Not only is Nolene Conrad a great fan of running, but it is as though she is doing it in order to give back to a hobby that saved her life.
“At the age of 13, I was diagnosed with Asthma. It got progressively worse every year. I had been in and out of the hospital many times until one time, I had a near-fatal attack at my parents’ house that changed my life.
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…
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…
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?
Below is an interview I once did with one best physiotherapists I know on whether Kenyan runners need them. Jeroen Deen has been living in Iten and working with Kenyan athletes since 2006. At times, he would momentarily move to Ethiopia to help athletes there as well. Since 2017, much of his work has been…
A group of runners after training in Eldoret, Kenya I offer my marathon online coaching programs now on three levels:A Gold label marathon online coaching is $85 per month, where you get unlimited communication with me on a daily basis regarding your training, from recovery, nutrition, injury prevention, and any other concerns you may have….
Vivian Cheruiyot leading the women’s 10,000m race at the Olympic trials in Kipchoge Stadium, Eldoret We have Kenyan runners dominating the world of running, but do we have Kenyan companies sponsoring them? Many local companies in Kenya usually come in to sponsor the highly increasing number of road races around, and, as Kenyan…
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…
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….
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….
