Peres Jepchirchir and Gladys Cherono. Photo from the Ottawa Race Weekend At the 2018 Family Bank Half Marathon in Eldoret, one of the local Kenyan races, Joyciline Jepkosgei, the world record holder of the women’s half marathon, just won the local half marathon race here. She was followed by the 2014 Commonwealth Games’ marathon champion,…
Jane Mepham with Annex athletics group in Eldoret One of the runners I coach online got an opportunity to join runners in Eldoret for elite marathon training. This is a guest blog by Jane Mepham, who is based in Austin Texas, but had the opportunity to visit Kenya; the land of champions. Below is the…
In their initial days of race preparations, one would find Kenyan runners wearing semi-waterproof tracksuits that make them sweat profusely during their runs. In addition, they would do these runs in the mid-morning to noon sun in order to maximize the effects of the heat. These easy runs in the hot sun soon get them…
Many foreign long distance runners have made decisions to visit Kenya for their long distance running and training in Kenya which has resulted in great changes not only in their careers but lives in general. There are many great examples, from Sifan Hassan to Mo Farah, to Eilish McColgan, to Konstanze Klosterhalfen, among many others.…
Kass Marathon was one of the most popular marathons in Kenya, given its venue. It had the best support from the local community, who would line up the entire route from the starting line in Kapsabet town (the source of champions) to the finish line in Eldoret town (the city of champions). The biggest percentage…
In the few days leading up to the World Athletics Continental Tour event in Nairobi, I got a rare chance to meet Sha’Carri Richardson, the 2017 Pan-America U20 champion and 2019 NCAA champion. Below is my story on how surprised I was to find out that she was so different from what I was expecting.…
