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"My father encouraged me to run saying it would be easier to get a track scholarship and that’s how I started running."
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Florence Kiplagat
Florence Jebet Kiplagat is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She is a two-time world champion, having won at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She was the world record holder for the women's half marathon with a time of 1:05:09 hours until it was broken by Peres Jepchirchir on 10 February 2017 at the RAK Half Marathon.
"My father encouraged me to run saying it would be easier to get a track scholarship and that’s how I started running."
"I want to win this year and I will not be looking at those who will be at the race but at my own running. I believe I am the best in the line-up and I will be going for the top prize"