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Why world marathon record holder Kipchoge is not about to slow down

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Eliud Kipchoge. [AP]

Marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge will be lining up in Boston Marathon on April 17, and he has trained his sights on setting the fourth Abbott World Marathon Major course record.

Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic champion says he is ready to deliver another good show, with a focus on obliterating Geoffrey Mutai's 2:03:01 record which has stood since 2011, on the uphill Boston marathon course.

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