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The Emperor of running has Retired. After not finishing the New York Marathon, Haile Gebrelassie decided it was time to hang up his adidas racing flats. In his tearful press conference, he talked about stepping away from the sport due to letting down his fans. There are rumors that it might be a more serious injury for he did have his knee drained the day before,along with MRI. What does this mean for the sport? Haile ran a sub 60 half at the Great North Run only a few weeks ago faster then any American, how can one believe he is washed up? His career has spanned years, he has held 27 world records and has ten gold medals to his name. He will be surely missed. Flotrack was able to capture some of perhaps the last footage of Haile working out. Watch as Haile goes through a gym work-out after the Great North run. Don't forget all the other videos in the Haile series that Flotrack shot with adidasght be a more serious injury for he did have his knee drained the day before,along with MRI. What does this mean for the sport? Haile ran a sub 60 half at the Great North Run only a few weeks ago faster then any American, how can one believe he is washed up? His career has spanned years, he has held 27 world records and has ten gold medals to his name. He will be surely missed. Check out our series on the legend

Summary (from he website): video (12:48) Workout from the Liberty University track team and Sam Chelanga - Track Bests: 5K - 13:19.79, 10K - 27:28.48: 10 x 1k on 5 minute cycles - this means every 5 minutes you start the next rep. If you run 3:00, then you have a 2:00 break.

Summary (from the website): Video (06:56) - Flotrack interview with James Li, coach of Bernard Lagat University of Arizona coach James Li talks about the athlete/coach relationship between himself and World Champ Bernard Lagat. The two have worked together for years as Bernard has cemented himself as one of the all-time bests at 1500 meters.

The coaching dilemma is finally over. The famed Italian distance coach, Renato Canova, will now coach American marathoner Ryan Hall. This ends a long period of doubt in Hall's marathon career. While he was billed as the next big superstar in American distance running, he soon succumbed to injury and disappointments.