Briton targets Haile Gebrselassie’s one-hour recordFarah to make first track appearance for three yearsIt has been three years since Mo Farah last stepped on to the track but he insists he is stronger than ever and ready to defy father time by
BREAKING the first world record of his career at the age of 37.
The target in Farah’s sights in
Brussels on Friday is Haile Gebrselassie’s one-hour record, set 13 years ago in Ostrava. The Ethiopian’s final distance of 21.285km, an average pace of 2:49 per kilometre, should be within Farah’s grasp, given he has run slightly quicker over 13.1 miles at the Great North Run and comes armed with the next generation shoe technology.