Online coaching comes with its own set of challenges as one seeks to foster strong relationships, keep clients engaged, and ensure their success in a virtual setting. Key aspects of these challenges include building rapport, assessing techniques, giving personalized feedback, and maintaining client engagement. Additionally, technical difficulties, managing time zones, and ensuring accountability from clients…
Faith Kipyegon’s run in the 3000m event, which brought the crowds to their feet, was the highlight of the 2025 Silesia Diamond League meeting held at the Silesian Stadium on the 16th of August 2025. With two more meetings to go to the Zurich finals, the atmosphere at the Silesia Diamond League, a mythic event…
The Kenyan trials, happening in a nation that is one of the most successful in Athletics, often attract a lot of interest. This was the case as Kenya prepared to name its World Championships-bound team. As usual with the Kenyan trials, there were surprises and some disappointments. For some decades, some have referred to the…
In addition to medals, Individual athletes and relay teams will compete for prize money at the World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Tokyo from September 13th to 21st, 2025. There is a total prize money pot of US$8,498,000. This amount will go to podium finishers in all 49 events (24 each gender and…
This is a sample of the story I did in the latest issue of the iRun Magazine on reasons why I enjoy running In some of the world’s major marathons, like the London and New York City marathons that register more than 50,000 runners at every edition, it is just one runner who will emerge…
On June 26th, 2025, in Paris, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon just ran the fastest mile time ever by a female runner in the world: 4:06.42. She missed the four-minute barrier by slightly over six seconds. “I was not able to achieve it today, but I know now that it is possible,” Kipyegon said after the race….
I never knew this would one day apply to runners! ‘You never miss the water till the well runs dry’ was one famous phrase that used to earn me marks while writing essays in my early days in school. Sometimes, it is the hard times in life that reveal to us what we really love…
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…
Below is the press release regarding Chepngetich from organizers of the Lisbon Half Marathon Ruth Chepngetich Leads Elite Field at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon Marathon World Record Holder to Compete in Portugal on March 9 The Maratona Clube de Portugal is pleased to announce the participation of Kenyan athlete Ruth Chepngetich as the headline…
As the year begins, many things resume or start afresh following some new-year resolutions. Running after the long break is one of those. The end-of-year festivities and the cold season in most parts of the world make December one month when most runners are forced to pause their running. On the other hand, January is a month…
When a coach says you go out and do some 400m intervals, twenty five times on the track, it sounds overwhelming. The fact that you will still have twenty four other repeats to do after one interval does not make the situation any better. However, a 50-minute diagonals exercise on a football pitch could serve…
In 2024, Kenyan athletes, particularly women, made remarkable strides in athletics by breaking several world records. Below are the notable world records set by Kenyan athletes during this year.
