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Happy 47th birthday Edna Kiplagat! Still running 160km a week and loving it

Happy 47th birthday Edna Kiplagat! Still running 160km a week and loving it

Happy 47th birthday Edna Kiplagat! Kiplagat, who turns 47 today, is already thinking of her next Majors marathon race.

Kenya's Edna Kiplagat competes in the women's marathon at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London on August 6, 2017.

When Edna Kiplagat crossed the finish line in fourth place at the New York Marathon on November 1, she had more than just another impressive result to celebrate.

Then 46 years and 351 days old, the Kenyan marathon great once again demonstrated that experience, discipline and an enduring passion for running could keep an athlete competitive long after many of her contemporaries had retired.

In the cold, windy Amsterdam, the 48-year-old crossed the line in three hours and 40 minutes, completing a marathon at his third attempt.

Africa’s fastest man Omanyala says they must now put in more effort.

Sawe made history this year when he became the first man to run a marathon in under two hours.

Top Kenyan athletes voluntarily signing up for enhanced testing programmes.

The government uses resources, hence the many aspirants planting flags in solid opposition territory.

Energy CS urges retired President to focus on uniting the country.

Tragedies expose the human cost of persistent failures in construction oversight.

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