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
Showing posts with label world record. Show all posts
Showing posts with label world record. Show all posts
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
Sunday, 2 February 2014
Michael Jamieson for the Daily Record
Hot on the heels of the Press Association (PA) wanting to run a couple of my photos from the SWIM4LEUKAEMIA event yesterday, see Andy Chubb Photography, the Daily Record in Scotland are keen on some pictures of Michael Jamieson.....
Michael was swimmer #50 in the World Record 100x100m event at Ponds Forge, Sheffield yesterday and spoke afterwards about how much he is looking forward to competing in his home town in front of Scottish fans at the Commonwealth Games in July/August.
Michael was swimmer #50 in the World Record 100x100m event at Ponds Forge, Sheffield yesterday and spoke afterwards about how much he is looking forward to competing in his home town in front of Scottish fans at the Commonwealth Games in July/August.
Saturday, 1 February 2014
Swimmers smash World Record to help beat Leukaemia
Swimmers at Ponds Forge in Sheffield today smashed the World Record for 100 swimmers doing 100 metres in the pool. The current record was 1hour 37mins 53secs, set at the Pizzey
Park Sporting Complex in Miami, Queensland, Australia on 29 October
2011.
The event was organised by Lewis Coleman who was inspired to do something when in June 2012 his Mum was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.
The Record attempting team was led off by 10 year old Oliver Coleman and anchored by Lewis and was supported by some of Great Britain’s finest swimmers including 30 Olympians, Olympic Medalists, World Record Holders, World Commonwealth & European Medalists and over 50 Great Britain Internationals.
Check out the website: http://www.swim4leukaemia.com/ for more details and find out how yuo can help raise £100,000 for this amazing appeal.
More photos an be seen at: Andy Chubb Photography
The event was organised by Lewis Coleman who was inspired to do something when in June 2012 his Mum was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.
The Record attempting team was led off by 10 year old Oliver Coleman and anchored by Lewis and was supported by some of Great Britain’s finest swimmers including 30 Olympians, Olympic Medalists, World Record Holders, World Commonwealth & European Medalists and over 50 Great Britain Internationals.
Check out the website: http://www.swim4leukaemia.com/ for more details and find out how yuo can help raise £100,000 for this amazing appeal.
More photos an be seen at: Andy Chubb Photography
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