Ethiopian running legends Haile Gebrselassie (L) and marathoner Gebrexabier Gebremariam (R) wait on October 20, 2013 before the country’s fist-ever marathon in Hawassa. Gebrselassie, who organized the ...

He is the fastest marathon runner in history, and arguably the greatest distance runner of them all. Now Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia aims to further enhance his legend on Sunday, when he makes his ...

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2006--Two-time gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie, from Ethiopia, shattered the world record in the half marathon with a time of 58 minutes, 55 seconds at P.F.

When Haile Gebrselassie’s New York City Marathon debut turned into his requiem, dropping out of the race because of knee tendinitis and retiring, it marked history’s greatest distance runner passing ...

BERLIN — Haile Gebrselassie smashed his marathon world record by 27 seconds Sunday, winning the Berlin Marathon in a city where he has had so much success. The 35-year-old Ethiopian took advantage of ...