The reigning TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon champion, Kenya’s Elvis Kipchoge Cheboi, will go back to town on Oct. 20, aiming to sign up for the elite corporate of 2 males who’ve effectively defended their marathon identify the next 12 months.
Final 12 months, Cheboi surprised the elite males’s box, defeating a number of global athletes with non-public bests two to 3 mins quicker than his. His non-public easiest of two:09:20 was once set in Toronto closing 12 months. On the other hand, his efficiency on the 2022 Barcelona Part Marathon, the place he clocked a private easiest of 59:15, suggests he may problem the Toronto path document of two:05:00 if prerequisites are beneficial.
The one two males to effectively protect their marathon titles in Toronto are four-time champion Kenneth Mungara and path document holder Philemon Rono.
Reflecting on closing 12 months’s win in Toronto, Cheboi stated the victory was once “a vital second” for his profession: “That race gave me nice reminiscences as a result of I had by no means received a marathon or any race in a foreign country.”
Cheboi’s preparation for this 12 months’s marathon has been meticulous. To start with making plans to compete within the 2024 Vienna Marathon previous this 12 months, he determined to focal point only on protecting his identify in Toronto after a hamstring factor disrupted his coaching. Now, absolutely recovered, he’s interested in emerging to the highest of the rostrum as soon as once more. “I believe I can attempt to win for the second one time, however I will be able to’t promise. The great climate at the day will decide if I will be able to run my easiest time,” stated Cheboi.
The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon is Canada’s premier working tournament, attracting many global marathon stars as a Global Athletics Elite Label Race. This 12 months’s race will happen on Sunday, Oct. 20, with Cheboi aiming to protect his identify and most likely wreck his non-public easiest at the flat, speedy path.