‘I don’t like to mix some things’

Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has explained his immediate plans ahead of the London marathon next April.

Marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge has said his focus is entirely on doing well in the London Marathon set for April 27 even as speculation continues to mount regarding his future.

The two-time Olympic marathon champion returns to the familiar course for the first time in five years and bids to win his fifth title in the British capital. Since the five-time Berlin marathon champion announced he will make a comeback, stakeholders and fans alike have been questioning Kipchoge’s longevity in the 26.1-mile distance.


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Asked if his sixth attempt at London could be the capping-off of his storied career, Kipchoge told The Independent: “I don’t like to mix some things. I learn to put all my mind on the road, put all my mind on making sure my muscles are lean and ready to combat the London streets. And the rest will come.”

After failing to finish the Paris Olympic marathon and throwing in the towel after 32km because of an injury, Kipchoge has embarked on thorough training in readiness to face a stacked field that has the likes of Olympic marathon champion and 2023 New York City marathon winner Tamirat Tola and defending champion Alexander Mutiso.

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Others are Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, the reigning world cross country champion while world half marathon champion Sebastian Sawe is also in the mix. Kipchoge maintains that he wants his muscles to be ready for the rigours race.

“Now I’m focusing on training, purely on fitness and my muscles to be ready for the start line in London.”

Kipchoge insists he will only be persuaded to retire when he sees the whole world lacing up their trainers. His four wins in London came during an unbeaten stretch from 2015 to 2019 – Kipchoge skipped the 2017 edition – before an ear infection contributed to an eighth-place finish in 2020.