- Mary Moraa is one of five Kenyan runners who will compete in the 2025 Grand Slam Track.
- Moraa has stated that running the 1500m and 800m at the Grand Slam Track will be a difficult task for her since she is not used to it.
- The first leg of the Grand Slam Track will take place between April 4 and April 6 in Kingston, Jamaica.
Kenyan runner Mary Moraa has acknowledged that running the 800m and 1500m disciplines in the upcoming 2025 Grand Slam Track will be a problem for her.
Moraa, who was expected to travel to Kingston, Jamaica where the first leg of the event will take place between April 4 and April 6, will battle it out with other stars from different corners of the world in four slams.
The other three slams that will all be staged in the United States include Miami, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles.
Mary Moraa upbeat as he heads to first Grand Slam Track
According to Moraa, running both 1500m and 800m will not be easy for her because it is a new thing to her.
“I am really ready. Today, I am jetting out of the country to Jamaica for the first race of this season at the Grand Track Slam and I am really ready. Although it is a new event to me, the combination of 800m and 1500m, I know it is a tough race, but I am prepared.
And what I can tell you is just to wait for the results because the way I have been training with my coach, my body is well. But the combination between 800m and 1500m is a challenge to me, but I am going to do my best for the first event of this season,” she explained.
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The 24-year-old will compete with the likes of her compatriot Nelly Chepchirchir, Australian runner Jessica Hull, Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji and American speedster Nikki Hiltz.
Kenyan stars confirmed for 2025 Grand Slam Track
Besides Moraa and Chepchirchir, three other Kenyan runners will participate in this year’s Grand Slam Track in various capacities.
These athletes include the reigning 10km road race world record holder Agnes Ngetich Jebet, 5000m Olympic Games silver medalist Ronald Kwemoi and Emmanuel Wanyonyi, who is enjoying an outstanding form at the moment.
After Kingston, the next Grand Slam Track event will be held in Miami between May 2 and May 4, 2025.
Wanyonyi (short distance – 1500m/800m) will play the challenger role while Ngetich (long distance – 5000m/3000m) and Kwemoi (long distance – 5000m/3000m) were announced as racers.
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