Category: Marathon
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,…
Ideal running weight and how runners deal with it in their training
In their initial days of race preparations, one would find Kenyan runners wearing semi-waterproof tracksuits that make them sweat profusely during their runs. In addition, they would do these runs in the mid-morning to noon sun in order to maximize the effects of the heat. These easy runs in the hot sun soon get them…
Long Distance Running and Training in Kenya; all the Top Secrets
Many foreign long distance runners have made decisions to visit Kenya for their long distance running and training in Kenya which has resulted in great changes not only in their careers but lives in general. There are many great examples, from Sifan Hassan to Mo Farah, to Eilish McColgan, to Konstanze Klosterhalfen, among many others.…
A quick reflection on my running online coaching in 2020
Satisfaction from running online coaching Running online coaching activities did provide me with some moments to cherish out of what was arguably the worst year for many. 2020 was a year full of many challenges and hard times, but the determination and the results from the runners that I coached online cheered me on. In…
James Willis runs incredible 72km on his 72nd birthday run, and here is my interview with him.
I did this interview with the then 72-year-old James Willis after coaching him online for two months. As a coach, one would often expect their runners to do slightly better than what they are doing at the moment. Rarely would they find them surpassing their expectations. But, here is one runner who definitely surpasses everyone’s…
DUBAI MARATHON SET FOR JANUARY 2024
Here is a press release from the Dubai Marathon – Entries Now Open for Three Race Distances on January 7 – Dubai (UAE): Following an agreement with the Dubai Sports Council, the Dubai Marathon will return for its 23rd staging on Sunday, January 7, 2024. The Middle’s East’s first and oldest international marathon will again…