体坛英语资讯：Number of athletes moving from track to marathon growing
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 17-- <span word="More">More</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="switching">switching</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="opting">opting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="intent">intent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>-<span word="supping">supping</span> 42<span word="km">km</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="Vivian">Vivian</span> <span word="Cheruiyot">Cheruiyot</span> <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="and">and</span> 10,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="fame">fame</span>, <span word="Ezekiel">Ezekiel</span> <span word="Kemboi">Kemboi</span> (3,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="steeplechase">steeplechase</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mo">Mo</span> <span word="Farah">Farah</span> (5,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="and">and</span> 10,000<span word="m">m</span>) <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="footsteps">footsteps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="converts">converts</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Tergat">Tergat</span>, <span word="Moses">Moses</span> <span word="Tanui">Tanui</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eliud">Eliud</span> <span word="Kipchoge">Kipchoge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>; <span word="Haile">Haile</span> <span word="Gebrselassie">Gebrselassie</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenenisa">Kenenisa</span> <span word="Bekele">Bekele</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shalane">Shalane</span> <span word="Flanagan">Flanagan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> - <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>.</p><p><span word="Geoffrey">Geoffrey</span> <span word="Kirui">Kirui</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="just">just</span>-<span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="oscillates">oscillates</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="older">older</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="speedwise">speedwise</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="agile">agile</span> <span word="runners">runners</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="guards">guards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="compelled">compelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="endurance">endurance</span>," 1987 <span word="world">world</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="Wakiihuri">Wakiihuri</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Payout">Payout</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="compels">compels</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convert">convert</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>, <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bonuses">bonuses</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="jolt">jolt</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="upwards">upwards</span> <span word="tremendously">tremendously</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="at">at</span> 150,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span>.</p>
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