So, spare a thought for two-time world women’s marathon champion, Edna Kiplagat; the peerless 39-year-old, who stands out as one of, if not the, most affected by the EPO scourge in distance running. “Kiplagat won the marathon world title in 2011 & 2013, was 5th in 2015 (Kirwa & Sumgong both finished ahead of her), and 2nd in 2017. Another Bahraini, Rose Chelimo, denied Kiplagat a chance to become the first woman in history to win the women’s World Championships marathon thrice. “Every marathon runner dreams of winning this title. “As a coach, it is also encouraging to know I have produced a world champion twice and now a Majors winner,” Koech added.

Source: Standard Digital May 25, 2019 21:39 UTC