In New York City for the annual Runner's World Shoe Conference, Alison Hamlett enjoys some quality time with running legend Haile Gebrselassie ahead of his 'big apple' debut.Q. You're 37. Why has it taken you this long to run the NYCM?A. After I

running. You can't control the weather, you just have to make the best of it.Q. What difference will New York's famous crowds make? A. My husband has been known to dash right into the middle of the road during a race and yell "come on, Mara" and I

without keeling over, and thought it was a shame my bad experience had put me off for so long.My friend and BBC colleague Sophie Raworth had been nagging me for ages to get back into running. So we both signed up for this year’s New York City Marathon. I

inject less insulin. I don’t like gyms, so that’s why I started running.Two years ago, in a midlife crisis sort of way, I told my wife [actress Annie Parisse], ‘I’m going to run a marathon.’ By mile 16 of the New York City Marathon last year, I hadn

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