Tag: road running
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…
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…
Kenyan Long-distance Running Coaches’ Simple but lethal marathon training Programs
Duration and distances are the two main ways often used by Kenyan long-distance running coaches to issue weekly or monthly running training programs to their runners. It could be a one-hour or a 12km easy run; a 40-minute or a 7km jog; a two-hour or a 25km run; a 3hr or a 30 km long…
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 the world and has become very easy for many runners out there to reach out to me and try out…
6 reasons why you definitely need a coach as a runner
1. You need a coach to make your training more enjoyable. A coach is obviously someone who has had past experience as a runner or has spent many years studying the art of running and every aspect of it. He knows the best steps for you to gradually transform into a faster runner without feeling…
Lotiang offers free accommodation to fellow runners in Iten, Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lotiang’s selfless act When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020 and most of the runners lost their source of income after races across the world were canceled, John Lotiang was selfless and determined to help his fellow runners in Iten during the hard times. He decided to move out of his own house into…