(April 16, 2012, Vienna)--The legendary Ethiopian clocked 60:52 minutes for the half marathon and caught Paula Radcliffe (72:03), who had been given a head start.
In the much anticipated OMV Champions Race, that was incorporated into the Vienna City Marathon, Haile Gebrselassie clearly beat Paula Radcliffe. In fine but partly windy weather conditions the organisers of the Vienna City Marathon registered a record total of 36,157 runners.
The British world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe got a 7:52 minutes head start in the half marathon chase race against Ethiopia’s superstar Haile Gebrselassie. The advantage was based on the personal best times of the two athletes (those times counted that were run on courses eligible for records). Radcliffe and Gebrselassie had two runners each going into the race with them. Read more from Vienna-marathon »
In the much anticipated OMV Champions Race, that was incorporated into the Vienna City Marathon, Haile Gebrselassie clearly beat Paula Radcliffe. In fine but partly windy weather conditions the organisers of the Vienna City Marathon registered a record total of 36,157 runners.
The British world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe got a 7:52 minutes head start in the half marathon chase race against Ethiopia’s superstar Haile Gebrselassie. The advantage was based on the personal best times of the two athletes (those times counted that were run on courses eligible for records). Radcliffe and Gebrselassie had two runners each going into the race with them. Read more from Vienna-marathon »
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