Author: Justin Lagat
Kenyan athletes changing their citizenship for the benefit of others
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?…
Do Kenyan runners need a physiotherapist to succeed?
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…
Kenyan companies sponsoring Kenyan runners; the big irony
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…
Should top elite athletes from Kenya run in the local Kenyan races?
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 champion,…
What happened to the unique and tough Kass marathon that began in Kapsabet and ended in Eldoret?
Kass Marathon was one of the most popular marathons in Kenya, given its venue. It had the best support from the local community, who would line up the entire route from the starting line in Kapsabet town (the source of champions) to the finish line in Eldoret town (the city of champions). The biggest percentage…
My surprising encounter with the sensational Sha’Carri Richardson in Nairobi
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.…