The third time in a raw Moses Kiptoo Kurgat returned to Kuala Lumpur. The win 2022 and Top 3-position in the previous year let everyone hope for another podium position, especially as he knows the course well and is still the remaining course record holder.
That that can also mean pressure he learned this time. The race without pacemakers was running a very moderate pace and everbody was waiting for Moses as the top favorite to do the first step. Knowing that the climate is challeging and the competition with more than 10 people in the lead is high Moses was not accepting tactical games. However that measn you sometimes win and sometimes loose.
This time on the last kilometer some other had a better speed left and a debutant could win suprisingly the race in a quite slow 2:18 time. Also Moses’ time of 2:19:34 is even in a warm race nothing to talk about, but his position 6 in the end was not bad. For sure not the expected result but no drama and the next big races for Moses will come for sure.