Author Pat Heath explains: Paul Tergat has been one of the worldanersquo;s greatest distance runners with five World Titles at cross country, a 10K world record, and a hatful of honours at half marathon.In 2002 Paul made his debut at marathon. Both he and arch-rival Haile Gebrselassie were beaten by Khalid Khannouchi who clocked a new world record but it was clear that Paul had great potential at the distance.
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