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41-year-old marathoner Kenenisa Bekele believes he still has the mileage in his legs to run faster as he eyes victory at the Olympic Games.
Marathon legend Kenenisa Bekele has insisted that he is the greatest form of his life heading into the Olympic Games in Paris, France where he will lock horns with other great marathoners.
In an interview with Athletics Weekly, the Ethiopian insisted that his progression is going well and he is ready to run faster times. He has gathered a lot of experience so far and will definitely be looking forward to impress.
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“When I look at my progression, I feel like I have good energy and power…I feel very strong unlike when I struggled around three or four years ago.
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“It is possible to run faster with this age you know…it is quite a good age for a marathon so I think I will do something better in the future,” the 41-year-old said.
He added that marathon running requires an athlete to have the talent first and the capacity to run the distance and also experience.
“Experience by itself can’t change anything if you don’t have the capacity to cover the distance. If you compare that with age also the young generation is struggling to run faster times and follow the pace of the older and experienced runners.
"This could be influenced by their capacity and talents. That’s why in my mind, I know myself and during training, I compete against my teammates to gauge myself,” Bekele said.
The two-time Berlin Marathon also commented on his training, explaining that it has not been a walk in the pack for him.
“Marathon training is really challenging…I was out of the track due to an injury and every time I get an injury, my training changes.
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“Training wise, at some point and I could not follow every training session. This is the greatest challenge I face in training for my training,” he said.
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