After breaking the world marathon record for the second time Haile Gebreselassie must surely be singing Britney Spears song “I did it again…”
The ever smiling 35-year-old Ethiopian became the first man to run under two hours, four minutes as he clocked 2:03:59 at 2008 Berlin Marathon.
After the win I quickly checked the records and I noticed it is the sixth time the marathon world record has been broken over the flat Berlin courseIs it possible?
The last time he broke the record he was asked whether it was possible to run the marathon in 2 hours flat, the following was his answer
“Sure, it will happen,” he told reporters on Monday. “But when? Will it be in 20 years? Or 40 years? Nobody knows. The more technology develops, the more athletes will run faster. I believe one day it will happen.”
Lets us see how the time has been brought down from the past to the present.
In 1895, Spiridon Louis of Greece ran in 2hrs 58 minute.It wasnt until 1925 that American Albert Michelsen became the first man to run under 2hrs 30mins, by running in 2hrs 29mins. It took another 40 years for the time to go below 2hrs 10mins when Derek Clayton of Australia ran in 2hrs 9mins in 1967. 40 Yrs later Haile Gebresellasie is the second man to have ran below 2hrs 5mins.
Making an educated guese I think it will takes us another 40 plus years before we see a marathon runner running on 2hrs flat.
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