Foster’s favourite moments

Haile Gebrselassie v Paul Tergat, 2000

Jos Hermens, Haile’s manager, told me: “Don’t say anything, but Haile hasn’t run for four weeks.” But Tergat was not confident enough to go for it. Haile clung on and edged past him.

Kenenisa Bekele’s international debut, 2001

Haile rang up and said: “I’ve got this kid I would like you to run in the Great North Cross Country.” So, he came, ran away from them all and became the best crosscountry runner ever.

Mo Farah, 10,000m, London 2012

The reason I was so excited about Mo’s 2012 win is because he was doing what I tried to do 30 years earlier. I knew what Mo was going through.