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Peres Jepchirchir will not be going for the world record at the New York City Marathon and she has cited reasons why.
Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir will be heading to the streets of New York with one mission, to win the 42km race.
The three-time World Half Marathon champion has made her intentions clear ahead of the event and has disclosed that she will not be targeting the world record while competing in the streets of New York.
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07:36 - 05.10.2023
ATHLETICS Eliud Kipchoge on why he did not break the world record at the Berlin Marathon
Eliud Kipchoge went to the Berlin Marathon with the hope of breaking the world record but unfortunately missed it and he has given reasons why.
She noted that the course in New York is hilly and therefore it will not be suitable to break the world record that was set by Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa at the Berlin Marathon last month. The Ethiopian clocked 2:11:53 to completely obliterate Brigit Kosgei’s world record time of 2:14:04.
“The New York City Marathon is not a place where we shall be going to break records…it is a difficult course. There we shall just be going for wins but not records,” Jepchirchir said during an interview after jetting in the country from the World Half Marathon Championships.
The Kenyan has had a glamorous season so far owing to the fact that she was coming from an injury setback.
She started off her season with a third-place finish at the London Marathon and went on to finish second at the Great Manchester Run.
The former New York City Marathon champion then proceeded to the Great North Run where she reigned supreme before completely dominating the Half Marathon at the World Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia.
She is angling to maintain her winning streak in the remaining part of the season and extend it to next year where she is set to compete at the Olympic Games.
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05:00 - 05.10.2023
ATHLETICS Good news for Beatrice Chepkoech, Faith Cherotich and co as serial threat considers switching from steeplechase
Kenya’s steeplechase runners led by world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech could breathe a sigh of relief if their track rival makes good on her promise of trying out other races
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