2010 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon - Haile Gebrselassie Wins $250k But Misses World Record

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Haile tucked in with the pack of rabbits through 30k. Most splits were around 3:00/km (WR pace is 2:55/km)	After 30k Haile was off on his own
		Haile said after the race it was more humid than he expected and that he slept wrong and hurt his back the night before
In the final miles Haile said he slowed because he knew there would be no world record	He ran with Kenyan Chala Dechase	... and Ethiopian Eshetu Wendimu
Before pulling away with a 2:36 final kilometer
2:06:09 was 130 seconds behind his world record	...and the slowest of his 3 tries at the marathon in Dubai.	But the roaring Ethiopian fans loved it all the same
The top-3 got a lot richer	Mamitu Daska pulling away very late in the women's race	Daska charges towards the finish Aberu Shewaye (also Ethiopian) about 8 seconds back
		Not a pretty picture for Daska but a lucrative win ($250,000 for first place)
	Daska was carried off on a stretcher after the humid race