Wanjiru Sets Sights On Marathon World Record

By Matt Fitzgerald
Published Feb. 26, 2010
Updated Jan. 9, 2012 at 11:39 AM UTC

Competitor.com’s Matt Fitzgerald caught up with Kenyan half marathon world record holder Sammy Wanjiru while at Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras race weekend. The 2008 Olympic marathon gold medalist says he is ready to run fast and is eying the marathon world record in the not too distant future.

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