by keadmin | Oct 20, 2020 | Articles, Featured, Half Marathon, News
Having the physical tools is one thing, but to go where no woman has gone before – and set a world record – you need a whole lot of determination to go with it. That’s an area in which Peres Jepchirchir has never been lacking. Her courage, class and composure were all...
by keadmin | Apr 7, 2014 | Articles, Athletes, Featured, News
Joyce Chepkirui: Inspired by Tegla Loroupe she runs fast and still finds time for cooking Tegla Loroupe has been the undisputed trendsetter for women long distance runners in Kenya. The former world marathon record holder made a point of encouraging her fellow...
by keadmin | Apr 21, 2007 | Articles, Marathon
By winning last weekend’s Fortis Rotterdam Marathon, the 34-year-old Joshua Chelanga is finally coming out of the shadow of his long time training partner and mentor, Paul Tergat. Chelanga is among the athletes who have formed Tergat’s retinue in...
by keadmin | Jan 11, 2006 | Articles
Athletics is the leading ‘non-elite’ sport raking in millions of shillings for successful Kenyan runners. The dominance of the global distance athletics scene by Kenyans needs no gainsaying. The question being asked, therefore, is how do the athletes...
by keadmin | Jun 11, 2002 | Articles
“Beeeeeep. Beeeeep. Beeeeep.” The people in Nike’s sports watch department have succeeded. They have created the most annoying alarm tone ever, and for the last five minutes it’s been an unwelcome intruder into my REM sleep. I woke with the...