Athletes throw themselves into action during Kass Marathon on Sunday morning

By JONATHAN KOMEN

Agnes Jepkosgei trains for Kass Marathon in Iten recently. She will be defending her 42km women’s title. [PHOTO: PETER OCHIENG’/STANDARD]

Finally, the time has come. After verbal jousting, the planets in the athletics universe have aligned this morning and the stars are set to collide in the most spectacular fashion imaginable.