Kenenisa Bekele record in the London half marathon with 1:00:20
The 37-year-old Ethiopian champion shows that he is in great shape in the Olympic year.
This year, the Kenyan Kenenisa Bekele At 37 he has a very clear goal, to achieve the other at the Tokyo Olympics and today he has shown that he is on the right track to do so.
In the London half marathon, he has managed to beat the test record with a time of 1:00:20, which means running at 2:51 min / km
Your next test, the London marathon where you will see Kipchoge
The next competition where he will participate will be again in the British capital, but in the distance of 42 kilometers, on April 26 where he will face the almighty in a historic duel Kipchoge.
Wow.@KenenisaBekele have won the @officialbighalf in a new course record of 60:22! 🤯
The previous record was 61:15, ran by @Mo_Farah in 2019.
Not bad preparation for the Virgin Money London Marathon next month 😏
#LondonMarathon #BigHalf pic.twitter.com/JG2ulL8u3d— TCS London Marathon (@LondonMarathon) March 1, 2020
Your 2020 goals: The medal in Tokyo 2020 and the World record in Marathon
Kenenisa is very clear about her goals this year, to win the gold medal in the marathon of the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 (August 9 in Sapporo) and beat the world record for the specialty afterwards.
“Many people think that my career is over. I want to show you that my end has not yet come and that I am back ”
This commented, Kenenisa Bekele hitting her chest with her fist after crossing the finish line of last year's Berlin marathon where she surprised everyone by falling just two seconds away from breaking the official record of Eliud Kipchoge (2:01:39) .
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