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Kipsang, Kiplagat Race Olomouc Half MarathonPublished by
Kipsang Faces Kimetto in Olomouc as Kiplagat Leads Women's FieldPublished by IAAF on June 19, 2014 Three reigning big city marathon champions lead the entries for the Mattoni Half Marathon Olomouc on 21 June as Wilson Kipsang takes on Dennis Kimetto at the IAAF Silver Label Road Race, with Edna Kiplagat favoured to win the women’s race. Kipsang, the world record-holder for the marathon, regained his London Marathon title earlier this year, breaking the course record with his world-leading 2:04:29. In his only race since then, the Great Manchester 10km, he was defeated by multiple world record-holder Kenenisa Bekele, but Kipsang will be more at home with the longer 13.1 mile distance in Olomouc as he contests his first ever race in the Czech Republic. The Olympic bronze medallist won the Granollers Half Marathon earlier this year and his PB of 58:59, set in 2009, makes him the fastest man in the field. But he will have to contend with another big city marathon winner and world record-holder. Fellow Kenyan Dennis Kimetto last year won the Tokyo and Chicago marathons. In the latter, he clocked a course record of 2:03:45, just 22 seconds shy of Kipsang’s world record. The Boston Marathon in April was Kimetto’s most recent race and he failed to finish, but his credentials – which include a 25km world record and a half-marathon PB of 59:14 – are hard to ignore. Nicholas Bor is no stranger to the Czech Republic and has finished in the top eight in three other races in the country. The Kenyan has this year set PBs in both the 10km (28:18) and half marathon (1:01:25) and will be aiming for a top-three finish in Olomouc. Read the full article at: www.iaaf.org
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