Mweresa sizzles in Thika with 100m victory at final day of second AK meeting

"My target is to get a personal best over the 100m and 200m before running my first 400m race," Mweresa said.

Despite a shaky start in the final, he was satisfied with his performance.

"The race today was not too bad, even though I had some soreness but I managed to run a good race despite hickups in the beginning of the race," he added.

Mweresa also acknowledged the growing depth in Kenyan sprinting, highlighting the stiff competition from younger athletes.

"There are some very good sprinters coming up and they are very tough so we need to being our A game. We also need to nurture them because we are exiting the stage," he noted.

Mwai admitted to feeling pre-race nerves but was pleased with his performance.

"The races are good; I had a bit of tension because I was coming up against an elite field, but I decided to give it my best," he noted.

Looking ahead, he is aiming at building up on his strength and speed for the other upcoming track meetings.

"I am focusing on building my strength for the track and field season to get better results," he added.

Omurwa, the younger brother to Africa’s fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, executed his race plan perfectly.

"I thank God for the performance today. I have executed my race according to my coaches instructions, and my body at the moment is feeling nice," he said.

In the men’s 3000m steeplechase, Wilberforce Kones dominated in 9:00.0, ahead of Samuel Kiprop (9:10.5) and Brian Kipruto (9:16.6). 

Kones admitted to limited preparation but used the race to test his fitness.

"I feel good having won, although I had not done sufficient preparations for this race; I had only done two speed works," he revealed.

He was using the race to gauge his body and identify areas of weakness ahead of the other AK meetings.

"This race was just about testing my body to see where the weakness is. After today's race, I have learned where my weakness is and I am going to work on my technique over the barriers," he stated.

The 31-year-old highlighted that the cross country has been key to his buildup for the track season.

"Cross country has been key in giving me good build-up for the track and field season," he noted.

Obadiah Kipleting clocked 1:48.4 to win the men's 800m with David Toroitich (1:48.7) and Dominic Kiptoo (1:49.0) completing the podium.

Kipleting noted that the weather was a big hurdle during the race, but he was pleased with his performance.

"The race was okay; the only challenge was the heat, but I was able to do my best to win," he noted.

A 1500m specialist, Kipleting is using the shorter race to build speed for the season.

"I am running the 800m in order to get speed ahead of the busy season," he stated.

He hopes to feature in the other AK track and field meetings.

"My plan is to feature in the other track meetings so as to get the endurance and speed," he stated.

2024 Paris Olympian Vivian Chebet stormed to a 2:11.0 finish in the women's 800m leading Vanice Kerubo (2:13.6) and Jacinta Abese (2:14.0).

In the men's 400m, Allan Kipyego clocked 46.2 to secure victory ahead of Erastus Mbalunga (46.7) and George Mutinda (47.2).

 Millicent Ndoro claimed the women's 100m final, clocking 11.6 with Esther Mbagari (11.8) and Eunice Kadogo (12.0) second and third respectively