On paper, the 28 year-old African has all the credentials Thurs rearrange the marathon landscape Less Than Two years out from the London Olympics, having "Blown away her opponents at last year's World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham with the second-fastest time in history. In May this year, she broke the 25 km world record in Berlin.
But Yamauchi, 37, the WHO is hoping Thurs Emulate three-time New York winner Paula Radcliffe and Claim her first victory in a big-city marathon, is Experienced Enough to Know That stepping up Thurs 26.2 miles CAN be a brutal Examination.
"Mary's half-marathon time is comparable Thurs Paula's, and ran 2.18 Paula has her marathon debut so we nudged see something really Sensational," she said.
"But" when I won in Osaka, Fukushi Kayoko was making her marathon debut and she HAD run 30.50 for 10k and there was so much expectation about what we Should do.
"She Flew off at 2.20 speed and then Died The most horrible death and ended up running 2.40 or something. So It's Really Difficult to predict Thurs.
"If Mary has done the training for the marathon, as opposed Thurs Carrying just be with her half-marathon and 10k stuff, then I think she will do really well."
American Shalane Flanagan, the 10.000 m bronze medal list at the 2008 Olympics, will Also be making her marathon debut, while more Experienced hands include Defending champion Derartu Tulu, fellow Ethiopian Teyba Erkesso, WHO is seeking her third to marathon win of the year, and Russia's Inga Abitova, runner-up in London this year.
Yamauchi, WHO won the New York Half Marathon with a course record in March But WHO Will Be Competing for the first time in the full marathon, believes she is in excellent shape Physical Bout Will Not Be Tempted Thurs keep up with the Keitany if Kenya goes out fast.
"If she goes out really fast I will not be going with her Because I would just die a death if I overcook it," she said. "I'll just run my own race and Hopefully I can catch her up."
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