Zersenay Tadese

Zersenay Tadese (1982) is an Eritrean former long-distance track and road running athlete. He held the men's half marathon world record from 2010 to 2018. Quotes I'm really happy, it was very important for me to win and take my fourth title. The race was hard, I had to push on. Now I can have a rest and then prepare for the cross country. At the moment, I have no plans for a [full] marathon but in the future, yes I will run a marathon. Tadese wins fourth successive World Half Marathon title, October 11 2009 I am well prepared for this race, I will try to break the world record. But the weather could be decisive. Tadese going for world record in Prague, but Limo a threat, April 04 2013 I have prepared well, I will try to do my best, although the Kenyans they are very strong. My tactics will depend on the conditions, This is what my coach has told me. I have two or three tactics – but we will see in the race! For this race they don’t have pacemakers, so it depends on the athletes. The athletes are coming here for a win, not the time. I like the half marathon very much, but the marathon is another way, For the future, I want to do a marathon. It is a very nice city and the people are very friendly, The people enjoy cycling. It is very healthy to cycle. Tadese and Kiprop ready to rumble on the streets of Copenhagen, March 28 2014 I thought it would be like home, when the flag goes down. I didn’t know I had to start when a gun went off. To see my country’s flag rise, that was amazing. Yes, I have come a long way. For about two years, I would run from my house to school every morning. Coming home, I would normally walk, though sometimes too I would run the full 14km back. Many of us runners come from these backgrounds. It is basically the lifestyle. If you say to yourself you can do something, you have the strength and will to do it. My goal in the future is to break the world record for the half-marathon, You need luck on the day though. Kenya and Ethiopia have been racing for 60 or 70 years, but us only since 2004, Back then, we were four or five. Now there are 300 to 500 people you see every morning jogging and training. That is massive progress. FEATURE : ‘Eritrean Beckham’ helps put nation on map, May 28 2009 I am fine now. The trip was not easy because I was not able to collect my visa in Egypt as originally hoped and had to make a trip to Germany, but I have trained very well and I am rested so will do my best. When you come to an event like this you expect to run against top athletes so I don’t pay too much attention to favourites. All the runners who take the line will be tough. I never underestimate any rival. I am in good shape and have come to try to win. At the Olympics even a fifth place is not easy to achieve, so I was not too disappointed. After the Games I went back into training and have been working very hard. I am always happy to run this event because I prefer road running to anything else. I am talking to my advisors about moving up to the marathon, either in 2009 or 2010 but nothing is decided yet. Kiplagat, Tadese and Dos Santos reflect on Beijing and look forward World Half Marathon, Rio 2008, October 11 2008 I have prepared well, better than any marathon ever. I’ve been running 250 to 300km [155 to 186 miles] per week. The marathon is so different, The training is so different to when you’re training for 10,000m or half marathon, but I have done many kilometres. I feel it’s perfect for a cross country runner, In the past many cross country runners got good results here. Zersanay Tadese, dreams of a successful Boston, by Cathal Dennehy, April 04 2022 External Links Category:1982 births Category:1980 Category:Track and field athletes