The Ethiopian athlete Letesenbet Gidey, who achieved the world record of 5,000 meters in Valencia in 2020 and the Half Marathon in 2021, makes his debut this Sunday at a distance of 42 kilometers in Valencia-TrinidadAlfonso Marathon and told a press conference that he sees himself capable of breaking the world record.
“I have confidence in my training, I will be very happy to get that record and I think I can do it”said the Ethiopian when asked if he feels the pressure of the possibility of becoming the first person to simultaneously hold the records of 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters, half marathon and, if he succeeds this Sunday, marathon.
Gidey, what? he had to run in three minutes and eleven seconds per kilometer If she wants to beat Kenyan Brigid Kosgei’s record (2:14:04) at Chicago 2019, she just won the 10,000 meters at the Eugene World Cup and pointed out that she is happy to return to Valencia because it is a special city for her. brings back great memories.
“I have been training hard in Ethiopia and I have run more than 200 kilometers and I even did track training. My plan for 2022 is to focus 50% on the Oregon World Cup and 50% on the Valencia Marathon. Tomorrow, after the meeting, I will decide the strategy with my coach”, said Gidey.
Finally, the Ethiopian athlete acknowledged that he had proposals from other circuits to debut at a distance, but explained that “since I’m here and I broke my first record of 5,000 meters I feel that this is a place where I’m comfortable and at home, I was able to decide on Valencia”.
On the other hand, in the men’s event there will be a Swiss athlete Julien Wanderswhich will be the second time he has run the distance and the Kenyan rookie alexander mutisowho is the fourth fastest man in the world in the Half Marathon, and was also present at the press conference held at the Hemisferic in the City of Arts and Sciences.
“I don’t want to put pressure on myself, I will follow the second group (the one on the way to breaking the Spanish record), I won’t go with the first one. I debuted in Paris and things didn’t go as I planned, but I will try not to make the same mistakes and improve my brand”, he declared.
Wanders He said “I’m in better shape than in Paris, the last month has been sensational, I’ve trained well and I’ve noticed how my body has assimilated the kilometers better and I’m more comfortable” .
Finally, mischievous He said that “Valencia is a good city for me, I know the circuit last year (it is a hare) and I will be happy to achieve a good result, but it is not a Half Marathon, it is completely which is different”.
Source: La Verdad
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