Did I calculate that right? Did he really run a marathon with a sub 5 minute mile pace? Incredible. I calculated that he averaged 4:43.85 per mile. Truly incredible.

i cant even imagine running that fast, its unbelievable how much endurance this guy has

Some people don't know how incredible his endurance is. It's almost hard to believe.

incredible. the mind set as well as phsical endurance you have to have in order to do that. Hat off to him

Haile is simply the greatest long distance runner of all time! I saw him with his wife and kids when they were applying for Visa at in the American Embassy in Addis and I regret I didn't ask him for his autograph!

This man is one of my sports hero! I know the effort and discipline that you must go through in running a marathon and to think that Haile Gebrselassie could run this distance at half the time for me to finish it is simply awesome!!! Trying to be at par with him during a marathon will be like trying to chase a galloping horse!!! Such incredible stamina and endurance! Looking forward for him to break the two-hour barrier someday...

It's about finishing the distance, mate! You did a good job!

Dear god he's blessed the most beutiful gift ever.

Woow! That's a very great person I like the way he run marathon so difficult to have him.

Just amazing!

Thank you for setting a new record

simply a thrill to watch this man. i say about one more marathon world record and then his record breaking days are over. it will be a thrill though to watch bekele takes over this distance

He is machine man!He was 35 years old in this time!

This video makes me smile :)

Haile Gebrselassie eres de otra planeta .

2hr10min is insanely good even more so for someone who hasn't even finished high school!!!!!!!!!!!!! keep running man! you could be one of the worlds best! you'd actually be legitimate competition for U.S and world races, and that's just at your current age and speed

What a champ. Amazing.

alright man keep bringing it down.

l love this man

WOW!!! It's amaizing!

i cant wait to compete in next yrs marathon

wow!!! Bravo quel coureur incroyable!!

Imagine how much pain you have to go through to be that fast for that long.

Amazing.

this is amazing......from wikipedia, his average pace was 4:44 per mile. i tried 7:30 per mile on treadmill and i can only keep going at that pace for 20min ~_~ i can't imagine what 4:44 per mile will be like.......and for 2 full hours!!

Domo Arigato Mr.Gebrselassie !

What are you saying? The fastest man on earth is usually the WR holder over 100 meters, or the one to produce the fastest speeds, currently a contest between Gay and Bolt. Komen ran a phenomenal 3000m world record, but that's not a demonstration of pure speed, rather of speed/ endurance. What Haile showed us here is that he could endure the enormous marathon distance even at such a pace.

from 28 secs to 36 secs the commentator was talkin crazy!

True streingth

Gebreselassie is the best long distance runner in the history if you count both the track-running career, the cross-country and the marathon. But maybe Kenenisa Bekele is in same division and maybe he will run marathon in a near future?

@KrackowKid Nice break down of the times needed to reach a sub 2h. I was just wondering that question. Thanks for answering :). Not holding my breath

He is the true master.

Marathon in 02h03 is godlike !

Just Wow! I ran my first marathon that same day in Berlin. I hadn't even done 26km by the time he'd done 26 miles. Have just posted the video on my channel.

You know you're a good marathoner when you're faster than the bikes 0:30

Man these guys are fast. I can't even go this fast falling down a mountain.

Met him in 2010 walking to the start of the Dubai Marathon. His time 02:06:40 My time 05:05:20

Well it's a good thing he's not retiring anytime soon. I'd say that he has about 10 more years at the least with the way he's running.

Never forget that this man has run 42195m in 2:03:59. That means an average speed of a bit more than 20km/h. For a 42km-run, that is FAST!!! Just try, even once, just try. last 24th January I run the Gran Canaria Marathon (which btw was my first one) in 3:36:-- and it almost finished me. Next year, on the 23rd of January, I'll try again. If long-distance-running was easy...it'd be called "football".

Me too!

I hope there will be a sub 2 hour marathon in the next 5 years.

that is absolutely insane man! like 20km per hour! dude thats like hard for me hold for 1km!

that was awesome. it's like a stampede

That's wicked insane.

17,625 sec. per 100 m. 70,50 sec. per 400 m. 2.56.32 min. per 1000 m. Like someone said; Godlike!

yeah I can run a mile at his pace... and then I die. Long life to the king Gebreselassie

Wonder if these guys ever get Ilio Tibial Band Syndrome, which has me sidelined right now. Geb's been an awesome runner and a great ambassador for the sport.

He's my role model

1:05. guy on bike wheelchair like thing. what a champ.

