Kenenisa for Paris for Marathon Debut, from EME NEWS

Kenenisa Bekele and Jos Hermans, Pre, June 2008,

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Kenenisa Bekele, the world record holder at 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters, will be debuting over the marathon this coming April at the Paris Marathon. This concludes an epic battle between Paris and London marathons. The amount of money that Mr. Bekele is making for his debut has to be, well monumental.

How fast will Bekele run in his debut? It should prove to be interesting. Renato Canova recently told media that Bekele’s final time depends on which Bekele shows up: “the 26.20 Bekele or the 27 minute Bekele”.

KENENISA FOR PARIS DEBUT

PARIS (FRA): LÂ´Ã‰quipe informs that legendary Kenenisa Bekele will debut in marathon in Paris on April 6. His agent Jos Hermens says that Paris is perfect place for a debut and reminds of world record holder Wilson Kipsang debut which was also in Paris (2:07:13 as 3rd in 2010). The goals will be to win and try to improve the course record 2:05:12 by Stanley Biwott in 2012. Preparation in Addis Ababa goes well, says Hermens. â€žIt will be a crucial test for the rest of his career. If succesfull that would mean his conversion to marathon towards Rio 2016,” he added.

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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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