Gebreselassie & Million Dollar Purse On the Line in Dubai

Both Haile Gebrselassie and a one million dollar prize money purse will be on the line for the 9th edition of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon set for Friday, January 18, in the United Arab Emirates. Gebrselassie, who knocked down Paul Tergat’s marathon world record in Berlin last September to a previously unimagined 2:04:26, will be looking to go even faster in Dubai, organizers report. In addition to the 0,000 first prize, the largest in marathon running, the event has a million b

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