De cierto modo hasta como que fue un honor que este atleta fuera hasta ahora el unico que pudo romperle los dos records mundiales al compatriota Arturo Barrios que duraron 17 años (el record de la hora y el record de los 20 km).

meanwhile the rest of the field rolls in a mere 2 hours later

marathon = 26.22 miles 124 minutes >>> 124/26.22 = 4:43 minute mile ASTONISHING

He looks a bit tired at the finish line, but still smile and a thumb up =D

i cant even fathom 2 hours of running

@samg0718 yes thats correct...and yeah its insane. This guy literally talked about how he can't run any slower than 7:00 miles because it feels to slow and unnatural. A light jog for him is sub 6:00 pace. Absolutely insane

Bolt is like cheeta faster in short distance; Haile is like a wolf very endurance a long time...... both is the better in the running world.

"When you are a up-and-coming runner in the U.S., and making some breakthroughs in distances, Pre is still the man that you are compared to. It's always based on Pre."

He was running at a pace of 4:43 per mile... For 26.2 miles.

What... the frack O.o omg... this shouldn't be humanly possible.

Geb should be in London just because of what he has accomplished

Running God

only seasoned highschool track milers can follow him for ONE mile our of TWENTY SIX of his miles.

Ran my first halfmarathon yesterday. Over 2:15 and I was dying!

If you look closely you can see that his shoe fell off. Which is kind of weird since he JUST had started the race.

Amazing. I mean, I know I'm young but this man runs 26.2 miles at a faster average than I can run one.

I guess he has his talent, something extra source in his head. Appropriate training alone can not be the only reason for his results.

they so fast that even if i was to race them for the last mile I will still lose lol.

shit how do they keep up that pace for that long?! insane.

@ArtOfPhire look up the study "still not born to run", detailing the higher rates of cardiovascular disease

@viperdude281 I've just learned that it couldn't be certified because it was a downhill course or something.

Ahh fair enough. Never actually ran a marathon myself, just browsing here for motivation. Then we can see why the top athletes would still be up the front, because they want their chip's timing to read the same as the standard race clock.

yep

nothing is faster than siberian/alaskan Huskey from 10 miles and upwards.

If everyone could run like that, we wouldn't need cars. lol

Thats cool are you improving? thats all you can do we all have different skill levels and all you can do is try your best.

what a fucking beast

damn!! anyone know how much hilly, and the wether in Berlin on that day? that guy is a beast

Unbelievable. He is the Usain Bolt of the Marathon...

sick

Haters....that was great. True spirit there

@samg0718 yes, 4 minutes and 46 seconds per mile.

@philipbtz There are many treadmills that have max 25km/h.

@XCisAwesome Not to mention 23 other records.

Of course it is, but the top athletes go in the front so they don't have others getting in their way, and they don't lose any precious seconds by running up to the starting line. For the others however, a minute loss isn't such a big deal.

20 km/h holy shit i could run at that speed for 3 mins.

The marathon world record was broken this morning by Kenyan Geoffry Mutai with a time of 2:03:02 at the Boston Marathon.

and hes not even breaking a single sweat @ the end

Anyone else notice the guy in black who loses his shoe and tries to go back for it at 0:07?

@wheatbuck I think it is IMPOSSIBLE to hate HAILE:) I have never seen a sport persona that I or anyone I know like so much:) He is just awesome. I CAN SURELY SAY GOD BLESSED HIM. His family, Wealth, peoples love and respect... humm, what else is he missing?:) He got it all...

@crragsda hah dude shows how much you know he has a great base since he was a kid ran 10K to school and 10K back he's been a natural runner and steroids help recover so you can build muscle look at him run you don't see bulk you see lean compact muscle at its best

They must tell him a cheeseburger is at the finish line.

I wonder how long he had to wait to finally retrieve it!!

Bekele will eventually become older/slower and will with time, move up to the marathon.

This is amazing, but there's a good chance we have a new world record in Rotterdam tomorrow!

Hey an, i'm 16 and run x country. Do you have a pr in the 5k?

Can someone clarify this for me? The record is 2 hours 3 minutes and 59 seconds. That's 124(rounded) minutes to run 26 miles. So that's approximately 4 minutes and 40 something seconds that he's averaging a mile, right? If true, then that's insane.

Anyone noticed the guy loosing a shoe and going back to pick it up??

@TamborAtronador why do u say better than usain? just wonderin

It's difficult to understand how fast he is going. Go to your local high school track. Do a couple slow laps to warm up. Stretch a little bit. Then, when you're ready, sprint one lap in 70 seconds. Now imagine running at that pace for two hours.

A sub 2hr marathon is a 4;34 per mile pace. 9 seconds might not seem like much but thats considerably faster than the current world record pace. It's going to take a real special athlete. Haile moved from the track up to the marathon and dominated. Perhaps Bekele can make the same leap. But sub 2hrs seems pretty out of reach right now.