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Inspired Komon ready for Eindhoven exploits: 10km, 15km world record holder stirred by Kimetto feat ahead of Spain event today

Leonard Komon

Leonard Komon, the 10km and 15km world record holder on the roads, has been inspired by the 2:02.57 world record set by his compatriot Dennis Kimetto at the Berlin Marathon just over a week ago and will have it in his mind during his marathon debut at the De Lage Landen Marathon Eindhoven today.

“I met Kimetto in Eldoret a week before he ran in Berlin. We didn’t plan to meet but we were both in the town and our paths crossed and we talked,” said Komon.

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