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Dereje's dream of bringing marathon glory to Ethiopia | FEATURE


Ethiopian distance runner Roza Dereje (© Guillaume Laurent)
When Roza Dereje broke the tape at the Valencia Marathon in December 2019, smashing the course record in a time of 2:18:30, and becoming the then-eighth fastest marathon runner of all time, she beamed, elatedly.
Few knew about the rocky months leading up to the race, and assumed a DNF at the World Championships in Doha two months prior was a result of the brutally humid conditions. But this was not the case.
“For the World Championship in Doha I was really, really prepared,” stressed Dereje, who was eager to bring home the gold for her Ethiopia. “We trained hard because I was representing my country for the first time and I wanted to bring something good to Ethiopia. But with about two weeks left I got saddled with a bone injury. After that, for one month I didn’t do any training. But because I trained so well for Doha it helped me in winning Valencia.” ....

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Meet the Kenyan labourers in Dubai who can keep pace with world champion runners


Eliud Kipchoge
for five years.
“We used to meet on the track and run together. He used to run cross-country – he was also a champion then,” said Mr Rotich.
“Then when I came to Dubai, we lost contact.”
Mr Rotich began running for his high-school team when he was
15.
.
“If you wake up in the morning, you find thousands of people running. The climate is good and it is hilly, which is good training because you run high altitude that is almost 2,000 metres
.”
Like many young athletes, his dream was to represent his country at the Olympic Games.
But his father died after Mr Rotich finished high school and he was left to put food on the family table”. ....

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Kandie, Peres to chase glory at Ras al Khaimah race : The standard Sports


Last updated 3 months ago | By Stephen Rutto
Kibiwott Kandie, the new world record half marathon holder poses with his trophy upon arrival from Valencia Marathon at AK offices in Nairobi on December 8, 2020. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]
After ending the year on a high, Kenyan half marathon stars have been listed for the Ras al Khaimah race, even before the celebrations of their stellar wins this season are over.
Organisers of the 2021 edition set for February 19 have announced a strong elite field including the world’s fastest half marathoners.
Half Marathon world record-holders Kibiwott Kandie and Ababel Yeshaneh and world half women-only record holder Peres Jepchirchir as well as marathon world holder Brigid Kosgei are expected to set a lightning pace in the United Arab Emirates race. ....

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