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Kenya's Mutai to decide Beijing Worlds after London marathon

Xinhua, April 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Berlin Marathon silver medallist Emmanuel Mutai said Tuesday that he will wait to see whether to race at the Beijing World Championships after he rates himself against the best in London Marathon on April 26.

"After running in London, I will see if I have the energy to go for it in Beijing. It is a little bit closer to each other and it requires special training. My plan was to run in Tokyo, then Beijing, but the allure of London was too good to ignore. Now I have to plan afresh," Mutai said from Eldoret on Tuesday.

At 30 years of age, most athletes are considering venturing into marathon, but for Mutai it is like he has been here for an eternity, having run his debut 42km race in 2007 in Rotterdam.

"Time in London is not an issue. This is because of the high caliber of opposition on parade," he said. "I have my plans and done my training well. But I have no idea what caliber of challenge to expect in London."

The challenge includes world marathon record holder Dennis Kimetto, and New York marathon champion Wilson Kipsang, the man who broke Mutai's London course record last year.

In 2011, Mutai won the London race with a course record of 2:04: 40. But Kipsang, who set the former world record of 2:03:23 at the Berlin Marathon in 2013, broke the London course record last year when he won in 2:04:29. Endite