SULULTA, Ethiopia: On a cold and wet morning in the lush green hills high above     Addis Ababa, Ethiopian track star Kenenisa Bekele circles a brick-red track, slowly, steadily rebuilding his strength.

His muscular legs hit the ground in a quick rhythm. The only noise in the serene silence is his breath, piercing through the thin air 2,700 metres (9,000 feet) above sea level.

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