A Runner after a marathon training run. Written or unwritten, every organized activity in this world has got its own defined rules and regulations. From the fifteen years of experience I have had in professional athletic camps in Kenya, below are the unwritten rules that I have been observing. Here are the marathon training rules…
Not all Kenyan runners have vehicles to use in their long runs, but they still find ways to do it. Below are four typical ways in which most Kenyan runners do their long runs. Where there is a will, there is always a way. How runners in big training camps do their long runs Firstly,…
Reid Coolsaet, the two times Olympian from Canada, is one of the pioneer long-distance runners in his country. The 44-year-old no longer feature a lot in the big city marathons, but continues to inspire the populations in Canada to take up running by participating in a number of running campaigns and promoting running products like…
From what just happened in Vienna, one can think of anything that people think is impossible to accomplish, like flying by flapping your hands vigorously. Set their mind on doing it, believe in themself, and they will just be able to do that! The greatest of all time, Eliud Kipchoge just did exactly that on…
Besides being an effective way to enhance mental health, running, and jogging, are arguably the most basic, effective, cheapest and free form of exercise in the world. Contrary to most other sports, it can be done almost anywhere without the need for any extra facility besides appropriate clothing. In fact, some people even save some…
Not only is Nolene Conrad a great fan of running, but it is as though she is doing it in order to give back to a hobby that saved her life.
“At the age of 13, I was diagnosed with Asthma. It got progressively worse every year. I had been in and out of the hospital many times until one time, I had a near-fatal attack at my parents’ house that changed my life.
As the world slowly changes into a big global village, should there be any problem with Kenyan athletes changing their citizenship to provide room for other Kenyans to shine; to market shoe companies in other parts of the world; to represent other nations at the Olympics, and to promote other sporting brands in different countries?
Below is an interview I once did with one best physiotherapists I know on whether Kenyan runners need them. Jeroen Deen has been living in Iten and working with Kenyan athletes since 2006. At times, he would momentarily move to Ethiopia to help athletes there as well. Since 2017, much of his work has been…
Vivian Cheruiyot leading the women’s 10,000m race at the Olympic trials in Kipchoge Stadium, Eldoret We have Kenyan runners dominating the world of running, but do we have Kenyan companies sponsoring them? Many local companies in Kenya usually come in to sponsor the highly increasing number of road races around, and, as Kenyan…
Peres Jepchirchir and Gladys Cherono. Photo from the Ottawa Race Weekend At the 2018 Family Bank Half Marathon in Eldoret, one of the local Kenyan races, Joyciline Jepkosgei, the world record holder of the women’s half marathon, just won the local half marathon race here. She was followed by the 2014 Commonwealth Games’ marathon…
In the few days leading up to the World Athletics Continental Tour event in Nairobi, I got a rare chance to meet Sha’Carri Richardson, the 2017 Pan-America U20 champion and 2019 NCAA champion. Below is my story on how surprised I was to find out that she was so different from what I was expecting….
Faith Kipyegon’s performance was one of the highlights of the Diamond League season opener in Doha, where a number of other world leading and meeting records were registered. Either the events at the first Diamond League meeting today in Doha were exceptionally amazing, or we needed to remember how exciting the track and field meet…
