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The AKTIV Against Cancer Diaries: Haile Gebrselassie, RBR Interview, by the Shoe Addicts

November 6, 2015

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Haile Explains it all, photo by PhotoRun.net

On Wednesday, October 28, a group of lucky runners at JackRabbit Sports in Manhattan were fortunate enough to run with Wilson Kipsang (former WR holder in the marathon), Haile Gebrselassie, ( WR holder 26 different times), and Jenn Rhines (three time US Olympian, US Champion).

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This interview is part of the AKTIV Diary series, which the Shoe Addicts are producing with the support of adidas. AKTIV mon kreft (AKTIV against Cancer) was founded in 2010 by Halle Aaeneson and Grete Waitz. With twelve sites dedicted to helping cancer patients find a fitness program that works for them, AKTIV supports research at Sloat Kettering in research to investigate how exercise can help cancer patients in their recovery.

This is the first of our series, The AKTIV Diaries. For more information on AKTIV Against Cancer, please go to http://www.aktivagainstcancer.org

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 50-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 50-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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