Category: Running
A quick reflection on my running online coaching in 2020
Satisfaction from running online coaching Running online coaching activities did provide me with some moments to cherish out of what was arguably the worst year for many. 2020 was a year full of many challenges and hard times, but the determination and the results from the runners that I coached online cheered me on. In…
Quality marathon training does not necessarily mean hard training
For anything to be of the highest quality -including quality marathon training- it has to be reflected in the satisfaction that it has on whoever wanted to achieve a certain desire by using it. For a marathon, or a 10K, training program to be of the highest quality, it has to bring the desired results…
Can a virtual run be used fairly to win titles and prize money in races?
Sometime in 2020, Canadian runners held the Canadian 10K national championships, as a virtual run. By the end of that day, we had two newly crowned Canadian national champions for the 10K, Justin Kent who ran a personal best time of 28:52 and Natasha Wodak who won the women’s virtual run in 31:42. And, they…
The 6 best marathon moments that happened in 2019
2019 was a great year with great marathon moments. Many great milestones were reached in the distance, with the world record falling in the women’s marathon and one man breaking the 2hr barrier in the men’s distance. I will not mention the London Marathon in my favourite marathon moments below, but what Eliud Kipchoge once…
6 advantages of individual running over group training
There was one incident from some years back where I did pick up some money as an individual running in the morning. It was still so early that the road was empty ahead and behind me, and I had no one to share the money with. Advantages of individual running While this may not count…
Kenyan Runners’ Common and Effective Ways of Treating Running-related Injuries
Running-related injuries happen in many ways. Most of the time, it starts out as a slight discomfort that would simply go away on its own. Sometimes, it happens abruptly in the middle of their run and forces them to stop and find other means to reach your house. Looking back at the time that I…