Run for fitness, not to compete; what I swore in 2020
In the 1990s, I lived around 5km away from my primary school. School rules required that the upper primary pupils report to school by 5:30 AM. Three pressure lamps lit the rooms, allowing us to…
The Ideal Running Coach: Why You Must Ditch Your Lazy Couch Potato Coach Immediately!
Can you take cooking classes from a cooking coach who doesn’t cook? Or driving lessons from someone who doesn’t drive? Or swimming lessons from someone who can’t swim? Definitely, no! Apparently, this is not the…
Moraa among Kenyan athletes on Day 9 of World Championships
As the Tokyo 25 World Championships come to a conclusion, Kenya’s fans are still hopeful of adding a few more medals to their medal basket as their runners feature in two remaining finals. Like at…
Chebet stuns with second gold medal at Tokyo World Championships
Exactly one week after winning gold in the women’s 10,000m event, Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet won her second title at the Tokyo 25 World Championships after producing yet another one of the most devastating kicks in…
Kipyegon, Chebet and Wanyonyi go for gold on Day 8 of the World Championships
If there was one day on which Kenyans were assured of at least one gold medal, it would be Saturday, the 20th, as Faith, Beatrice, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi try to win titles in their respective…
Moraa among Kenyan athletes on Day 7 at World Championships
One more step remains for Kenya’s defending champion, Mary Moraa to reach the finals of the women’s 800m at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. There will be three Kenyan women in the semi-finals,…
Cherotich demonstrated her name perfectly in the women’s steeplechase final
Cherotich is a name that combines two words. The first part is “Cherot,” which means the act of bringing cattle back, and the second part, “tich,” means the cattle. Meaning of the name Cherotich There…
Yego among Kenyan athletes on Day 6 at World Championships
2015 World Champion and Kenya’s Team Captain to the World Athletic Championships in Japan, Julius Yego will be among the Kenyan athletes to watch on Thursday, 18th, on Day 6 of the Tokyo 25 World…
Kenyan athletes on Day 5, Tokyo 25 World Championships
The stakes will be high for Kenyans on the fifth day of the Tokyo 25 World Championships, on Wednesday 17th, as they run in the women’s 3000m steeplechase and men’s 1500m finals. After Faith Kipyegon…
Faith Kipyegon’s third gold for Kenya, and fifth world title for herself, on another wonderful day at the Tokyo 25
One of the main highlights of the fourth day of the World Championships, on Tuesday 16th, was the women’s 1500m final. Faith Kipyegon was the clear favourite, but with the surprises and major upsets that…
Wanyonyi, Kipyegon among Kenyans in action on Day 4 of Tokyo 25 World Championships
Emmanuel Wanyonyi in men’s 800m heats Reigning Olympic Champion, will feature today for the first time, on Tuesday 16th, at the ongoing Tokyo 25 World Athletics Championships. Wanyonyi is one of the greatest medal hopefuls…
Serem keeps Kenya’s legendary 3000m steeplechase glory alive
Serem fulfills a promise made to his brother After a promise he made to his brother, Edmund Serem, today on the 15th of September, kept the Kenyan steeplechase glory alive in the men’s 3000m steeplechase…