体坛英语资讯：Champ Saina targets redemption at Chicago Marathon
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 30-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Betsy">Betsy</span> <span word="Saina">Saina</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>.13.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 31-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2:22:56, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Saina">Saina</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> (2:24:35) <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="and">and</span> 41 <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2019, <span word="Saina">Saina</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="podium">podium</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="tenth">tenth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="timed">timed</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2:30.32.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iten">Iten</span>, <span word="Saina">Saina</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="adamant">adamant</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="jinx">jinx</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="done">done</span>," <span word="Saina">Saina</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chase">chase</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>."</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Saina">Saina</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Brigid">Brigid</span> <span word="Kosgei">Kosgei</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="the">the</span> 42<span word="km">km</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p>
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