Gebrselassie cruises 59:24 in New York (IAAF) August 5, 2007
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Haile is King of NYC Half-Marathon
Haile Gebrselassie, the double Olympic gold medalist and multiple World record-holder from Ethiopia, won the second annual NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE today, clocking 59:24, the second-fastest Half-Marathon time ever on North American soil [second only to his own 58:55 in Tempe, Arizona, last year].