Kipchoge is expected to have some familiar faces around him as he bids to make a statement ahead of Tokyo. Marathons are just like life, there are ups and downs every kilometre. But what everyone should know is, the pandemic is just one of life’s challenges. 'Life cannot stop, it does not stop for a single second. 'Life has been hard but that is the way of the world – we need to get through it but I think we are on the right track to a brighter future.'Īnd the 36-year-old is keen to look beyond his own journey as an athlete at the bigger picture for people in these troubled times. I am happy to have since resumed training with the team, but we continue to make sure we do so safely within the protocols because the virus is still with us. He admitted, 'It was really hard to go training and not mix with people to fight the virus. Like many athletes across the world, Kipchoge had his training interrupted by government measures to control the spread of coronavirus.

It is another step that we are on the right track to normality.' We are in a situation where a lot of us have been down but I feel we are now in a transition towards a brighter future. 'My number one goal is to run a beautiful race.

Speaking before the Hamburg postponement, Kipchoge told NN Running Team he was in 'great mental and physical shape'.

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