LONDON (Reuters) - Haile Gebrselassie will be lead pacemaker for the elite men's race at the London Marathon, organisers announced on Monday.
Ethiopian Gebrselassie, a multiple Olympic and world champion over 10,000 metres as well as a former marathon world record holder, will pace the first 30 km at world-record speed at the April 13 event, five days short of his 41st birthday.
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