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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Chicago Marathon champion Benson Kipruto yesterday confirmed he will join world record holder Eliud Kipchoge in Boston Marathon on April 17. Kipruto placed third in Boston last April and will be seeking to reclaim the title he won in 2021.<\/p>\n

Kipruto won the Boston Marathon in 2021 (2:09:51) but lost to winner Chebet Evans (2:06:51) and Cherono Lawrence (2:07:27) who took the top two places this year.<\/p>\n

“This year, the race was quite competitive and I had not done much in training. However, third place was good under the circumstances,\u201d Kiprop said.<\/p>\n

Having had an impressive record in American races, the 2021 Boston champion said he is confident he will still make a podium finish. \u201cI would like to finish among the top three if the race is hard but my main target is to reclaim my position,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old said he has just resumed his training after winning Chicago Marathon in October. \u201cI want to focus on my training to avoid the mistakes I made in April. I have already started on my hill work and short sprints, thanks to coach Claudia Beraldelli,” he noted.<\/p>\n

Kipruto revealed that athletics is his biggest source of income and that is why he is taking his career seriously. Since his marathon debut in 2015, Kiprop has been consistent in producing outstanding performance. \u201cAthletics is everything to me and that is why I take it seriously, ” he added.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old has been training under the tutelage of 2-Running Club since 2016 when he officially joined the camp. Kipruto said he is keen to follow in the footsteps of Eliud Kipchoge. \u201cI really admire Kipchoge’s humility,” he noted.<\/p>\n

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