Running Tidbits

• Mark this date! Tirunesh Dibaba will run at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games in Boston on January 27, 2007. In 2005 she set a 5000M world indoor record at this venue. She will be attempting another indoor- 5000M world record. It’s not often that we have a chance to see our athletes perform on the track this side of the Atlantic. If you are anywhere near Boston this is a great opportunity to catch some live action and cheer her on to a new world record. Tickets ($20,$40, $60) are already on sale here.



• The Great Ethiopian Run site has a very frank interview with coaching legend Dr. Woldemeskel Kostre who says that his biggest regret is not seeing Derartu Tulu break a world record. He feels that Kenenisa’s form has stagnated since he won gold in the Olympics and sees one problem in Ethiopia which is that some athletes have adopted a sense of individualism and points out Abebe Dinkessa, Gebregziabher Gebremariam, and Ejigayehu Dibaba as examples. He also says he wants to coach again.