体坛英语资讯：Chepngetich dreams to run world marathon record
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 8-- <span word="World">World</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="Chepngetich">Chepngetich</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> 42<span word="km">km</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="time">time</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="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Brigid">Brigid</span> <span word="Kosgei">Kosgei</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2:14.40, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Vivian">Vivian</span> <span word="Cheruiyot">Cheruiyot</span> (2:18:31).</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dashed">dashed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="decimated">decimated</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="canceling">canceling</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>, <span word="Chepngetich">Chepngetich</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Breaking">Breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="likelihood">likelihood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chepngetich">Chepngetich</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dubai">Dubai</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="clocked">clocked</span> 2:17:08 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> - <span word="Kosgei">Kosgei</span> (2:14:04), <span word="Paula">Paula</span> <span word="Radcliffe">Radcliffe</span> (2:15:25) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Kaitany">Kaitany</span> (2:17:01) - <span word="have">have</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> 42<span word="km">km</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="where">where</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="aspirations">aspirations</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focused">focused</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Chepngetich">Chepngetich</span>.</p>
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