Former marathon runner Limo retires
Limo was the world's fastest marathon runner in 2004, winning races in Rotterdam and Berlin.
HULST: Kenyan runner Felix Limo, who won both the London and Chicago marathons, has retired from the sport because of recurrent back injuries.
The 32-year-old Limo says his injuries are preventing him from running quick times and training at the "intensity, that I was able to do seven or eight years ago."
Limo was the world s fastest marathon runner in 2004, winning races in Rotterdam and Berlin. He won four out of his five marathons between 2004-06 with a best time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 14 seconds.
Limo says "I feel confident I could still run marathons in 2:09 or 2:10 but, I also have to be realistic, those times are not going to get me into the top three of the best marathons these days."
