Category: Marathon
The fitness industry is expanding and creating more business opportunities
Athletes running at the Nike Discovery Kenya Cross Country championships in Eldoret Times are quickly changing, and so is the fitness industry. Water used to be free a few years ago, but the time has come when companies have seized the opportunity to bottle and brand the resource, and it is now turning into another…
A training partner is so much more valuable as a spouse
There are many couples who have met and got to know each other through running and are now training partners. They have had their support for each other, resulting in perhaps more achievements than any one of them would have achieved individually. The benefits of having a good training group have never been disputed, but…
Saved by running, Nolene Conrad has now made running her career
It is easy to spot a runner who is focused on their running and are determined to achieve the best in their careers. Nolene Conrad, with her enthusiasm about running marathons will be one of the athletes to watch out for during the 2019 IAAF world championships in Doha, at the Tokyo Olympic Games in…
Running road races in Canada was an amazing experience
This was my experience in 2017 when I went out to run some road races and train in Canada for a month. Running road races in Canada was a very fulfilling and insightful experience in many ways. Life as a runner, not necessarily as an elite athlete – as I do not count myself as…
An Exciting Kenyan road running adventure at the 2018 Nairobi Marathon
In the morning before a marathon, there are times when everything seems to be happening so fast. It was the same for me at the 2018 Nairobi Marathon. On the morning of the race, I felt that I was already too late to do everything; pass the security lines, change, leave my bag at the…
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…