Category: Running
The predicament on Running form and posture
Photo by Dylan Alcock on Unsplash As an online coach, I am, at times, asked questions by runners on how they can improve their running form and posture. Some even accompany their questions with a picture of them side by side with some of their favourite runners they would like to run exactly like them. My opinion on…
A training partner is so much more valuable as a spouse
There are many couples who have met and got to know each other through running and are now training partners. They have had their support for each other, resulting in perhaps more achievements than any one of them would have achieved individually. The benefits of having a good training group have never been disputed, but…
Saved by running, Nolene Conrad has now made running her career
It is easy to spot a runner who is focused on their running and are determined to achieve the best in their careers. Nolene Conrad, with her enthusiasm about running marathons will be one of the athletes to watch out for during the 2019 IAAF world championships in Doha, at the Tokyo Olympic Games in…
Running road races in Canada was an amazing experience
This was my experience in 2017 when I went out to run some road races and train in Canada for a month. Running road races in Canada was a very fulfilling and insightful experience in many ways. Life as a runner, not necessarily as an elite athlete – as I do not count myself as…
An Exciting Kenyan road running adventure at the 2018 Nairobi Marathon
In the morning before a marathon, there are times when everything seems to be happening so fast. It was the same for me at the 2018 Nairobi Marathon. On the morning of the race, I felt that I was already too late to do everything; pass the security lines, change, leave my bag at the…
Kenyan athletes changing their citizenship for the benefit of others
As the world slowly changes into a big global village, should there be any problem with Kenyan athletes changing their citizenship to provide room for other Kenyans to shine; to market shoe companies in other parts of the world; to represent other nations at the Olympics, and to promote other sporting brands in different countries?…