The runner, who has struggled with a number of injuries lately, said he had fully recovered and begun an intensive training programme that will hopefully leave him fit enough for a podium finish.
The High Altitude Summer Marathon runs through the Maluti Mountains. Chipere made history in 2012, when he became the first veteran in the category 40-49 years to participate in and win the race, aptly termed “survival of the fittest”.
Set at an altitude of 3,000 metres above sea level, the marathon offers a unique opportunity to literally take your breath away. “I am back at training because I have recovered from the injuries that have hampered my career of late,” Chipere said. “It was sad to be out for a long time with injuries, but that is history now. I am training hard for the race, which I won two years ago. Last year I missed out because of injury.”
The former Africa University International Peace Marathon champion also won the first Mandela Marathon in South Africa and the Township to Township Marathon in 2012.
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