体坛英语资讯：Fast time inspires champs Kirui, Kiplagat to defend Chicago marathon titles
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 17-- <span word="Defending">Defending</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Abel">Abel</span> <span word="Kirui">Kirui</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Florence">Florence</span> <span word="Kiplagat">Kiplagat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="plotting">plotting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 8.</p><p><span word="Alongside">Alongside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="champions">champions</span>, <span word="organisers">organisers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="Dennis">Dennis</span> <span word="Kimetto">Kimetto</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="half">half</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="Zersenay">Zersenay</span> <span word="Tadese">Tadese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span> <span word="Tirunesh">Tirunesh</span> <span word="Dibaba">Dibaba</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="spur">spur</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>," <span word="Kirui">Kirui</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Eldoret">Eldoret</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="boiled">boiled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Kirui">Kirui</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="compatriot">compatriot</span> <span word="Dickson">Dickson</span> <span word="Chumba">Chumba</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2:11:23.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2:05:04 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2:07:45, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="Kimetto">Kimetto</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2:03:45 <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="Prior">Prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 (2:04:16) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="within">within</span> 2:03, <span word="clocking">clocking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2:02:57 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="ankle">ankle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="Kimetto">Kimetto</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 35-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>.</p><p><span word="Tadese">Tadese</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="country">country</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="marathons">marathons</span>.</p>
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