Last updated: April 7, 2012 12:12 am

Slideshow: when Eddie met Haile

Eddie Izzard goes to Ethiopia to train with double Olympic gold medallist Haile Gebrselassie
  • British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard trains with world famous olympic medal winner, Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie. Eddie and Haile train early in the morning at an outdoor stadium in the city center widely used by Ethiopian runners
    British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard trains with world famous olympic medal winner, Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie. Eddie and Haile train early in the morning at an outdoor stadium in the city center widely used by Ethiopian runners
  • Haile and Eddie train early in the morning on a large hill above Addis Ababa
  • Eddie inspects one of Haile's vintage guns in home in Addis
  • Eddie and Haile at one of the latter's gyms in Addis
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