Gebreselassie targets record in Berlin

ETHIOPIAN distance legend Haile Gebreselassie has his eyes focused on Kenyan rival Paul Tergat’s world marathon record in Berlin tomorrow.

And who better to push the 33-year-old than Kenya’s Sammy Korir, the man who paced Tergat to his world-record run of 2hrs 04mins 55secs in Berlin three years ago? As pacemaker in 2003, Korir finished second, posting the second fastest time ever of 2:04:56.

This time Korir will be one of Gebreselassie’s leading rivals.