Author: Justin Lagat
A visit to one unique training camp for young and upcoming runners in Kaptagat, Kenya
This is my story on a visit to one of the most unique athletics training camps in Kenya sometime in 2017. In this warm, dusty and dry weather across most parts of Kenya, I could hardly believe the changes that I found by simply driving 26km out of Eldoret town this Wednesday (18th January 2017)…
Best running jokes
Below are a number of the best running jokes that I was able to compile from different places on the internet: Running jokes The truth is you can always go faster, but sometimes the truth hurts. .************************* Two Hunters: Two hunters are walking through a forest looking for deer when all of a sudden, a…
Ruth Chepngetich, the most likely to break women marathon world record soon
At the finish line of the Dubai Marathon, I captured a few words of Ruth Chepngetich speaking in their local (Kalenjin) dialect with Emmanuel Saina on how the race had gone for her and a few challenges she had. She had then noticed Worknesh Dagefa coming to congratulate her and the press around them and…
The future of running looks delicate, according to one athletics manager
A conversation I had with one athletics manager dealing with long and middle distance runners kept me thinking about the need for stakeholders in the sport of running to invest in different ways to attract more fans to the sport of running. What the future of running will need The future of running needs more…
American Runner made seven surprising discoveries about Kenyan athletes while in Kenya
Being a runner for many years and having worked as a freelance journalist covering the same topic, I have gotten fans across the world that enjoy and follow my articles on the running related stories I share from Kenya. One of the fans is Paul Duffau, an American runner, home inspector and author from Asotin,…
Ndalat Gaa Kids Cross Country; the unforgettable
Remembering the amazing experience and great fun at the 2018 Isaiah Kiplagat Memorial Ndalat Gaa cross country The Isaiah Kiplagat Memorial Ndalat Gaa cross country race continues to receive great support from its main sponsors, the county government of Nandi, local institutions, and the local community at large. The 2018 race was even so much…