{"id":69817,"date":"2022-09-30T16:09:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T16:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/jepkosgei-keen-on-london-marathon-title-defence"},"modified":"2022-09-30T16:21:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T16:21:14","slug":"jepkosgei-keen-on-london-marathon-title-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/jepkosgei-keen-on-london-marathon-title-defence","title":{"rendered":"Jepkosgei keen on London Marathon title defence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Joyciline Jepkosgei will be seeking to bounce back from a seventh-place finish at the Boston Marathon when she defends her title at this weekend’s London Marathon.<\/p>\n

The 2019 New York Marathon champion said she loves the London course unlike Boston, which is ‘quite hilly’.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe course here in London is favourable, very flat and I am looking forward to defending the title I won last year,\u201d said Jepkosgei.<\/p>\n

Jepkosgei, who clocked 2:24:43 in Boston, said she has focused on endurance training for the past three months.<\/p>\n

“Boston was very tough, physically and mentally, but I have trained and recharged my batteries and can’t wait for Sunday,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Jepkosgei has revealed she will drop half marathons and focus fully on marathon running going forward.<\/p>\n

“Going forward, I want to focus on full marathons. In the past, I could run a half marathon in preparing for a full marathon but that has changed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Jepkosgei hopes that the current favourable weather will hold for a good race on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ran under rainy and chilly conditions last year but the weather is promising this time round. I love it,\u201d said Jepkosgei, who hopes to represent Kenya at the World Athletics Championships next year as well as the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

Jepkosgei has been training under Nicholas Koech, whom she termed as a big source of inspiration.<\/p>\n

\u201cNicholas has really supported and encouraged me, especially after Boston. We worked hard in training for the past three months to ensure we come with a win on Sunday,” she observed.<\/p>\n

Asked if a sub-2:15 run was in her plans, Jepkosgei said: “I can’t comment on that. The most important thing will be to cross the finishing line first and do my country proud.”<\/p>\n

Following the withdrawal of two-time champion Brigid Kosgei, Jepkosgei and Judith Korir will spearhead Kenya’s quest for domination.<\/p>\n

Korir won this year\u2019s Paris Marathon in April before finishing runner-up in the World Championships in Oregon in July.<\/p>\n

She was originally scheduled to be a pacemaker in this year\u2019s London Marathon but has now opted to race the full distance.<\/p>\n

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