Ethiopia takes Gold and Silver

Yesterday in the 10,000 meter, Ethiopia took both the Gold and Silver and set an Olympic record time.  Kenenisa Bekele took Gold with a time of 27:01.17 and Sileshi Sihine took Silver.  They hung in a pack of 6 runners and then for the last 400 meters both kicked it and ran an amazing split for that last lap.   35 year old (yes, that's 35) Haile Gebrselassie came in 6th place.  By the way, his plan is to run again in London in 2012 at the age of 39.    He was very instrumental in helping to set the pace for his teammates and he could be considered for an "assist" in this case, if there was such a thing.  Here is a link (I'm not sure how long it will be active, though) to part of the race: click here

My good friend Dave keeps asking to become a coach for Hanna in long distance running.  He's an avid runner and has been excited to see Ethiopia become a world dominating force in long distance races.   While its too early to see if Hanna will want to become a runner, there is one thing I do know.   If she does, Dave will be a much better candidate for coach than her overweight, terrible knees, shin-splint prone adoptive father!