Posts tagged with: paul tergat

Tergat thinks African dominance is down to mental strength

Posted in The Sweat by Matt Ward on Mon 06 Apr '09

Can the rest of the world close the gap on Kenya and Ethiopia? Can the white man be as good without living somewhere above the clouds, surviving on rice and beans? And is it not money, survival, that’s motivating the Kenyan dominance? Read more…
"bring us back our glory" - Ngugi

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Wed 25 Mar '09

The Kenyans really are taking the World Cross seriously. With incentives from the KCB to the tune of $30,000 for an individual winner in either the men’s or women’s races. The Kenyan Sports Minister was also there to wave them off to Amman. Read more…
Tergat returns... (But he's not quite as good as he was)

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 19 Jan '09

It certainly seems to be a year of the ‘comeback’, first Lance Armstrong and now one Paul Tergat. Arguably the greatest XC racer ever Tergat made a return to his first love this weekend. Read more…
Legend Tergat castigates the shirkers

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Wed 03 Dec '08

In an article in the East African newspaper the Daily Nation 5-time World XC champ Paul Tergat and Athletics Kenya secretary David Okeyo are more than displeased that the lack of home quality at the Kenyan AK series races so far. Read more…
Who's the Daddy?

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 26 Oct '08

You’re probably sick and tired of ‘lists’ these days – so we thought we’d do one! The World XC champs have thrown up a number of legends over the years and whilst crewing the end off my biro I thought you might like to get involved and have your say, as always no prizes, its just for fun… Read more…