Marathon training -Kenyan way- plans go digital
Are you the kind of runner who likes to have a long-term training program from your coach and follow it yourself? The Kenyan way marathon training plans just went digital! Whether you plan on breaking…
Kipchoge, El Bakkali, Lyles, Ingebrigtsen and Duplantis make finalists of Men’s World Athlete of the Year 2022
The top five Men’s World Athlete of the Year 2022 finalists have just been released by World Athletics. PRESS RELEASE Finalists announced for Men’s World Athlete of the Year 2022 The names of the five finalists…
2022 BAA Boston Half Marathon promises to excite
The 2022 BAA Boston half marathon race promises to be exciting. The weather looks good with 40-53 degrees Fahrenheit expected on a partly sunny Sunday Morning, on the streets of Boston. With a late withdrawal by…
Chebet used Boston Marathon’s win as preparation for New York
Chebet won the men’s race at the NYC Marathon On unusual warm weather for the annual TCS New York City Marathon, Kenya’s Evans Chebet surged at around the 25km point, and no one else in…
marathon training; 8 practical tips on preventing common running injuries
One of the most challenging decisions for any runner to make is to cancel their marathon race due to common running injuries derailing their marathon training. Unfortunately, injuries are usually the leading reasons most runners…
Training during the Covid-19 scary pandemic
Training during the Covid-19 pandemic brought a lot of childhood memories back and changed my focus on how I now see running. Someone said, you never miss the water until the well runs dry. It…
Qualification period ends for World Athletics Championships Oregon22
Here is a press release from World Athletics on ending of the qualification period for the World Athletics championships Oregon22 Number of athletes qualified for the World Athletics Championships Some 1900 athletes have qualified to…
Borchert miraculously completes the 2022 Lewa half marathon a month after contracting COVID-19
In a show of great determination and his undying love for running, Johannes Borchert finished the Lewa half marathon this weekend in Meru, at a wildlife conservancy slightly over 200km to the north of Kenya’s…
Candidates announced for 2022 Athletes’ Commission elections
Here is a press release from World Athletics on the Candidates for 2022 Athletes’ Commission: World Athletics has received 12 nominations for the six available seats on the World Athletics Athletes’ Commission. All athletes accredited for…
A detailed preview of the 2022 Kenyan national trials happening this weekend (24th -25th June) in Kasarani
Here is an elaborate preview of all the events that will take place at the Kenyan national trials this weekend that will be used to select a team going out to two different championships. The…
Two big sponsors boost Athletics Kenya with KES 15 million for this weekend’s national trials
Absa Kenya, the financial institution that has been working closely with the Kip Keino Classic World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event, will be one of the main sponsors for the Athletics Kenya World Championships/Commonwealth Games…
7 important pieces of running advice I give to my runners
The emergence of sophisticated GPS watches, heart rate monitors, running applications, and fitness websites like Strava that share training data and experiences, has made it possible for me to give running advice to runners across…