Shadrack Kiptoo (left) and Lilian Chemweno, from Kapsait Nike Athletics Camp in Elgeyo Marakwet County, when Nation Sport caught up with them in Eldoret town on May 19, 2021, before heading to Nairobi and then proceed to Johannesburg, South Africa for the 50km Ultra-Marathon race slated for May 22, 2021.
Kimaiyo has conjured up training programmes for the different athletes in camp – from juniors to seniors, from 800 metres specialists to marathon runners
Kiptoo says he’s been training for the extra kilometres in a bid to get enough endurance mileage
Chemweno, meanwhile, said she had asked her coach Kimaiyo if she could try her luck in the 50km distance and he agreed
The Nike Kapsait Athletics Training Camp is a melting pot for athletes.
Most famously, the camp is home to women’s world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei.
