The top Nigerian finishers at the 2017 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Iliya Pam and Olude Fadekemi have vowed to retain their top positions in this Saturday’s 2018 race.
While Pam has been training hard for the 2018 Marathon in Jos, Olude is in the national camp in Port Harcourt where she is simultaneously preparing for the Commonwealth Games and the Lagos Marathon.
Pam who finished ahead of all his compatriots with a time of 2hrs:23mins but ended in 17th position overall has declared he would raise the bar at the forthcoming event.
“I have been training hard for a long time and I am very happy with my shape, my goal for this year’s marathon is not just to finish as the number one Nigerian but to at least make the Top 10 overall.” Pam declared.
It will be tougher this year but I am ready for the challenge as I look forward to run a good time to qualify for the Commonwealth Games,” Pam added.
Olude on her part, who shocked many to emerge as Nigeria’s first female runner with a time of 2hrs:16mins said she was raring to go for the race.
According to her, the increased prize monies is extra motivation for her not only repeat what she did last year but even do much more.
“The N1m won last year was quite helpful for me, now that it is N3m, has motivated me to training even harder” .
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