# @therunnerscentral on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CoyAzS5vNoG - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/4205455-therunnerscentral-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a4810e9353.jpg - **Posted:** 2023-02-17T23:10:16.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Runners Central (@therunnerscentral) β€” https://gondola.cc/therunnerscentral ## Caption After being postponed twice in 2021 and 2022 due to the coronavirus, the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί is finally back and we’re only a couple hours away from the first race of the program 🌎 Loaded fields across the board! ⚑️ Let’s preview the Senior Men’s Race! Joshua Cheptegei πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ returns to WXC with hopes of defending his world cross country title from four years ago in Aarhus, Denmark. A lot has changed in the last four years for Cheptegei; since then, Joshua has become one of the greatest distance runners of the 21st century, winning 10000m World titles in 2019 & 2022, Olympic 5000m gold in 2021, and 5000m & 10000m world records in 2020. However, it won’t be all smooth sailing for the defending champion as he faces fellow countryman Jacob Kiplimo πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬, silver medalist in 2019 and half marathon world record holder from 2021. Kiplimo won’t be the only challenger for Cheptegei, as he will also face a strong contingent of Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes, which notably includes Selemon Barega πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή(10000m Olympic Champion from Tokyo 2020), Geoffrey Kamworor πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ (2x World XC Champion), Kibiwott Kandie πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ (57:32 half marathoner), Berihu Aregawi πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή (Ethiopian XC Trials Champion), Tadese Worku πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή (2021 World U-20 3000m Champion), Sabastian Sawe πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ (Kenyan XC Trials Champion), Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ (5000m Diamond League Champion), and Daniel Ebenyo Simiu πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ (4th at World Indoors in 3k). The team title battle between Uganda, Ethiopia, and Kenya will be one for the ages! 🍿 Swipe for the full schedule of events today! How to Watch πŸ“Ί: Peacock & NBC Sports App πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ, replay show at 12 noon ET on CNBC in case you miss the action! First race goes off in 5 hours (11:30 P.M ET) & (3:30 Local Time) Feel free to send me a DM if you have any questions about the entries, streaming channel, time of events, etc.! Let’s get it πŸ’ͺ #fitness #fitnessmotivation #running #fit #runningmotvation #runningcommunity #run #training #health #stravarun #runnersofinstagram #lifestyle #sport #runningday #crossfit #runningman #justrunclub #exercise #funrun #nike #nikerunning #run #running #runners ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 2,393 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 8 ## Tags fitness, nike, run, health, runningcommunity, funrun, exercise, crossfit, stravarun, runningman, training, runningday, runnersofinstagram, sport, nikerunning, lifestyle, runners, fitnessmotivation, runningmotvation, justrunclub, fit, running --- Copyright (c) Gondola