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Haile Gebrselassie: Career in Pictures
By Dominique Brady on 09/11/2010 13:12:16
Discover the highs and lows of Gebrselassie's extraordinary racing career.
Gebrselassie the running legend he is today.Over one of the most successful running careers of all time, Gebrselassie amassed 27 world records, two Olympic medals and eight world titles. We've trawled the archives to find some of the career highs and lows faced
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Enduring Questions: Mile Markers (Preview)
By Amby Burfoot on 07/08/2006 08:51:47
It's more than 60 years since Roger Bannister broke the four-minute barrier, so how long before runners break 3:30? (Non-subscriber preview)
When Gunder Hagg ran 4:01.4 to set a mile world record in 1945, his achievement stood for 3,215 days - almost nine years. Then Roger Bannister ran his historic 3:59.4 on May 6, 1954. Bannister's record lasted just 46 days before John Landy took
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Enduring Questions: Mile Markers
By Amby Burfoot on 07/08/2006 08:45:42
It's more than 60 years since Roger Bannister broke the four-minute barrier, so how long before runners break 3:30?
When Gunder Hagg ran 4:01.4 to set a mile world record in 1945, his achievement stood for 3,215 days - almost nine years. Then Roger Bannister ran his historic 3:59.4 on May 6, 1954. Bannister's record lasted just 46 days before John Landy took
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Career Defining Moments: Usain Bolt
By on 05/07/2011 11:00:00
Chart the lighting bolt's career highs and lows
world record with 9.72 at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York CityAugust 2008: Becomes triple Olympic champion and triple world record holder at the Beijing Olympics, winning the 100m in 9.69, the 200m in 19.30 and the 4x100m in 37.10August 2009: Bolt sets
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Haile Gebrselassie - You Ask the Questions
By on 12/04/2010 13:43:47
Don't miss your opportunity to help us interview one of the world's greatest runners - we're giving you the chance to ask the questions when we quiz Haile Gebrselassie in the pages of Runner's World
street shoes - and pulled off a time of 2:48.The supremely versatile Ethiopian has since conquered distances from 1500m to the marathon and has notched up 27 world records as well as a huge haul of World Championship medals. Gebrselassie also has two
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London 2012 Countdown: Great Olympic Moments
By on 27/07/2011 09:00:00
We look back at some of the greatest running moments in Olympic history as the London 2012 Games draw closer
some of the greatest sporting feats ever seen. And it's not just world records that have been toppled - the Olympics have heralded key moments, transforming society's attitude to race, gender and through the Paralympics, disability.Picture credit: Jason
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ASICS Super Six 2011: The Selection Day
By on 06/01/2011 12:17:46
Find out what happened at the first ever ASICS Super Six Selection Day, as we met 40 contenders vying for a place in the 2011 ASICS Super Six
After receiving over 1100 applications for the ASICS Super Six 2011, we invited 40 lucky Runner's World readers to a Selection Day in Birmingham on Saturday December 4. The aim of the day was to whittle down our contenders further to a final
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Enduring Questions: Downhill Running
By Amby Burfoot on 09/06/2006 14:51:54
The Boston Marathon drops 480 feet from start to finish, so it should be the fastest, easiest course around, right? Tell that to your trashed quads
still think downhill running is simple. In fact, when the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced that it would recognise road racing "world records" for the first time in January 2004, it discounted the Boston Marathon
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Usain Bolt: Sprinting Technique
By Kerry McCarthy on 05/07/2011 11:00:00
Copy Usain Bolt's form to acheive a near perfect sprint
He's broken the 100m world record three times and the 200m world record twice - but can Usain Bolt run even faster? Judging by the way he slowed down at the Olympic 100m final 10m from the finish, there's room for improvement. His form, according
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Olympic Moment: Coe and Ovett's Moscow Battle
By Pat Butcher on 18/06/2012 09:30:00
The story behind the famous 1980 Moscow Olympics showdown
, 1:44.1, breaking Coe’s UK record. Coe, despite the suicidal first lap, ran 1:44.8.Coe put that painful experience to good use the following year. In an annus mirabilis, he reduced the 800m world record to 1:42.33. He then broke the mile world record
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