Category: Running
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 long time to come. Below are some of the memories to keep from the Aarhus World Cross Country Championships. 1.…
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 kind and humane acts during the race. This was in an almost similar incident to that of Jacqueline Nyatipei did…
A visit to Lornah Kiplagat’s track in Iten during its construction in 2013
On the 14th day of January 2013, work began on the site of the track that was being constructed by Lornah Kiplagat in Iten, Kenya. The field had to be cleared, and all the loose soil excavated and carried out of the site before being replaced by hard subsoil brought from nearby quarries and levelled.…
A visit to one unique training camp for young and upcoming runners in Kaptagat, Kenya
This is my story on a visit to one of the most unique athletics training camps in Kenya sometime in 2017. In this warm, dusty and dry weather across most parts of Kenya, I could hardly believe the changes that I found by simply driving 26km out of Eldoret town this Wednesday (18th January 2017)…
Best running jokes
Below are a number of the best running jokes that I was able to compile from different places on the internet: Running jokes The truth is you can always go faster, but sometimes the truth hurts. .************************* Two Hunters: Two hunters are walking through a forest looking for deer when all of a sudden, a…
Ruth Chepngetich, the most likely to break women marathon world record soon
At the finish line of the Dubai Marathon, I captured a few words of Ruth Chepngetich speaking in their local (Kalenjin) dialect with Emmanuel Saina on how the race had gone for her and a few challenges she had. She had then noticed Worknesh Dagefa coming to congratulate her and the press around them and…