Haile Gebrselassie

Haile Gebrselassie is the elite distance runner referenced in E241｜跑鞋技术迭代史：马拉松跑进2小时，靠人还是靠鞋？ through both barefoot-running discussion and the longer lineage of marathon performance. The source cites an interview in which he does not recommend modern runners run barefoot on today’s hard road surfaces.

Key Claims

• Gebrselassie’s barefoot-running history is used to qualify the barefoot-shoe trend: natural running can be context-dependent and does not transfer cleanly to modern concrete or asphalt.
• The episode includes him among earlier runners who helped build the performance lineage that made sub-2 marathon goals credible.
• His example connects athlete biography to shoe-design debates about cushioning, foot strength, and road surfaces.

Connections

• Running Shoe Technology and Marathon Performance Ecosystem — related concepts.
• Eliud Kipchoge, Kelvin Kiptum, and Sabastian Sawe — elite runner lineage in the source.