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Commonwealth: Mungara, 44, ready for marathon

Kenyan marathoner Kenneth Mungara wins the 2015 Gold Coast Airport Marathon
 

When Robert ‘Mwafika’ Cheruiyot quit his job as a barber and took up road running, many thought he stood no chance.

But through sheer determination, Cheruiyot who hails from Mosoriot in Uasin Gishu County, went on to prove those who doubted him wrong. The 44-year-old athlete boasts four wins at the Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest marathon.

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