Determined Runners

By Justin Lagat

Running, especially long distance, is one of the most challenging sports in the world. Besides taking many years of training, it also needs maximum perseverance, dedication, discipline and daily hard work on the part of the athlete in order for them to finally get to shine.
Perhaps that is what defines and separates the Kenyan athletes from the rest. Once they decide to pursue a goal – running for this case - nothing will stop them until they achieve it. Their strong determinations see them through hard daily workouts, waking up early in cold mornings to run, injuries, skeptics, taunting long runs and other strenuous exercises, among other challenges.
Not only are Kenyan runners determined to win, but they are also willing to give it their all. They are so hungry for success to an extent that some of them even appear to be willing to die trying as evidenced by some instances where a number of them have had to crawl to the finish line in some international marathon races. Hyvon Ng’etich crawled to the finish line at the 2015 Austin Marathon after collapsing with about 50 meters to go, but still made it to the finish line in her condition.
This first hand book, written by an athlete who has lived in the same training camps, trained and shared the same experiences with these athletes for over ten years now, may change your perceptions about these world beaters after you learn how much they sacrifice in their training.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Justin Lagat
• Release date: Jul 2, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311581839

Justin Lagat

I am a Kenyan athlete born on 4th August 1982 who has been, and continues, training and running long distance races since 2004. My exposure to, and association with the word's top runners has given me great insights into habits that make world beaters. I have written articles for international publications that include RunBlogRun, Competitor.com and Thrive Sports among others.In these books, I depict the way of life in Kenya's athletic training camps in the Rift Valley region; the running culture in Kenya and the characters, mindsets and training methods of Kenyan runners that enable them dominate the world in long/middle distance running.

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