The last 3 weeks before a marathon race are the most confusing and difficult ones to deal with for many runners. You stop training, you gain weight. You continue training; you feel exhausted on race day. A successful race day depends more on how one balances their training at this stage in order to be…
Being a runner for many years and having worked as a freelance journalist covering the same topic, I have gotten fans across the world that enjoy and follow my articles on the running related stories I share from Kenya. One of the fans is Paul Duffau, an American runner, home inspector and author from Asotin,…
Remembering the amazing experience and great fun at the 2018 Isaiah Kiplagat Memorial Ndalat Gaa cross country The Isaiah Kiplagat Memorial Ndalat Gaa cross country race continues to receive great support from its main sponsors, the county government of Nandi, local institutions, and the local community at large. The 2018 race was even so much…
Mohamed Reda El Aaraby of Morocco winning the 2018 Beirut Marathon, photo by Beirut Marathon In what many would have thought to be a mistake, Mohamed Redal pushed the pace early at the Beirut Marathon, managing to get an early break in the men’s race that eventually resulted in an epic victory for him. He was…
Wesley Korir in Beirut, photo by Beirut Marathon Wesley Korir is already in Beirut for his major race on Sunday. This will be a race he has prepared well for without having to juggle between politics and training. Below is a press release from the organizers of the BLOM Beirut Marathon Beirut, November 9, 2018…
This article aims to explain how running in humid conditions affects running performances. Running is simply the act of placing one foot in front of the other rapidly as you move from one point to another. But, one needs to learn much more than that if they are to run a marathon well. Running in…
