Kimetto Returns

Published by The Star on September 22, 2016

World marathon record holder Dennis Kimetto is plotting to rule next month’s Chicago Marathon as he bids to revive his waning glory. With his 2:02.57 world fastest marathon time, Kimetto who set the record in 2014 at Berlin is targeting a course record in Chicago.

Chicago course record stands at 2:03.45, which he posted in 2013 before breaking world marathon mark the following year. Owing to his training after failing to finish the race at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, Kimetto believes he has regained his form.

“I feel very strong now, owing to the training I have had since last year and I am hopeful that I will make a comeback in Chicago,” said Kimetto, who trains at Kamwosor with his predecessor Wilson Kipsang, a former world marathon record holder.