Great goal inspires Haile Gebrselassie again

Haile Gebrselassie will chase a third victory and a world record at the Great Manchester Run on 16 May.

Last year, the Ethopian was on course at halfway to break Micah Kogo's world best for 10km of 27min 1sec but a very strong headwind on his return to the finish saw him miss the mark by 38 seconds.

"I have always stressed how important it is to have perfect weather for record attempts — last year I was in perfect shape to do so but the wind made it impossible," he said.

"Manchester is a very fast course and I want to produce something special when trying for a third win."