Gebrselassie and rivals fired up for Bupa 30th Great North Run
Haile Gebrselassie, the world's greatest-ever distance runner, will attempt to add the prestigious Bupa 30th Great North Run title to his global list of titles on Sunday.Gebrselassie will compete for the first time ever in the world's biggest half marathon, from Newcastle to South Shields, fulfilling a long time promise made to race chairman Brendan Foster to take part in the Tyneside classic. The 37-year-old Ethiopian should have debuted at the meeting in 2000 but was forced to withdraw after winning his second successive Olympic 10000 metres gold medal, due to an Achilles injury which