Sporting Greats: Haile Gebrselassie documentary

Here is a recently uploaded documentary from Australia on the great Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie. His story has been told many times, but it is still fun to see some of his first major races such as when Joseph Machuka of Kenya hit Haile with his fist as Haile went sprinting by for a win or another sprint win against an angry Moses Tanui and his shoe. It is nice to hear Haile's inner voice and thoughts and to hear about his race tactics and injuries as he narrates the film.

Marvelous Running Form in Slow-Motion

Saw this over at at Exuberant Animal. From the description, "This is an adolescent Kenyan who has never worn shoes in his life and runs a significant amount every day. He forefoot strikes."



The next video that was posted over at Letsrun.com shows Paul Tergat and Haile Gebrsallasie in the final lap of the Sydney Olympic 10000m race. The slow motion video of their strides is amazing. Watch at 1:13 when Geb catches Tergat. Although he is much shorter, Geb's' stride seems to be the same length as Tergat's stride.