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The world marathon record holder is always hard to beat when she’s on top of her game but injuries have eaten into her confidence levels
Women-only world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei is worried that she might not perform well in Sunday's London Marathon due to injuries. Kosgei has been battling a series of injuries, the latest being a hamstring issue sustained two weeks ago that hindered her from training effectively.
Kosgei is always hard to beat when she’s on top of her game, but recently, injuries have been her major setback and she even withdraw from last year's London Marathon due to a knee problem.
She revealed that from December, her training had been going on well until she encountered an injury a fortnight ago, forcing her to take a week's break from training. While she is worried about the hamstring, she has promised to give her best shot in London.
“My training was going on well until about two weeks ago when I got an injury. At the moment, I feel a bit better and I’m hoping to give my best shot. I was a bit worried about this race but my manager advised me to take a rest and just give my best here,” she said.
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This year, Kosgei competed at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in February where she settled for fourth place in 1:06:34. The last time Kosgei ran a marathon was in Tokyo in February 2022, she ran 2:16:02 and it was the third fastest time back then (now the sixth-fastest).
The injury doesn’t mean Kosgei can’t still run well but with such a strong field in London, any weakness will be magnified.
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Speaking about the world record, Kosgei said she believes in herself and knows she can lower the time but definitely not at this time when she has the injury.
Kosgei set a new record during the 2019 Chicago Marathon where she clocked 2:14:04 to win the race.
“I still believe in myself. If I train well with no injuries, I’ll definitely lower my personal best time,” she said.
Being a victim of many injuries, Kosgei has learned to accept the setbacks and devised ways of dealing with them.
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