Zersaney Tadesse pre Chicago Marathon with Larry Eder, RunBlogRun

By Larry Eder on October 18, 2017 9:50 AM | 0 Comments

Tadese_Zersenay-Sub2Hr17.jpgTadesse at Breaking 2 Event, May 2017, photo by PhotoRun.net

Zerzaney Tadesse is one of the finest distance runners in the world. With PBs of 12:55.27 for 5000 meters, 26:37.5 for 10,000 meters, and the world record of 58:23 for the half marathon, this Eritrean sports star has been on the world scene for nearly two decades. At the recent breaking 2 event, held in Monza, Italy, Tadesse ran 2:06:51, setting a PB by 3:50!

Tadese_Zersenay-BostonM15.jpgTadesse, Boston Marathon, 2015, photo by PhotoRun.net

RunBlogRun sat down with Tadesse, on the Friday (October 6), before the Chicago Marathon, Tadesse speaks fine English and provided us many answers about his training, his currrent racing and his desire to continue to improve.

On October 8, 2017, Zersaney Tadesse ran 2:12:19 for 8th at the Bank of American Chicago Marathon.

Larry Eder

Larry Eder

Bio: Larry Eder has had a 44 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 Track & Field 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."

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