AK Cross Country: Maurine Jepkoech out to proceed dominance at sequence fourth leg in Bomet
Maurine Jepkoech will probably be eyeing to proceed along with her imperious kind that has seen her win the senior ladies 10km race within the three opening rounds of the continued Athletics Kenya Cross Country sequence assembly.
She is very poised to dominate once more this weekend through the fourth leg of the sequence that obtained a serious increase after inking a Ksh.15Million sponsorship with BETIKA. The race is scheduled November 30th at Bomet Airstrip Grounds.
Jepkoech opened her marketing campaign with a commanding win on the Machakos opener on October 19, clocking 36:22.9 to edge Christine Njoki (36:32.2) and Esther Chemtai (37:13.7). She adopted it up with one other dominant efficiency within the second leg in Kapsokwony on October 26, the place she outpaced the sector to complete in 34:05.87. Catherine Reline (34:07.77) and Delvine Meringor (34:38.54) accomplished the rostrum.
Despite skipping the third leg in Iten earlier this month, the place Cynthia Chepng’eno (34:27.4), Miriam Chebet (34:28.5), and Reline (34:29.7) swept the rostrum, Jepkoech is decided to reclaim her profitable kind in Bomet.
According to AK govt member and veteran coach John Kimetto, preparations for the fourth leg are almost full.
“Preparations are going on well, and I am happy to report that we are in the final stages,” Kimetto stated. “We have already mapped out the course, and it is in excellent condition. Taping of the course will be done on Friday to ensure everything is ready for Saturday.”
Over 500 athletes are anticipated to take part.
“This event is always well-attended. Bomet is the hub of athletes and the home of stars like World 3000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech, World 10km record holder Agnes Ngetich, Chicago Marathon champion John Korir among others. We urge all athletes to register and fans to turn up in large numbers to support the competitors,” he added.
The flat course on the Bomet Airstrip supplies a great platform for athletes to check their velocity. “The course we have here in Bomet is flat. It is a course where the athletes can test their speed and coaches can use to gauge their athletes ahead of the 2025 season,” Kimetto famous.
The athletes will compete within the senior 10km race, the Under-20 6km (ladies) and 8km (males) races, and a 2km loop occasion.
Winners of the elite races will take dwelling Sh50,000, with Sh40,000 and Sh20,000 awarded to the primary, second and third place finishers, respectively. In the Under-20 class, the highest three will pocket Sh30,000, Sh20,000, and Sh15,000. The 2km loop class high three will pocket Sh10,000, Sh7,000 and Sh5,000 respectively.
