13 January,2017 11:00 AM IST | | PTI
Kenyan athlete Levy Matebo will be the fastest man on the startline at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2017 after the late withdrawal of Ayele Abshero
Kenyan athlete Levy Matebo
Kenyan athlete Levy Matebo
Kenyan athlete Levy Matebo will be the fastest man on the startline at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2017 after the late withdrawal of Ayele Abshero.
In addition to eyeing the USD 42,000 first prize in country's richest road race, he will also be chasing the USD 15,000 bonus on offer if the course record of 2:08:35, set last year by Matebo's compatriot Gideon Kipketer, is broken. "I want to see the course first and then I will plan my race but yes, I am aiming for course record," he said. "In my last race (the Ljubljana Marathon in October) I was going for a fast time but the police car and TV van went off course about 600 metres from the finish and we followed them.
I still finished third (in 2:09:37) but I was maybe two minutes slower than I could have finished so if I run under 2:08 on Sunday, I will be very happy," he added.
