Jepchirchir aiming for podium finish ahead of marathon return in Sydney
Kenyan long-distance runner Peres Jepchirchir says she is aiming for a podium finish at Sunday, 30 August’s Sydney Marathon, having fully recovered from an unspecified stress fracture that kept her out of action for majority of the year.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsJepchirchir, 32, is the headline name in a strong elite women’s field, that will look to tackle the Australian World Athletics Platinum Label road race, which is also part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors.##NAJAVA_MECA_9922037##“I’m heading to Australia well prepared,” the 2021 Olympic Games champion told Nation Sport on Thursday, 27 August, just before jetting out of the country. “I know the race shall be competitive, but I will do my best to run an impressive race and finish in the top three.”With a personal best time of 2:14:43, Jepchirchir is the fastest runner in what has been described by organizers as “the strongest elite field ever assembled on Australian soil.”Why Sabastian Sawe has withdrawn from B..