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She was provisionally suspended for six months by the Athletics Integrity Unit last year on August 14.
The 2021 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon champion Lydia Simiyu and defending champion Brimin Misoi headline Sunday’s Nairobi City Marathon.
Simiyu goes into the race with a Personal Best (PB) time of 2:25:44, a time she set in 2021. Her last race was during the 2022 Poznan Half Marathon and she will be testing herself for the first time in the streets of Nairobi.
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19:30 - 28.06.2023
ATHLETICS Defending champion Brimin Misoi gives advise on how to conquer Nairobi City Marathon
Misoi revealed that winning the marathon is not an overnight thing considering an athlete needs to gain experience first.
She was provisionally suspended for six months by the Athletics Integrity Unit last year on August 14 after she was accused of using the Prohibited substance “Chlortalidone”, a diuretic drug used to treat high blood pressure and/or to prevent heart attack or stroke and also used to treat calcium-based kidney stones.
She will be up against Sheila Chepkoech and Sharon Chelimo who are also strong athletes. Chepkoech goes into the race with a PB time of 2:29:13 that she set back in 2017. She has competed three times on home soil and she will have an added advantage as she takes on the streets of Nairobi for the second time.
In 2022, she finished sixth at the Eldoret City Marathon before upsetting the masses to take top honours at the Standard Chartered Marathon later in the year. She opened her 2023 season with a 21st-place finish at the National Cross-country championships and has not competed since then.
On her part, Chelimo returns to competitive athletics since May 2022 where she finished third in the Generali Geneve Marathon.
In the men’s field, Misoi goes into the race with the hope of retaining his title but he faces a stern test. Misoi has been battling a series of injuries but he is hopeful of displaying great results once he takes on the strong field. He lines up with a PB time of 2:06:11.
He will be up against compatriots Edwin Kiptoo, Simon Kipkosgei, and Robert Kipkemboi. Kiptoo lines up as the second fastest in the field with a PB time of 2:06:52 and will be vying for the title. He has not won any race since the season started and finished seventh at the Seoul Marathon.
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17:00 - 28.06.2023
ATHLETICS Nairobi City Marathon race organisers expect a turn out of more than 10,000 runners
Korir revealed that they have already registered more than 8,000 athletes as of now.
Kipkosgei and Kipkombei are the third and fourth fastest in the field and the duo will also be hoping to make history and earn a name for themselves.
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