Kept off the cover only by the imminent retirement of the great Haile Gebrselassie? Next time!
Showing posts with label Haile Gebrselassie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Haile Gebrselassie. Show all posts
Thursday, 1 October 2015
First double-page spread in Athletics Weekly!
After getting picked up occasionally over the years by AW for the odd pic or two (blog passim), my coverage of last weekend's Great Yorkshire Run has made a double-page feature in the UK's no1 athletics magazine: http://www.athleticsweekly.com/
Kept off the cover only by the imminent retirement of the great Haile Gebrselassie? Next time!
Kept off the cover only by the imminent retirement of the great Haile Gebrselassie? Next time!
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Haile Gebrselassie retires after Great Manchester Run
The 42 year old Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie has announced his retirement from competitive running.
It came after finishing 16th in the Great Manchester Run last Sunday.
It brings to an end a 25 year career which included two Olympics golds (10,000m in Atlanta and Sydney), eight World Championship victories and 27 world records - he remains the world record holder at 20,000m and the one-hour race (13 miles 397 yards).
"For me a day without training is like a day without eating." is one of his most famous quotes.
Nice bloke, very easy to talk to - wish him all he best
It came after finishing 16th in the Great Manchester Run last Sunday.
"For me a day without training is like a day without eating." is one of his most famous quotes.
Nice bloke, very easy to talk to - wish him all he best
Friday, 8 May 2015
Press Day at the Great CityGames Manchester 2015
The Great CityGames Manchester will once again bring world class athletics to the city's streets on Saturday 9th May2015.
The events will take place on a specially raised track (four lanes wide) on Deansgate and at a purpose built arena in Albert Square just outside the Town Hall.
Today was Press Day - the chance for a photo opportunity on the track with some of the athletes and then interviews at the local hotel base.
Non-one knew in advance who would be there from those athletes who were due to compete, so it was an amazing line-up of Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Haile Gebrselassie, Jo Pavey and Richard Kilty who were there for photos and who were then joined by Gemma Steel for the interviews.
Wow - talk about like being in a sweet shop...the chance to photograph such superstars at something less than the 25mph they usually zip by at...and then chat to them over coffee and biscuits.....unbelievable.
Some photos from the day...the clues for the names are mostly on the front of the vests!
The events will take place on a specially raised track (four lanes wide) on Deansgate and at a purpose built arena in Albert Square just outside the Town Hall.
Today was Press Day - the chance for a photo opportunity on the track with some of the athletes and then interviews at the local hotel base.
Non-one knew in advance who would be there from those athletes who were due to compete, so it was an amazing line-up of Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Haile Gebrselassie, Jo Pavey and Richard Kilty who were there for photos and who were then joined by Gemma Steel for the interviews.
Wow - talk about like being in a sweet shop...the chance to photograph such superstars at something less than the 25mph they usually zip by at...and then chat to them over coffee and biscuits.....unbelievable.
Some photos from the day...the clues for the names are mostly on the front of the vests!
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