James Thie

James Thie

‘Running for my Dinner Money’ by Paul Grech It would have been the ideal way for British athletics to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sir Roger Bannister’s historic sub-4 minute mile. Yet the joy for Michael East’s third place finish and...

Lornah Kiplagat – I want to be the best

Lornah Kiplagat – I want to be the best by Paul Grech It has been described as one of the most entertaining 10,000m races in the history of the event. The women’s 10,000m was a great way to round off the first day of the World Championships, a great advert...

Robert ‘Mwafrika’ Cheruiyot – Life less ordinary

By Chris Mbaisi – reproduced with permission from The Standard He was once a barber on Sh20 a day. He once counted as a bedroom the rubble strewn shop verandahs in Kapsabet town. Broke, desolate and on the verge of suicide, he somehow rebounded to become one of...