"They can say what they like but the reality is different," Gebrselassie said. "I'd love to go for it, but health is my first priority." Could do the 10,000 meter race. "The 10,000 presents a lot less problems. It's four times shorter, it's being run in the afternoon, it'll be less hot with less humidity," the Ethiopian said. Gebrselassie also expressed his desire to end his career with a gold medal at the 2012 London Games, though he didn't expect the world record to drop under two hours by then. "It'll be hard to get under two hours in the next 20 years," he said.