World half marathon women's record-holder Peres Chepchirchir said on Wednesday she is chasing two final goals to successfully end her COVID-19 rocked year. The 27-year-old Kenyan will be a frontrunner at the 2020 Valencia Marathon on Dec. 6 and has been shortlisted for the World Female Athlete of the Year. Chepchirchir said she is ready to face a quality line up that includes her compatriots and former world half marathon record holder Joycline Jepkosgei, Purity Rionoripo and Fancy Chemutai who will be making her debut. I haven't rested since winning the world half marathon title last month because I want to finish the year on a high note at the Valencia marathon next month," Chepchirchir told Xinhua. On Tuesday Chepchirchir was listed in the finals for World Female Athlete of the Year following brilliant performances that saw her break the world half marathon record for a women-only race twice, 1:05:34 and 1:05:16 respectively.

Source: Standard Digital November 29, 2020 13:30 UTC