Keitany broke the all-women world record a week ago during the London Marathon, clocking 2:17.01 to smash the previous mark set by Briton’s Paula Radcliffe in 2015 by 41 second. According to her, planning for a world record started long time through the encouragement of her husband Charles Koech. She said her knowledge of the London Marathon course, where she has run four times, made things even easier prio to her feat. Keitany won the London Marathon titles in 2011, 2012 and 2017 and finished second and ninth in 2015 and 2016 respectively. At the 2011 RAK Half Marathon, she set a world record of 1:05.50 before setting Kenya’s national record of 2:18.37 at the 2012 London Marathon.

Source: The Star April 30, 2017 19:07 UTC