{"id":17805,"date":"2020-11-18T21:28:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T21:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=17805"},"modified":"2020-11-18T21:28:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T21:28:30","slug":"why-brimin-is-pacing-to-break-marathon-curse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sport\/why-brimin-is-pacing-to-break-marathon-curse","title":{"rendered":"Why Brimin is pacing to break marathon curse"},"content":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Most steeplechasers have found it hard to transition successfully to road running<\/em><\/p>\n

From Kiptanui, Kipketer, Shaheen to Kemboi; the water and barriers superstars did not perform well in marathon.<\/p>\n

Things don\u2019t just happen. They are made to happen. And that\u2019s what Brimin Kipruto, the second fastest 3,000m steeplechase athlete in history, longs to achieve.<\/p>\n

Brimin, who boasts a jaw-dropping 7:53.64 best mark in the water and barriers race, has vowed to break the jinx \u2013that world\u2019s 3,000m steeplechase greats cannot stretch their dominance beyond the track.<\/p>\n

Kipruto, who started running while in Standard Seven at\u00a0Korkitony\u00a0Primary School in Kerio Valley, said: \u201cAfter many years competing on the track, I opted to step up to marathon last year. I competed in Linz Marathon in Austria in April, but I picked an injury at 25km that slowed me down and I clocked 2:19.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the only marathon. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, I have not trained. I will get to the gym next week in preparation for next year\u2019s races. You know it\u2019s challenging to train hard without races. We hope things will get better soon,\u201d said Brimin, the 2007 world champion.<\/p>\n

Most major races traditionally held in April, he said, have been pushed to October next year \u2013like Paris Marathon that organisers have rescheduled to October 17, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least 75 per cent of spring marathons (March to June) have been pushed to October. So, I expect to race in October,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sadly, the world\u2019s top steeplechasers have not performed well after graduating to marathon, but Brimin hopes to change that.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSuccess in athletics often depends on focus and devotion to training. So, there is nothing like steeplechasers cannot excel in marathon.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor my case, I intend to train hard and perform well in marathon. That\u2019s why I tried with one race. I expect some good performance from next year,\u201d said Kipruto, a strong supporter of English Premier League side Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Like many other Kenyan runners, Brimin struggled against an impoverished childhood. He completed Standard Eight at the nearby\u00a0Korkitony\u00a0Primary School, but could not join Form One for lack of school fees.<\/p>\n

\u201cI practiced farming and herded the family\u2019s cattle as I waited for the next intake,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kemboi, former world record holders Moses Kiptanui, (7:59.18) Wilson Boit Kipketer (7:59.08), Bernard Barmasai (7:55.72) and Paul Kipsiele Koech (7:54.31), the third fastest marathoner in history, are among a host of top steeplechasers who either did not perform well or did not graduate to marathon.<\/p>\n

Brimin is also among a handful of top Kenyan athletes who turned down offers to be enlisted into the disciplined forces.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did not decline to join National Police Service. I was given the offer but I felt that I should live as a civilian. I explained to the police authorities my desires. I was supposed to be recruited with Ezekiel Kemboi (four-time world champion) in 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did not have the calling into the service. Eliud Kipchoge and I agreed with them. We appreciated the offer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At the Diamond League meeting in Monaco, France, in 2011, Brimin ran a blistering 7.53.64 to narrowly miss the 7:53.63 world record held by Saif Saaeed Shaheen (formerly Stephen Cherono of Kenya).<\/p>\n

Shaheen, who was born in Sergoit Village in Keiyo but switched his allegiance to Qatar in 2003, posted the all-time mark at the 2004 Golden League meet in Brussels.<\/p>\n

Brimin\u2019s mark stands out as the African record and the second best run of all time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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