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…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
Of late, runners training on the roads here in Kenya have had to derail their training and racing plans due to some serious and minor accidents, mostly involving motorcyclists, commonly referred to as boda-boda riders.…
How do I start running? Perhaps getting inspired by great runs like those by Eliud Kipchoge at the Berlin Marathon, or Ruth Chepngetich at the Chicago Marathon, I have been getting numerous calls and text…
Whether one is pacing themselves or is being paced by other runners, choosing the right pacing to use is the key to getting the best results out of any workout or race for any runner.…
As I waited for my wife at the end of the finish chute of the 2018 Eldoret City Marathon, where the officials had pushed me to stand so that I would not cause more jam…
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…
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…
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…