STATEMENT FROM PATRICK MAKAU, MARATHON WORLD RECORD HOLDER A story has surfaced in the international media, from a minority interest website in recent days, alleging my link… Read more “STATEMENT FROM PATRICK MAKAU, MARATHON WORLD RECORD HOLDER”
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SUB-2:00:00? DO THE MATH
Every year or so, the talk of the 2-Hour Marathon rises like some Kubrickian obelisk heralding the coming of a new age. Most recently, NYRR featured a Head to… Read more “SUB-2:00:00? DO THE MATH”
BERLIN FOLLOW UP
The internet, Facebook and Twitter are thrumming this morning with questions and opinions about the finish of the 39th BMW Berlin Marathon last Sunday. With the world… Read more “BERLIN FOLLOW UP”
MEET AT THE CORNER SHOP – FARTLEK INTO MAASAI LAND
Ngong, Kenya – The town of Ngong awakens early, well before the sun, as many of its 57,000 residents must commute into Nairobi for work. And with… Read more “MEET AT THE CORNER SHOP – FARTLEK INTO MAASAI LAND”
POOR WEATHER FORECAST FOR KENYAN OLYMPIC TRIALS
Ngong, Kenya – With fewer electronic pursuits available in rural Africa, time is spent more in the age-old give and take of robust conversation, where, whether the… Read more “POOR WEATHER FORECAST FOR KENYAN OLYMPIC TRIALS”
AGENT BRANSON STANDS UP FOR CLIENT MAKAU IN OLYMPIC SELECTION CONTROVERSY
Nairobi, Kenya-The announcement naming 2011 London Marathon champion Emmanuel Mutai to replace 2011 Chicago Marathon champion Moses Mosop (tendon injury) on the 2012 Kenyan Olympic Marathon team… Read more “AGENT BRANSON STANDS UP FOR CLIENT MAKAU IN OLYMPIC SELECTION CONTROVERSY”
OLYMPIC ROAD RACE
Now that Athletics Kenya has made its Sophie’s Choice for their 2012 Olympic Men’s Marathon team, it seems cruelly unfair that both history’s fastest marathoner, Geoffrey… Read more “OLYMPIC ROAD RACE”
KENYAN OLYMPIC MARATHON TEAMS ANNOUNCED
Well, the word has come down from on high, and a little earlier than expected at that. Originally scheduled to be announced April 30th, today at a packed… Read more “KENYAN OLYMPIC MARATHON TEAMS ANNOUNCED”
KENYAN OLYMPIC TEAM SELECTION UP IN THE AIR
The turnover at the top-end of Kenyan marathon running is as remarkable as it is swift. With so many lean and hungry athletes preparing and dreaming back home,… Read more “KENYAN OLYMPIC TEAM SELECTION UP IN THE AIR”
ANTICIPATING SPRING MARATHON SEASON
Talking about too many good shortstops…First, Athletics Kenya went through a politically bruising process before finally deciding (IMHO, properly) how to select its men’s 10,000 meter Olympic… Read more “ANTICIPATING SPRING MARATHON SEASON”
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