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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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