Paul Chelio intends to make his marathon debut at Sunday's Berlin Marathon with one goal in mind, to spoil the party.
All roads will lead to the Berlin Marathon on Sunday where Eliud Kipchoge will be planning to lower his time as he races on one of his favourite courses.
However, many athletes will be hoping to stop him from reigning supreme, and in particular, Kenyan-born American Paul Chelimo will be hoping to stop his dominance.
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Chelimo is yet to run a marathon and he has shared his thoughts on making his debut in the German capital with a goal in mind.
In a post on his Twitter page, he said: “Might show up to Berlin this weekend and spoil the party.”
Chelimo has had a great season on the track so far but has failed to impress in the road races, finishing 14th at the Berlin Half Marathon and 20th at the Valencia 10km race.
On the track, he has managed to bag wins in the men’s 10,000m at the Night of the 10,000m PB’s and also win the 5000m at the Track Night Vienna.
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The Americans will have to go back to training as soon as they can as they prepare for the Olympic trials.
If he makes up his mind to race at the Berlin Marathon, he will definitely have it rough trying to stop the world record holder over the distance.
Kipchoge started off the season on a low note but he has since bounced back and will be looking to impress in the streets of Berlin. He has won there four times and he will be looking to bag his fifth title.
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It remains one of his favourite course since he has also set the world record twice on the same streets. It will surely take concerted efforts to bring him down.