekend you're pacing the London Marathon. What time are you planning to go through halfway?

HG: It depends on what the athletes need. They don't want to go a crazy pace, because here in London they want to win. Winning is the most important part.

RT: What do you think about Mo Farah's debut? Can he be successful in his first marathon?

HG: He is preparing well; what he needs on Sunday is to learn about the distance, about the marathon itself. In the future he can win many other races. Sunday, maybe, you never know. He can win if he follows the leading athletes until the last 5K. If he can do that, it's going to be his race, no question. Sometimes this kind of race is more tactical, though. The Kenyans and Ethiopians, they start doing crazy things.

RT: Who do you think will win?

HG: There are many, many big names. I have no idea. This marathon is very interesting, not only for you, but for myself, to see who is the best.

RT: How many marathons did it take for you to fully learn the event?

HG: I came to my first marathon not only to win, but to do something fast. The first one, though, is always just to study. I learned how to be patient. When you come from 5,000m, the marathon pace is too slow for you, especially at the beginning. The problem is at the end of the race. At the beginning you always think: Why are the athletes so slow? It then gets harder and harder.

RT: What did you think about Kenenisa Bekele's debut in Paris, winning in 2:05:04?

HG: It was fantastic; he did a very good job. The next marathon he can do something better. There is no question he can break the world record. He has the speed, and everything is there. The only thing is the endurance.

RT: Do you talk much with him?

HG: We meet sometimes in Addis Ababa, but he's training alone. I'm training alone too, so I don't have time to talk more.

RT: What is your training like these days?

HG: It's not like before. I don't run so much, and the quality is a little bit less. You cannot do the whole program that you did years ago. I run about 180 to 200 kilometers a week [110 to 125 miles]; it used to be more than that. I’m trying to do what is important, so I can run well on Sunday, and run well in Hamburg. That is all I need.

RT: What workouts do you do to get ready for a marathon?

HG: On the road, I do fast runs of 20K, 25K or 30K, plus a very important session is the long run in the forest. I go for two to three hours, and can do up to 35 miles; those kinds of thing are very useful for the marathon.

RT: Why motivates you to keep racing at the age of 40?

HG: I think once you start running, it's very difficult to stop. If you are properly disciplined, you can run for years. When I talk about discipline, I mean in training, recovery, what we eat, those things. I'm very busy these days with my business, but I'm addicted to running. To stop running is not an easy thing. I could be jogging, but without competition how are you sweating? If I compete, I sweat; that's what I need. When you don't do competitions, you stop your training runs halfway.

RT: How long will you keep racing?

HG: I have no idea. I can't tell you how long; it's very difficult.

RT: What are your main activities outside of running these days?

HG: My businesses are many things: schools, hotels, cars, real estate. There is other work too, like organizing the Great Ethiopian Run, or work for UNICEF. There are many.

RT: What is your daily routine like?

HG: I wake up at 5 a.m., start my training by 5:30. I finish by 8:30, and after that I go to work until 5 p.m., then I start in my gym. After that I come home and at night by 10 o’clock, I'm asleep.

RT: Do you still do much gym work?

HG: Yeah, a lot. I do a bit of running on the treadmill, cycling, light weights for muscles. I started this gym training in 1993. It's very important. One of our problems used to be because of not doing enough exercises in the gym, but nowadays I think runners are doing the right job.

RT: What are your plans for the future, outside of running. Will you go into politics?

HG: You never know, but for now I only concentrate on running and business, and in the future we will see.

RT: Do your children run? Would you like them to run competitively?

HG: One of them runs, but it's up to them. They can do what they want. I don't push them. My son is trying to play soccer, and that's okay; it's up to him.

RT: Finally, the question everybody asks: What is it about Ethiopia that produces such good distance runners?

HG: If you look at Ethiopians, a crazy amount are running, especially marathons. That's because of history. In 1960, when Abebe Bikila won the Olympic marathon, everybody wanted to be a runner. People love watching athletics, especially the marathon, and that's a big thing. It's why the Brazilians are crazy about the soccer, because they love the sport, and we're the same in Ethiopia with running.

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