Nairobi, Jan 15 (IANS): Having become the first Kenyan female to command world athletics in the 3000-metre steeplechase dominated by the country's men for ages, Milcah Chemos has trained her guns on dipping under the nine minute and seven seconds threshold this year.

The recently promoted Inspector of Police traded roles last Saturday when she turned up at the department's Cross Country Championships as the coach of her Police Training College (PTC) team as opposed to running for honours, reports Xinhua.

"It was good for once to be in charge of a team with my fellow instructor at PTC (Commonwealth champion) Richard Mateelong, as the Team Manager. I was not intending to race this weekend but rather give others a chance to make a name," Chemos, the world champion explained.

As she watched her team motor around Nairobi's Ngong Racecourse course in search of points, Chemos took sometime to underscore her outlook for 2014 that followed her most successful season yet at an event she took up in 2009.

"It is not my wish to defend my Commonwealth title in Scotland this season. My biggest aim is to attempt at running my personal best that is under 9:07.14 I achieved in 2012," the Africa record holder said Tuesday.

"As for the African Championships, I'm yet to decide but I shall see where it falls in relation to the IAAF Diamond League calendar then I see," the reigning continental crown holder added.

Having broken Russian hearts at the Luzhniki Stadium when she ended the home runners choke hold on the world women's steeplechase crown they had held since 2007, Chemos beams with pride seeing the images of her triumphant 9:11.65 run in Moscow last summer.

"It was something unbelievable! Something so special since I had looked for it for so long," the four-time IAAF Diamond League winner said.

"The competition in women's steeplechase is tougher since we have Russians, Ethiopians and athletes from Spain doing very well. It is my hope that we can have more girls from Kenya coming up so that we can improve," she said.

In Moscow, Chemos led erstwhile training partner and Golazo Sports team mate, Lydia Chepkirui to the Kenyan 1-2, applying icing to the cake.

Chemos rose to prominence at the 2009 Worlds in Berlin where she took a surprise bronze on her debut season.

Heading to the 2011 edition in Daegu, South Korea, as the overwhelming bet, Chemos again took the bronze in the face of the irresistible Russian force led by Yulia Zarapova.

At her first Olympics in London the following year, again Chemos was the bookies' choice but again Zarapova proved to be a bar too high as the Kenyan finished fourth.

However, her crowning moment was not far away in Russia as she finally fulfilled her favourite role to perfection with a composed command over her field.