Puh-lease. Haile is not retiring. He ran a 59:33 half marathon a couple months ago. Obviously he had put a great deal of pressure on himself to come to NYC and prove the critics wrong, showing he can "race" a marathon and win. And he failed.
He's the greatest runner of all-time. He's tremendously disappointed. He said he was retiring based on emotion. It smelled like BS right away. What champion type athlete has ever retired after they said they were retiring? They can't quit. They don't know how. Already he's said "he need some time to think about it".
"The Great One" will be back. Mark my words.
Have you ever read the book
ReplyDeleteThe Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story
I can recommend it, it is really good!