Lilian Chemweno is keen to embrace the 50km race going forward after finishing second at the Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers ultra-race last weekend in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Chemweno said she has opted for the 50km speciality after encountering many challenges in marathon running, where expectations and level of competition is too high. On Sunday, Chemweno finished second in the 50km race in 3 hours 05 minutes behind South African Irvete Van Zyl who won in a new record of 3:04:23. "When Chesire informed me of the 50km race in South Africa, I alerted my coach and he immediately drew a training programme for the assignment. I was prepared both psychologically, physically and mentally and that is why I posted good time on my debut,” added Chemweno.

Source: The Star May 27, 2021 21:00 UTC