It was a disappointing outing for the Ethiopian marathon ace, Gebrselassie 42, as he finished 16th in Manchester on Sunday.
It brings to an end a 25-year career in which he claimed two Olympic gold medals, eight World Championship victories and set 27 world records.
"I'm retiring from competitive running, not from running. You cannot stop running, this is my life,"
"I'm very happy to stop here. I knew this was going to be the last one," he said.
Gebrselassie remains the world record holder at 20,000m and the one-hour race.
He had announced his intention to retire five years ago after injury problems, before returning to racing months later.
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