Strava’s 3 new irresistible features!
1. Strava allows choosing your favourite runners to appear first on your feed: Among the new features announced by Strava is that of giving users the ability to choose the activities to appear first on…
David Rudisha’s spectacular 800m run at the London 2012 Olympic Games
World Athletics just named David Rudisha’s 800m run at the 2012 Olympics as the moment of the decade. Here is a story I had written just after watching his run. David Rudisha’s run at the…
Joshua Cheptegei’s 10K world record at the 2019 Valencia Marathon
How Joshua Cheptegei’s race unfolded Just 3 minutes into the 10km race that had started off at the same time as the Valencia Marathon race on the 1st of December 2019, Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei had…
Rhonex Kipruto and Agnes Tirop win the inaugural Tuskys Great 10K Run in Eldoret
The first edition of the Tuskys Great 10K Run, which is arguably going to be the biggest 10K in Kenya, happened on Sunday, the 24th of November here in Eldoret. It was an exciting race…
World recorld holders in half marathon, Joyciline Jepkosgei and Geoffrey Kamworor lead Kenyans to 1-2 finishes at the 2019 New York City Marathon
Geoffrey Kamworor on way to winning a past New York City Maraton With the double screens on the TV that made sure fans would not miss the action in the men’s race while watching the…
A 12-minute improvement at the 2019 New York City Marathon for my athlete!
Duncan Nyasinga running at the 2019 NYC marathon I have never raced at the New York City marathon before, but I was the closest ever to the experience of running it this year as I…
Brigid Kosgei runs an amazing new women’s world record of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon
Brigid Kosgei just gave us another shock today (the 13th of October 2019) after running a new women’s world record of 2:14:04 at the Chicago Marathon to shatter a sixteen-year-old world record by over one…
Trying to keep up with Eliud Kipchoge on track during the INEOS 1:59 challenge training
I am deeply indebted to Eliud Kipchoge’s coaches and training group for allowing me to join them in most of their training runs, especially the track intervals. Despite it being such a rare chance, a…
Six reasons why Dennis Kimetto was sure to break the world record at the 2014 Berlin Marathon
With four days to go before the Berlin Marathon in 2014, I caught up with Dennis Kimetto in Kapng’etuny, Kenya, as he finalized his training before heading out to Berlin. He is a man of…
What percentage does a good running coach contribute to a great marathon run?
After a runner completes a gruelling marathon, there are energy gels, sports drinks, protein shakes, racing shoes, pacemakers, sunglasses, GPS sport watches, and performance socks, among companies waiting to claim credit for any good performance.…
Five memorable moments to remember from the 2019 IAAF Aarhus World Cross Country Championships
The 2019 IAAF Aarhus World Cross Country Championships that happened in Denmark are over, but there are moments that will remain in record books and in the minds of fans that watched it for a…
Simon Cheprot touches hearts and becomes a hero at the Okpekpe 10K Road Race
Jacqueline Nyetipei helps a running drink water in a race For yet another time, a Kenyan runner, Simon Cheprot, has captured the hearts of many fans not because of their running, but due to their…