My first marathon experience in 2013
My first marathon experience was in 2013 at the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon. I love reliving the moment. Just before the marathon At 7 am, with 10 minutes to go, the 42km wheelchair race began,…
Great Christmas Gifts for Runners
Selecting thoughtful gifts for runners in your life can be both exhilarating and deeply fulfilling. People often hold that the most cherished gifts come straight from the heart, highlighting the significance of personal connections over…
Why I’m excited to run the 2025 Philadelphia Marathon next month
The good news Hey everyone! I’m thrilled to share some exciting news with you all about the 2025 Philadelphia Marathon! As a Kenyan master’s runner who’s over 40, a coach, and a sports journalist, I’ve…
Jacob Kiplimo breaks national record at 2025 Chicago Marathon
At around the 29K mark, Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo smiled. The gap between him and Kenya’s John Korir was beginning to look significant. The two had been running side by side, some 25 seconds inside Kelvin…
Grueling 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kenyan Long-distance Running Simple but Most Effective Marathon Training
Duration and distance are the two main factors Kenyan long-distance running coaches often use to design weekly or monthly training programs for their runners. It could be a one-hour or a 12km easy run; a…
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…
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