These runners first wowed the world during the 1968 Olympics when runner Kipchoge Keino continued running despite a gall bladder infection and emerged victorious in the 5,000-meter run, earning him a silver medal. He did not stop there and continued running to break the record in the 1,500-meter run and winning the gold, defeating the best the world had to offer.
Most people know that Kenyan’s dominate distance running, but only a few of us know that all of them came from a single tribe that numbers less than 3 million. Wow! What a great cultural achievement! Now, one would ask what made this tribe so dominating in this sport. Food maybe? Geographical structure and training grounds? Genes? These questions baffle people worldwide. I came across a blog by Linus Gitahi describing and trying to answer these questions about Kelenjian running.
Digging more about Mr. Linus Gitahi, I found out that he is from Kenya and is in fact the CEO of Nation Media Group, which is the largest media firm in East and Central Africa. Aside from that, he was previously the General Manager of SmithKline Beecham Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean. He is involved in community-based activities and is active in sports playing golf and squash. What an achievement for a Kenyan! If you want to know more about Linus Gitahi, just click the links here.
Reading great achievements of people such as what these people achieve would push the rest of us to keep on reaching our goals and keep on running.
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