NAIROBI, Oct. 30 -- For all her success on the track, Olympic 5,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot showed humility after winning her first marathon but missed the course record in Frankfurt by saying there is room for her to improve.
At 34, there is everything for the Kenyan runner to prove after transiting from track to marathon and while strong winds in the latter stages of the race slowed her pace, Cheruiyot was humble to accept the challenges of her new career.
"Winning boosted my confidence," said Cheruiyot. "It was very windy. My body is small and running was hard. I had to knuckle down and thought I could run 2:20. But I am happy with my time. I'm still new to the marathon and can improve."
Her performance has certainly caught the eye of the coaches ahead of Kenya team's selection for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia.
"I have always been running in the Olympics since Sydney in 2000. But I have to learn the new tricks of running in a marathon. For now rest will do me good and then we will sit down with my management to decide, which race to compete in," she added.
Indeed, Cheruiyot will look at her winner's medal with pride and sneer at the organizers of the Chicago marathon, who locked her out of the race before she opted to travel to German for the Frankfurt marathon.
In Germany, Organizers had put up an incentive of 30,000 Euros if she could beat the course record of 2:21, but with the windy condition, she had to subdue and take her foot off the acceleration in the last 10k, which saw her miss out on her mission, but still cut off 15 seconds off her personal best time.
【体坛英语资讯:Kenyas Cheruiyot targets improvement after debut marathon win】相关文章:
★ 娱乐英语资讯:Winemakers say Paris Hilton unfit for Prosecco
★ 娱乐英语资讯:Spears tops Hollywood star eBay sales
★ 体坛英语资讯:Hammers plan to upset another title hopeful
★ 体坛英语资讯:Davydenko not worried about betting probe
★ 体坛英语资讯:Beijing Olympic flame lit in ancient Olympia
★ 体坛英语资讯:Yi starts new life in Milwaukee
★ 娱乐英语资讯:Louis Vuitton wins Britney lawsuit
★ 体坛英语资讯:China ravages U.S. D-League team at Stankovic Cup
★ 体坛英语资讯:Embattled Chinese womens coach tries to keep grip
★ 体坛英语资讯:Djokovic tames Tsonga, Sun crowned with Serbian partner
最新
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
2020-09-15