Haile Gebrselassie and Rosa Mota are two of the greatest marathon runners of all time. The Ethiopian will run in the Madrid Half Marathon this Sunday.

The Portuguese, injured in a hamstring, will only do the ProFuturo race. Mota was already European champion in 1982, in the first official competition in which women were admitted in the distance of 42.195 kilometers. She symbolizes the fight of women to be recognized as capable of running a marathon, something discussed by the man who dominates federations.