体坛英语资讯：Record holder Jepkosgei picks Honolululu for debut marathon
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 11-- <span word="World">World</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="Joyciline">Joyciline</span> <span word="Jepkosgei">Jepkosgei</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Honolulu">Honolulu</span>, <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 9.</p><p><span word="Jepkosgei">Jepkosgei</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="eyeing">eyeing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baton">baton</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="the">the</span> 42<span word="km">km</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Prisca">Prisca</span> <span word="Jeptoo">Jeptoo</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Keitany">Keitany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Florence">Florence</span> <span word="Kiplagat">Kiplagat</span>.</p><p><span word="Jepkosgei">Jepkosgei</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Valencia">Valencia</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="opted">opted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="Honolulu">Honolulu</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="Honolulu">Honolulu</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="race">race</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Jepkosgei">Jepkosgei</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Valencia">Valencia</span>, <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="marathons">marathons</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="discouraged">discouraged</span>."</p><p><span word="Jepkosgei">Jepkosgei</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> 68:10 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Run">Run</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Newcastle">Newcastle</span>, <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Injury">Injury</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="Jepkosgei">Jepkosgei</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> 10<span word="km">km</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tirunesh">Tirunesh</span> <span word="Dibaba">Dibaba</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Eldoret">Eldoret</span>.</p><p><span word="Jepkosgei">Jepkosgei</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="holder">holder</span> (64:51), <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dispelled">dispelled</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="leant">leant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>.</p>
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