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Samuel Naibei set to run at next Nairobi Marathon
Iten International Marathon champion Samuel Naibei has confirmed participation at next Nairobi City Marathon.
Speaking in Iten on Thursday after receiving his Sh1 million cheque for winning the inaugural Iten race in December last year, Naibei said he has set his focus to compete in the Nairobi International Marathon.
“I will be competing at the Nairobi Marathon that will mostly be concentrated on the Expressway” he said.
“Just a month ago, I competed at the Nelson Mandela Half Marathon in South Africa, which I won in 61 minutes. I am ready to improve on it.”
Naibei won the men’s race in Iten while Caroline Jepchirchir ruled the women’s category.
In Iten, Naibei edged out experienced marathoners on his debut including Albert Kangogo among others in a time of 2:08:43. Joshua Kogo came second in 2:10:35 while Kangogo completed the podium positions in 2:11:46.
Naibei said they are on course as far as training is concerned and promised to do well in Nairobi. “Running 2:08 in Iten is easy but not so good for me. I want to do more,” he said. “We are running well in this region because coaches are doing a great job.”
(06/17/2023) Views: 791 ⚡AMPby Emmanuel Sabuni
NAIROBI MARATHON
Nairobi Marathon is an annual road running competition over the marathon distance held in October in Nairobi, Kenya. First held in 2003, the competition expanded and now includes a half marathon race along with the main race. It was part of "The Greatest Race on Earth", fully sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank....
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