Martin Lel's fired up to seal New York hat-trick
13 April 2012
Martin Lel believes he can achieve his next major task of winning the New York Marathon after his brilliant win in yesterday's Bupa Great North Run.
Lel will travel to the United States determined to lift a third "Big Apple" title on 1 November.
The 30-year-old, who missed his three-year-old lifetime best by two seconds when clocking 59 minutes 32 seconds in the Newcastle half marathon, said: "This race told me everything I wanted to know."
Fellow Kenyan Kiplimo Kimutai was 12 seconds adrift.
