BERLIN: Ethiopian long distance great Haile Gebrselassie said yesterday he was gunning for his own world record in September’s Berlin Marathon.

The 36-year-old became the first athlete to go under the two hours four minute mark on the notoriously-fast Berlin course last year and confirmed he will take part in this year’s race on Sept 20.

But having twice won the Olympic 10,000m title, Gebrselassie has said he will not run the marathon at the world championships at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium from Aug 15-23.

The world record — which stands at 2’03:59 — has been broken seven times at the Berlin Marathon and Gebrselassie has said he would like to run below two hours three minutes and 20 seconds on the marathon course.