Read more Gebrselassie stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13827/gebrselassie.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 22 May 2012 15:05:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38605/ethiopian-tops-own-marathon-record.html<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=139803&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401003031' border='0' />Haile Gebrselassie broke his own marathon world record on Sunday, becoming the first runner to finish in under 2 hours, 4 minutes, the AP reports. The Ethiopian clocked 2:03:59 to win his third straight Berlin Marathon, beating the mark of 2:04:26 he set last year over...Haile Gebrselassie from Ethiopia broke his own marathon world record on Sunday, becoming the first runner to finish under two hours, four minutes. http://www.newser.com/story/38605/ethiopian-tops-own-marathon-record.htmlSun, 28 Sep 2008 14:58:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/8534/gebrselassie-sets-record-in-berlin-race.htmlAsta Hostetter<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=31932&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401031555' border='0' />Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie set a new world record at the Berlin marathon today, beating the previous record of close friend Paul Tergat by 29 seconds. Tergat called to congratulate his rival 10 minutes after he crossed the finish line. The champion’s response? “Sorry, Paul, try next year” reports the New...Haile Gebrselassie from Ethiopia flashes a thumb-up as he wears a laurel wreath and the winner's gold medal during the victory ceremony of the 34th Berlin Marathon in Berlin Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007. Gebrselassie set a new world record time by clocking 2 hours, 4 minutes and 26 seconds. Around 40,000 runners from 115 countries took part in the event. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)http://www.newser.com/story/8534/gebrselassie-sets-record-in-berlin-race.htmlSun, 30 Sep 2007 18:58:21 CDT