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Florence Kiplagat Ready to Challenge 2:18 at Chicago Marathon

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F Kiplagat Eyes 2:18 Blast in Chicago

Published by CapitalFM Sports on October 3, 2014

World Half Marathon record holder, Florence Kiplagat is ready to occupy the throne on the flat Chicago Marathon course on October 12 four years after she pulled out of her United States debut injured.

Kiplagat, 27, is among a tasty women elite field that is preparing to give the IAAF Gold Label and World Marathon Majors showpiece a race to remember.

Speaking in Eldoret after an intense morning training session, Kiplagat said she is ready for the challenge.

“I am ready. The training has gone on well. I have tested myself in different races and circumstances and have come out good. But running the real marathon is different,” she said.

Her focus in Chicago will however, not be on beating Paula Radcliff’s world record of 2:15:25, but to try and lower her personal best of 2:19:44, which she set in 2011 in winning the Berlin Marathon.

At the time it made her the ninth fastest woman in history and third fastest Kenyan of all-time. “I want to run a fast race. The world record is way far beyond me for now. But it is something that I plan to attack very soon,” said Kiplagat.

She believes it will be possible for her to clear the 42km distance in Chicago in just two hours and 18 minutes. “I want to see how fast I can go. Depending on the weather, running in Chicago will be fun.”



Read the full article at: www.capitalfm.co.ke

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