Haile Gebrselassie retiring from racing, but he’ll still run

Haile Gebrselassie isn’t going to stop running, he’s just going to stop racing. The 42-year-old Ethiopian great, a two-time Olympic champion at 10,000 meters and a multiple world-record holder at distances up to the marathon, announced his decision to retire on Sunday after competing in the Great Manchester Run. And to underline his desire to keep going, he ran the 10K course a second time with the amateur runners just for fun. “I am retiring from competitive running, not from running,” He said after the race, where he finished 16th among the top men. “You cannot stop running. This is my life.” Gebrselassie won two Olympic gold medals and four world titles in the 10,000, but his rare ability to excel at all distances enabled him to set 27 world records. – AP