Category: Running
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 women’s race at the same time and the alerts from the mobile phone application whenever athletes crossed some particular points…
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 tracked one of the runners I coach online who was running it. Duncan Nyasinga approached me in late August this…
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 minute and twenty seconds. This happened as we were just about to recover from the shock that struck us yesterday…
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 spectacular experience, and a great learning opportunity, it is obviously not an easy task trying to keep up with this…
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 few words, but the few words he told me, supported by hard facts, made me wonder whether the world marathon…
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. What percentage of the credit goes to a good running coach and the runner? If it was true that every…