{"id":84,"date":"2012-04-25T13:43:14","date_gmt":"2012-04-25T13:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/kenya\/?p=84"},"modified":"2012-04-25T13:43:41","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T13:43:41","slug":"marathon-squad-for-london-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/kenya\/news\/marathon-squad-for-london-2012.htm","title":{"rendered":"Marathon Squad for London 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany lead the Kenyan team for London 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wilson Kipsang leads Kenyan Marathon team to London<\/p><\/div>\n

It was always going to be a more difficult task for Athletics Kenya to decide who to leave out than whom to select for the London Olympic Games to represent Kenya in the marathon.<\/p>\n

Below is the Men’s and Women’s team to represent Kenya in London 2012.<\/p>\n

Kenyan Olympic team<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wilson Kipsang
\nSince making his debut with a third-place finish in Paris two years ago, Kipsang has won all of his marathons, most recently in London last weekend with a 2:04:40 victory. Ran the second-fastest time in history with his 2:03:42 win in Frankfurt last October.<\/p>\n

Abel Kirui
\nSet his PB of 2:05:04 in Rotterdam 2009, but was still a relative unknown at that point. He went on to win the world title that year smashing the championship record with 2:06:54. Followed it up with another world title two years later in Daegu. Like Kipsang and Mosop, he is coached by Renato Canova.<\/p>\n

Moses Mosop
\nDebuted in Boston last year with 2:03:06 behind Geoffrey Mutai, both clocking the two fastest times in history, albeit on a downhill course. Went on to win the Chicago Marathon in October, then finished third and top Kenyan in this year\u2019s Rotterdam Marathon. Has run no slower than 2:05:37.<\/p>\n

Women<\/span><\/p>\n

Priscah Jeptoo
\nWon three low-key marathons between 2009-2011 before winning World Championships silver in Daegu last year. Smashed her PB by more than two and a half minutes in London last weekend to finish third with 2:20:14.<\/p>\n

Mary Keitany
\nHad established herself as the world\u2019s best half-marathon runner before moving up to the marathon. After an unspectacular 2:29:01 debut in New York, she won the 2011 London Marathon in 2:19:19. Improved on that last weekend to defend her title with an African record of 2:18:36, making her the third-fastest woman in history.<\/p>\n

Edna Kiplagat
\nA former junior prodigy who has progressed very steadily into the senior ranks as a marathon runner. Won the 2010 New York title, then became world champion in 2011, leading a Kenyan sweep of the medals. Improved her PB to 2:19:50 when finishing second to Keitany last weekend in London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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