Author: Justin Lagat
Why run with Amos?
Who is Amos? Amos Kimutai is not your average Kenyan runner. He is a tour guide by profession. His love and passion for athletics cannot be described by pen and paper; you have to run with Amos to experience it! Anyone should plan to run with me; not because I’m a top athlete, but because…
My brief interview with Cathal Dennehy, an amazing writer and commentator for World Athletics
With Cathal Dennehy at the end of the WU20 championships in Kasarani, Nairobi Here is a brief interview I had with Cathal, who was part of the World Athletics editorial team at the WU20 championships in Nairobi in August. Cathal Dennehy is a very busy man, and he was so at the World Athletics Under…
Marathon Race Critical Physical and Mental Preparation Tips with 3 Weeks To Go
Finishing a marathon race needs proper preparations As a runner, there is little you can do to significantly improve on your fitness level three weeks out from a marathon race, but there is a lot that can happen to ruin your race day—or even your reputation, if you are an elite runner and happen to…
The Plight of a Kenyan Marathon Runner with 2:07:51
If only Edwin Kosgei wasn’t a Kenyan marathon runner, his 2:07:51 performance would probably have placed him in the Olympic Marathon Team! Kosgei at sienna Marathon After landing in the country on 13th April from Sienna, Kosgei could not hide his happiness as we talked on the phone. He had just bettered his marathon personal…
A runner’s detailed review on my online coaching
Jane Mepham after her half marathon run inTexas, USA I am forever grateful to all the runners who have entrusted me with their running goals, and it gives me so much pleasure when I get an honest review on my online coaching. Here is an elaborate review of my online coaching from one of…
COVID-19 running boom in Kenya
There is currently a Covid-19 running boom being witnessed not only in Kenya but across the world. The fans that love running will still follow runners wherever they are in whatever means they can get, and runners will continue running. Some few weeks ago, while doing a Fartlek Run with my wife, a station wagon…