Alamisi eyeing second victory in senior ranks
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AK Competitions Director, Kennedy Tanui says that they are expecting a huge number of athletes to turn up but they are prepared and have the capacity to handle
World U20 5,000m champion Andrew Alamisi, is eyeing a second victory in Iten, during the third Athletics Kenya (AK) Cross Country series scheduled to take place on Saturday 2 November at the Iten Sports Grounds in Elgeyo Marakwet.
Alamisi won the second series at Kapsokwony in Bungoma County, ahead of Cornelius Kipkosgei and Edwin Elkana.
“Emerging victorious here in Iten will mean a lot to me because the field will be highly competitive and it will enable me to have a proper analysis of my body and know what I need to improve before my big race next month," said Alamisi after collecting his running bib.
After a successful victory at home, Alamisi, has been working on his speed work and feels that this race, will be good to test his competitive spirit among the seniors ahead of his scheduled race in Rome mid-next month.
Mpoke transit from sprints to middle-distance
Former World U18 400m hurdles silver medallist, Moitalel Mpoke, will be testing his endurance in the two-kilometer loop after transitioning from the one-lap race to the 800m and 1,500m.
The 23-year-old athlete with a personal best of 48.70 in the 400m H, says that lack of a hurdles coach and a series of injuries motivated him to change his discipline.
“I will be competing in the 2 km loop to work on my endurance and speed. So far, I am happy with how my body is responding to the training. I tested myself during the Bingwa Fest in Machakos County among some top athletes as part of my training and it was not bad at all. I know Saturday will not be easy; there is a lot of talent within Iten, but my main target is to complete the race,” said Mopoke.
AK Competitions Director, Kennedy Tanui says that they are expecting a huge number of athletes to turn up but they are prepared and have the capacity to handle.
Tanui urged the athletes to finalize collecting their bib numbers on Friday 1 November by 1800 hrs because they risk being locked out of the competition on Saturday.
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