Posts tagged with: eliud kipchoge

Kenyan XC Champs - it's time!

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Thu 19 Feb '09

The KCB Nairobi Cross, which acts as the national trials and is an IAAF Cross Country permit meeting, takes place this Saturday at Nairobi’s Ngong Racecourse. Thoroughbreds on show include Linet Masai and Eliud Kipchoge, vying for places on the plane to Jordan. Read more…
Kenya look to erase the 'nightmare'

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Wed 14 Jan '09

The 2008 world XC champs won’t be fondly remembered by the Keynans. With rivals Ethiopia taking all four titles, there was any element of soul searching like never before within the camp. Read more…
Dinkesa shocks 'em

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sat 10 Jan '09

With an injection of pace akin to many of his Ethiopian endurance running forefathers, Abebe Dinkesa upstaged the favourites at today’s Great North Winter Run cross country event at a windswept Holyrood Park in Edinburgh. Read more…
Kipchoge beats Lebid in the snow

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Wed 07 Jan '09

“an exceptionally snowy day” is how the IAAF saw it, it certainly looked a whole load of fun at yesterday’s Campaccio EA Permit cross-country race in sunny Italy, as the Kenyan star out-gunned the Ukrainian 2008 Euro XC champ. Aniko Kalovics (pictured) dominated in the women’s race. Read more…

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