![]() They broke the world record in their fifth marathons, so it will be interesting to see what Kenenisa does. “We’ve seen in the past with Paul Tergat and Haile Gebrselassie and other track runners that it takes five or six marathons before you reach your peak. But of course it’s the marathon, so the big quest mark is what will happen after 35km, especially as it’s his first marathon,” said Hermens. “He has been training very well for the past four or five months. “I’m preparing well and I’m not worried about anything at all.”īekele’s agent, Jos Hermens, is cautiously optimistic. “I know that everyone will be looking at whether Mo Farah and I get off to a good start, but I don’t feel any particular pressure,” he added. It was the result of a lack of specific training. I didn’t have the speed I needed to win at the cross-country race in Edinburgh in January. “I now run further and work less on my speed. “I’ve changed some things,” said the 31-year-old. This weekend’s race in the French capital could be the turning point.īekele has suffered from injuries and a lack of motivation in recent years, but training for the marathon has renewed his focus on the sport. Having conquered the track, indoors and outdoors, as well as cross country, road running is the one area Bekele is yet to master. Winner of three Olympic titles, five World Championships titles and a staggering 11 individual senior gold medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Bekele’s name is already etched in the history books. There is little doubt that he is one of the greatest distance runners of all time. My dream has always been to be the best.” “In any case, I’ll do my best to get a good time. ![]() “But I know that the Paris course is maybe not ideal for achieving this goal,” he adds. The dream, he says, would be to break the world record in his first marathon. So it’s no surprise that when Kenenisa Bekele makes his 26.2 miles debut on 6 April at the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, he is looking to make a big impact. You don’t win 20 individual global titles by setting the bar low. ![]()
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