Kenyan Runner’s DietĪs practice ends, he returns to camp to shower, catch up on chores, and to eat.

It gives him the confidence to go and deliver,” This athlete has a total of 15 notebooks containing his daily reflections, his workouts, and how he can improve from the day before as he says, “When you write you remember.” “Every day is in the book, so when he goes to the marathon, he can look back at the last four months and know he has done everything.

He records all of his workouts to track his progress. It’s important for him in order to practice “having a relaxed mind” for race day. A comfortable pace is essential to his training and success as he is careful about not overexerting himself. They usually run between 10-13 miles at a pace that is comfortable for the group to run together. Every day at 6:10 AM, they begin their morning run. That’s what I value.”īoth he and his team are on a strict training schedule. There is a formula: 100% of me is nothing compared to 1% of the whole team.

He believes that motivation comes from those that he surrounds himself with as he says: “You cannot train alone and expect to run a fast time. Eliud lives away from his wife and three children part-time to be fully immersed in his training. He rolls over in bed to wake up in a room that he shares with his teammate. A post shared by Eliud Kipchoge – EGH? and ‘Catch him if you can’Īs the sun gets ready to rise over Kaptagat, a village in western Kenya, Eliud begins his day at 5 AM.

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