Kenya's Mary Keitany will seek to match Norwegian Ingrid Kristiansen's tally of four London Marathon titles on Sunday but, unlike her compatriot ...
LONDON: Kenya's Mary Keitany will seek to match Norwegian Ingrid Kristiansen's tally of four London Marathon titles on Sunday but, unlike her compatriot Eliud Kipchoge, bidding for a fourth win in the men's race, she is by no means the hot favourite.
The two are likely to set the pace again on Sunday but it is a tough race to call; race director Hugh Brasher said it was"undoubtedly the best women's field ever put together for a major marathon". Cheruiyot switched to marathons only in 2017 at the age of 33 after a track career that brought Olympic and world titles over 5,000 and 10,000 metres.While she judged her race to perfection to reel in Keitany in London 12 months ago, her rival later gained revenge in New York. Cheruiyot then provided a reminder of her track speed by scorching to a 66.34 half-marathon victory in Lisbon in March.
"I'm learning a lot in the marathon now. When I did my first one in 2017, I was like, 'Am I going to finish it?'. But now I’m getting used to it. This is my fifth marathon and I’m really enjoying the training."
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