Evans under no pressure as he prepares for Boston title defence

With about four months to prepare for his Boston Marathon title defense, Evans Chebet says he is under no pressure and will be out to run his race when he lines up for competition in the loaded field.

Chebet stormed to a 2:06:51 win at the Boston Marathon earlier this year, adding another major victory in the New York City Marathon in November to become just the sixth man in history to win the Boston and New York City Marathons in the same year.

“I am back in training, currently concentrating on loading workouts as I work my way into full preparedness for the task ahead. I am excited to get back to the Boston course and fight for the title,” Chebet offered.

Eliud Kipchoge confirmed for Boston Marathon

The 34-year-old remains confident in his abilities as he goes up against world record-holder and double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge for the first time in the 17 April 2023 slated race.

Kipchoge will be making his debut in Boston, joining other former winners of the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road race in the star-studded field.

Others include 2021 winner Benson Kipruto and two-time victor Lelisa Desisa who will be part of a historically deep men’s elite race. As the fastest marathon runner in history, Kipchoge will take on the challenging course with hopes of earning his 11th win in an Abbott World Marathon Majors event.

“Despite being my first competitive race against Kipchoge, I am under no pressure. I am keeping to my training regime knowing that the best prepared athlete will win the race,” Chebet added.

In an earlier interview, Chebet had said that becoming a champion in Boston was very special and was given more meaning by the time it took him to be competitive enough to finally win the oldest marathon in the world.

“I cannot wait to be back and to enjoy the great atmosphere of such a unique and historical race,” he concluded.