Kenya: Obiri Ready and Excited Ahead of Sunday Marathon Debut in New York

Nairobi — Two-time World Champion Hellen Obiri will finally make her long awaited debut in the marathon on Sunday in New York, and the former 5,000 track icon says she is excited and jittery ahead of the major milestone.

Obiri ran her final race on track as she won silver in the 10,000m at the World Championships in Oregon and having already run three half marathon races and a few other 10km road races, she is ready to dove into the big pool in marathon.

“I am excited, but at the same time as…