Champion Haile Gebrselassie’s absence at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon will not water down the competition in Friday’s race.With first place (men and women) paying a quarter of Sh20 million there is no shortage of takers to follow the Ethiopian into the list of winners, if not the world record ranks.
There are six athletes with sub-2:07 men, with another 10 who have broken 2:10. But the youngster who tops that list might just be the man to beat.
Safaricom Great Lakes Kisumu Marathon winner Eliud Kiptanui will seek to prove he is not another minnow trying to punch above his weight.
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