Posts tagged with: julius kirwa

"I should take the blame" - Kirwa

Posted in The Sweat by Matt Ward on Tue 31 Mar '09

There wasn’t a happy Kenyan face in the house after the men’s race at this weekends World XC. The post-race reflection will go on deep into the summer for their task-master Julius Kirwa, who yesterday blamed himself for not triumphing in Jordan. Read more…
Kirwa wants to 'crush' opponents

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Wed 18 Mar '09

Kenyan XC coach Julius Kirwa doesn’t want to just beat their closest rivals (we presume he means Ethiopia!) next week in Amman, he wants to crush them too! Read more…
When is running a team sport?

Posted in The Sweat by Matt Ward on Tue 24 Feb '09

You may say, relay running, Cup events, but cross country? Well this how Kenyan World XC coach Julius Kirwa sees it. Following Moses Mosop’s convincing win at the weekend he wants more ‘team drill’ come the World Cross Country Championships in Amman next month. 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…

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