About 3 times per week, following an easy run he would perform 10×100 meter strides. According to Jim Denison’s book ‘ The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story’, Haile would perform “countless sets of sprint drills-butt kicks, high knees, bounds and hops” within his training program. “A day without running is like a day without eating.” Geb would train twice a day most days of the year, and would wake-up everyday at 5.30am to begin training. Many are well aware of Haile Gebrselassie’s high mileage, but unbeknownst to many is the focus he placed on supplementary training which include: drills, strides, plyometrics, light weights and sprints. Geb’s professional career lasted some 25 years, which in the modern day is unmatched.

Since then, his versatile ability has given him success across both middle and long distance competition.

He first arrived on the scene as a youthful teenager, winning both the 5000m and 10,000m events at the IAAF 1992 World Junior Championships. During his career he won 2 Olympic Gold medals, 7 World Championship medals (4 golds), and broke a number world records in distances ranging from 2 miles to the marathon. Haile Gebrselassie is a retired Ethiopian runner, and one of the sport’s greatest legends.

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