BERLIN (AFP) — Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie said Thursday he is convinced he can lower his own world record at this year’s Berlin marathon, on September 28.
The 35-year-old set the current marathon world record of two hours 4min 26sec on September 30 in Berlin last year, the 25th world record of his career, and he wants to go even faster over the flat 42.195km-long course.
“I am convinced I can break the record again if the weather conditions are right,” he said.
As a four times world champion and two-time Olympic champion over 10,000m, Gebrselassie is currently training at altitude near the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
Gebrselassie finished fifth in the 10,000m at the Beijing Olympic Games behind compatriot and gold medal winner Kenenisa Bekele.