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Khalid Choukoud, a 40-year-old runner from The Hague and four-time Dutch champion, was due to start the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday for the eighth time. He said he has many positive memories of the race.
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Marathon runner and flight attendant Mikky Keetels has spent the past three months in Kenya training at altitude under a strict regime, after taking time away from her flying work. The training is aimed at finding out how much faster she can run the marathon. She has said she intends to remain a flight attendant alongside her running career.