I always felt I could close the gap once I started pushing … - Catherine Ndereba

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I always felt I could close the gap once I started pushing the pace.

Catherine Ndereba

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Catherine Nyambura Ndereba (born 21 July 1972) is a Kenyan marathon runner. She has twice won the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008. She is also a four-time winner of the Boston Marathon. Ndereba broke the women's marathon world record in 2001, running 2:18:47 at the Chicago Marathon.

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I always felt I could close the gap once I started pushing the pace. - Catherine Ndereba

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