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Mary Moraa hoped to make an impression in the women’s 800m in her season opener at the Grand Slam Track but unfortunately failed to finish in the podium bracket.
Competing in her first race of the season in Kingston, Jamaica, Mary Moraa faded to an eighth-place finish in a time of 2:00.97.
The race was won by American Nikki Hiltz who clocked a stunning world-leading time of 1:58.23. Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji and came in second and third in respective times of 1:58.29 and 1:58.58.
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Mary Moraa had been training hard for the season opener and had even changed some aspects of her training routine with the main focus being on making an impact in Kingston but that was not the case for her.
She seemed to struggle throughout the race and it was evident that she was a bit rusty since she had yet to compete before the inaugural
Reacting to her performance, Mary Moraa expressed disappointment but noted that there is no time to rest on her laurels as she shifts focus to her 1500m debut.
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The furthest distance she has competed in is the 1000m and she will be entering the new territory with the confidence to conquer, especially after the flop in the 800m.
“Not the results I wanted in my first race-800m-at the Grand Slam Track but I live to fight another day, on to 1,500m tomorrow,” Mary Moraa shared.
Mary Moraa drawing inspiration from Faith Kipyegon to conquer the 1500m
The reigning world 800m champion revealed that training for the 1500m has not been a walk in the park but she remained focused,
Mary Moraa pointed out that at first, she questioned her decision to opt for the combination of the 800m and 1500m instead of the short distances but revealed that it would help in the long run, especially when building endurance.
Moraa added that her main goal is to defend her 800m world title and competing in the 1500m will primarily help her for the huge task ahead.
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“But then I thought, if Faith is feeling like this when she’s training and competing, and other athletes with African records are going through this too, then I have to as well. I need to work hard so I can run like them,” she revealed.
Mary Moraa’s primary focus is now on making an impact in the 1500m at the Grand Slam Track after her disastrous season debut in her core event, the 800m.
