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Misoi revealed that winning the marathon is not an overnight thing considering an athlete needs to gain experience first.
Reigning Nairobi City Marathon champion Brimin Misoi has advised that in order for an athlete to be successful in the lucrative marathon, they have to be intentional about training and be hardworking.
Misoi, who clocked 2:08:30 to win last year’s edition of the race revealed that winning the marathon is not an overnight thing considering an athlete needs to gain experience first.
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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.
He also urged the athletes to keep the focus and work hard in training and eventually, the effort will pay off well.
“For a person who will be competing in this marathon (Nairobi City Marathon), they need to maintain focus and keep practicing. You can’t train overnight and expect to yield good results…that’s impossible. You need to gain experience slowly and ensure that you have the mileage,” he said.
The 2022 Frankfurt Marathon also praised the marathon course and noted that it is not that tough. He also shared that what propelled him to victory during last year’s race was where he does his training.
“The course was good…many people didn’t know much about this race and their focus was on the Eldoret City Marathon.
Something that helped me a lot was that I train on a hilly ground and also the altitude of my training area is a bit higher than in Nairobi,” he said.
Misoi opened his season with a 13th-place finish at the Tokyo Marathon and he revealed that he was battling an injury at the time. Since then, he noted that he has been training with the hope of defending his title.
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ATHLETICS Kipchoge sets sights on third Olympic marathon crown
The Kenyan legend is now focused on securing a third Olympic marathon gold medal next year, further cementing his status as a marathon icon.
However, he disclosed that he has not fully healed but he hopes that on Sunday, June 2, his body will be doing much better.
“I finished 13th in Tokyo since I wasn’t feeling well…I came back and I have been training in preparation for the marathon. I feel some pain when I train but I hope I’ll be well when the D-day comes,” he said.
The two-time Standard Chartered Marathon champion revealed that after the Nairobi City Marathon, he will be keen on preparing for his second World Marathon Major, the New York City Marathon later this year.
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ATHLETICS Pamela Kosgei out to inherit record breaking prowess from elder sister Brigid
She specialises in the 3000m Steeplechase where she is slowly earning a name for herself.
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