by keadmin | May 26, 2014 | 1500m, Featured, News, Relays, Track
It was widely agreed that Kenya was fully capable of breaking the men’s 4x1500m world record at the IAAF World Relays but, unlike in the women’s event which had been relatively rarely run at international level before this year, most pundits stopped short of...
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 8, 2013 | Athletes, Featured, News
The streets of the Czech capital on Saturday provided the setting for what was one of the most impressive comebacks of recent times in long distance running. Kenya’s Isabella Ochichi took third place in the Hervis Prague Half Marathon with a time of 69:21 in her...
by keadmin | Feb 22, 2013 | Doping, Featured, Marathon, News
NAIROBI – Three Kenyan athletes have been suspended after testing positive for banned substances by Athletics Kenya. Marathon runners Wilson Erupe Loyanae and Nixon Kiplagat Cherutich will serve two-year bans, while Moses Kiptoo Kurgat was suspended for a year....
by keadmin | Jan 10, 2013 | Athletes, Featured, Marathon, News
Hulst, The Netherlands – The well-known Kenyan distance runner Felix Limo announced his international retirement on Thursday, after a top-level career that spanned more than a decade. Now 32, Limo first came to prominence when he ran 27:04.54 for 10,000m for...
by keadmin | Aug 10, 2012 | 800m, Featured, London2012, News, Olympic Games, Track
David Rudisha of Kenya bedazzled the world with his front running prowess and his majestic determination over 800m, this led to the first new world record on the London 2012 track. The 23-year-old Kenyan in his first appearance in an Olympic final became the first...