Hers is the classic story of one-hit wonders that have lit the world stage in athletics -- one moment you see them, the next you don’t. Mole trapperKimetto was a marathon record holder, much in the same mould as current sensation Eliud Kipchoge, the first man to run a marathon under two hours. His village mates never expected that he could one day set a world marathon record. Kimetto finished in a time of 2.02.57 setting a new marathon world record. [REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke]Moses Mosop, the 2011 Chicago Marathon winner, was a cobbler at the Kamasia trading centre in Elgeyo Marakwet.

Source: Standard Digital August 01, 2020 09:00 UTC