Kipchoge: 'Boston Marathon 2023 will be unpredictable'

After breaking his own world record with a parameter of 2 hours 1 minute 9 seconds at the Berlin Marathon on September 25, 2022, Kipchoge returned to the headquarters of the NN Running team in Kaptagat - the highlands above the ink about 2500 meters of sea water, in southwestern Kenya, and spent almost all of his time training here.

On April 17, this 38-year-old runner will return when he first competes in the Boston Marathon. According to Kipchoge, the upcoming major still presents certain challenges, with a steeper track than at the Berlin Marathon and more unpredictable weather. "Athletes must persevere and put in maximum effort if they want to complete the competition in Boston," the Kenyan long-running legend said in a video posted by NN Running today.

Besides the New York City Marathon, the Boston Marathon is one of only two events that Kipchoge has not yet competed in in the six World Marathon Majors (WMM) system. But he is confident that the training is on the right track, and is fully prepared to compete with other great runners in Boston.

To prepare for the Boston Marathon, Kipchoge and the members of NN Running have run on a self-designed 40-kilometer track with many slopes at Kaptagat for the past few years. He said: "Training on this harsh track is very useful, helping me run faster when entering the race."

According to Kipchoge, he not only aims to attend, but also wants to win all six majors, and set a track record of these tournaments. Previously, this runner has won titles in Tokyo (2022), Berlin (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022), London (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and Chicago (2014). Among them, Kipchoge holds the running track record. in Tokyo with 2 hours 2 minutes 40 seconds in 2002, Berlin with last year's world record, and London with 2 hours 2 minutes 37 seconds in 2019.

Boston Marathon, founded in 1897, is the oldest running race in the world, and belongs to the WMM system, besides five races in New York, Chicago, London, Berlin and Tokyo. This year's tournament is estimated to have 30,000 athletes participating. According to the Boston Athletics Association (BAA) - the governing body of the tournament, this year's professional male athletes group has 15 people who achieved under 2 hours and 7 minutes.

If he finishes first at the Boston Marathon on April 17, Kipchoge has only one major left to conquer, the New York City Marathon in November.