Haile Gebrselassie's sudden announcement of his retirement from racing has sent shockwaves through the running community. While we wait to see whether or not the running legend reverses his emotional decision, we relive the moments that made

to rise above 20C as the day wore on.Suffering along with the masses were two strong fields in the men’s and women’s races, though there were some surprise dropouts – Haile Gebrselassie and Stefano Baldini notably out of contention by the final 10km – and

of the age spectrum, the GB women's team was led by Mara Yamauchi (now 36) and Liz Yelling (now 34), while ‘old-timers' and world-record holders Paula Radcliffe (now 35) and Haile Gebrselassie (now 36) show no signs of slowing down. Impressive results from

Unhappy with your last 10K? Convinced you could have finished a little faster? Unless you’re Haile Gebrselassie, you’re probably right. (If you are Haile Gebrselassie, you can skip this article.) Or perhaps faster race times don’t matter to you

of the age spectrum, the GB women's team was led by Mara Yamauchi (now 36) and Liz Yelling (now 34), while ‘old-timers' and world-record holders Paula Radcliffe (now 35) and Haile Gebrselassie (now 36) show no signs of slowing down. Impressive results from

SUB-3:00 (Page 1) Page 1 2 3-->-->Whippit, 2:54:30"I'll overtake her when I've finished waving to my fans" (Click for larger version)The most fantastic day out Highlights - Shaking Haile Gebrselassie's hand on the Saturday at the expo - he

the world marathon record. It provided the setting for Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie to stamp his mark on the marathon when he set the current world record of 2:04:26 in 2007. This autumn race takes place in September every year so if you need a goal