Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekeleis an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres events. He won a double at the 2008 Summer Olympics in these events; he also won the 2004 Olympic title over 10,000 m. He is married to Danawit Gebregziabherand has one brother Tariku Bekele...
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth13 June 1982
challenge heard liked major mile race run york
I've always liked the challenge of the shorter distance, and with no major championships for me in 2006 this is my chance. I like to run in the U.S. and I have heard a lot about this mile race in New York City.
concerned energy race save short tougher trying
I was not trying to save any energy for tomorrow's race. The short race is the tougher race and this was the one I was concerned about.
expecting hard hurt race work
I was expecting him to do what he did and go early, he's done it before so it didn't come as a surprise. It hurt - it was a hard race and he made me work with everything I had for the win.
break hard needed ounce pull race strength tough wind
Today's race was tough because of the wind. The wind made it hard to break away and I needed every ounce of strength to pull away from the other runners.
confident people race requires short speed strong title tougher
There are a lot of people who would like to snatch the title from me. I think the short race is tougher than the long one because it requires speed and there are a lot of strong athletes, but I'm confident I can win.
brother race
The race was very fantastic, ... Today, I had my brother with me. He did everything very good. Today, everything was perfect.
close course flat race today wind
It was a very close race. This course is flat and there was a lot of wind today and that was the reason.
both compete complete double easy last race races run year
I want to run both races. It's not easy to compete in both races and this year I want to complete the double race for the last time.
hard hurt race work yes
Yes it hurt, it was a hard race and he made me work with everything I had for the win.
confidence difficult future gives maybe race tough
It is for me a difficult race. I had never raced under 3,000 meters, so this is a very tough race for me. Maybe for the future it gives me confidence to improve. I'm not disappointed because it's my first time.
ambition good race short york
I really wanted to come here and see New York City. It's been an ambition of mine. This race is very short for me, but it's good for me, too. I know it's going to be tough, but I've come here to do my best.
coming knew lap onto pace race record shape third
I knew I was in record shape coming into the race but sometimes the pace of the race doesn't go your way. The third lap slowed right down and I just couldn't get back onto the pace after that.
bit difficult future help hope train
It was a little bit difficult for him he is very young. I help him, we train together. I hope for him in the future he has a lot of talent.
accomplish achieved aside country cross six step time younger
I've achieved everything there is to accomplish in cross country. I've competed in the cross country world championships for six years and now it's time to step aside and make way for some of our younger athletes.