<div id="subtitle">Long-distance great Haile Gebrselassie to run spring version of NYC Half-Marathon</div><div><p>Haile Gebrselassie will run in the first NYC Half-Marathon held in the spring.</p><p>The New York Road Runners announced Wednesday that the marathon world record-holder will compete on March 21.</p><p>He set a course record of 59 minutes, 24 seconds in his NYC Half-Marathon debut in 2007.</p><p>Gebrselassie says he got "such a warm welcome" in New York City when he ran that he wanted to return. The NYC Half-Marathon had been held in the summer since it began in 2006.</p><p>The Ethiopian has won nine of 10 career 13.1-mile races, including a then-world record 58 minutes, 55 seconds in 2006 in Tempe, Ariz.</p><p>On Friday, he'll defend his title at the Dubai Marathon.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=67376018&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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