Kiplagat warms up for Chicago Marathon in style
 

Nairobi, Aug 18 (IANS) Kenya's Commonwealth Games 10,000 metres silver medallist Florence Kiplagat warmed up in style for the 2014 Chicago Marathon slated for Oct 12 with a stunning win at the County Pensions Fund (CPF) Nairobi Diamond 10-km run. Irene Chebet was placed second in a time of 31:45.0 whereas third place went to Alice Aprot who stopped the clock in 31.46:0. "I missed competing at the African Championships in Marrakech, Morocco, because of visa problems and I was happy to have a race in Nairobi to do speed work," Kiplagat said during a post-race interview. The 27-year-old Kenyan is the current world record holder of the women's half marathon with a time of 1:05.12 and has represented Kenya in many events from cross country to marathon.

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