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Haile Gebrselassie wins his fourth Great Manchester 10km Run

May 16, 2011

Haile Gebrselassie won his fourth Great Manchester 10km Run, while Britain’s Helen Clitheroe set a personal best in triumphing in the women’s race.

Ethiopia’s Gebrselassie, 38, who beat Britain’s Chris Thompson, said: “My big challenge right now is trying to be better than the youngsters.”

He added he hoped to compete in the marathon in the London 2012 Olympics.

Clitheroe won in a time of 31min 45 secs, ahead of Christelle Daunay of France and Grace Momanyi of Kenya.

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