Tag: marathon running
Cruel Marathon Races and 3 Big Lessons from Paris Olympics
Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola and Netherlands’ Siffan Hassan set new Olympic records to win the men’s and women’s marathon races at the Paris 2024 Olympics. In closely contested races, Tola triumphed in 2:06:26, while Hassan finished in 2:22:55. Lessons from the events emphasized the importance of speed, utilizing strengths, and the unpredictable nature of marathons.
Mike Cartwright completes incredible 300th Marathon at the Laguna Phuket Marathon
Mike Cartwright, now 65 years old, started running marathons when he was about 46. This weekend, on 9th June 2024, he completed his 300th marathon in Thailand at the Laguna Phuket Marathon! “I started it as a way to train my body and mind and have a healthier lifestyle due to work stress. I had…
How much should you pay for a running coach?
One of the reasons why you are here reading this article could be that you are trying to find a running coach, you are new to running, you feel the need to improve on your running and are wondering how much, or if, you should spend your money on a running coach. You are at…
7 unwritten rules of marathon training
A Runner after a marathon training run. Written or unwritten, every organized activity in this world has got its own defined rules and regulations. From the fifteen years of experience I have had in professional athletic camps in Kenya, below are the unwritten rules that I have been observing. Here are the marathon training rules…
My one-on-one interview with Canada’s Reid Coolsaet when he arrived in Kenya to prepare for the world half marathon and Rio Olympics in 2016
Reid Coolsaet, the two times Olympian from Canada, is one of the pioneer long-distance runners in his country. The 44-year-old no longer feature a lot in the big city marathons, but continues to inspire the populations in Canada to take up running by participating in a number of running campaigns and promoting running products like…
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…