Geoffrey Kamworor

Today we are fortunate to have Sarah Gearheart who has just published a truly amazing running book - We Share the Sun: The Journey of Kenya's Legendary Running Coach Patrick Sang and the Fastest Runners on Earth. We Share the Sun takes us behind the scenes into the lives of Kenya’s fastest runners and their coach—one of the greatest and least-heralded coaches in the sport—Patrick Sang. At a secluded training camp in Kaptagat, Kenya, a small town nearly 8,000 feet above sea level in the Great Rift Valley, three-dozen world-class runners, including Olympic champions, world record holders and the fastest marathoner of all-time, share simple dormitory-style rooms and endure grueling workouts six days a week. These determined, devoted, and selfless runners are who they are because of a man named Patrick Sang, who is described by his athletes as a “life coach.” In We Share the Sun, we are immersed in Sang’s remarkable story, from his college days in the US to winning an Olympic medal in the steeplechase, and his journey to become a man who redefines what coaching means. In these pages, we explore Sang’s influence on his athletes — including his unique and longstanding relationship with marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge — as they prepared for the delayed Tokyo Olympics and other competitions. We witness the remarkable recovery of two-time New York City Marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor after a freak accident as he strove to earn his first Olympic medal. And we follow one of the world’s most dominant mid-distance runners, Faith Kipyegon, as she attempted a historic repeat title in the 1,500 meters three years after the birth of her first child. Through Gearhart's vivid prose, we experience the richness that exists in Kenya as we come as close as we possibly can to running alongside a current and future generation of elites—and the man who molds them into champions. Sponsors: Thank you to Lagoon for sponsoring this episode and for their truly amazing pillows! Take their two minute quiz and learn which pillow is perfect for you and the way you sleep at https://lagoonsleep.com/rambling and save 15% by using code RAMBLING at checkout. Vacation Races is a running and travel company that helps people explore and enjoy the most scenic places on earth. They host half marathons, ultramarathons and trail running festivals at national parks around the country and multi-day running adventures all over the world! Use our codes to save serious money at www.vacationraces.com on these incredible adventures: rambling15 - New customers can use this code for 15% off any half marathon or ultra marathon that is not currently sold out (excludes Trailfest events and Global Adventures). rambling200 - New customers can use this code for $200 off any Global Adventures trip that is not currently sold out (code is only good for Global Adventures events and cannot be used toward half marathons, ultra marathons or Trailfest events) --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode #333 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts, and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance goals. We're your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.

 

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In Today's Show

• Endurance News
• • April 18, 2022 Boston Marathon results
  • Who Wore What? These Were the Top Shoes at the 2022 Boston Marathon
• What's new in the 303
• •  Ride the Rockies update - 7 days / 50 porta pot

 

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Endurance News:

 

Boston Marathon Pro Field

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced more than 140 athletes will compete at the 126th Boston Marathon as part of the John Hancock Professional Athlete Team. Olympians, Paralympians, and global marathon winners will race from Hopkinton to Boston on April 18 and will be the first race held on the traditional Patriots’ Day date since 2019.

 

The Boston Marathon made history last year by becoming the first Abbott World Marathon Major event to offer equal $50,000 course record bonuses across open and wheelchair divisions, and the first event to provide a designated prize purse for athletes with upper limb, lower limb, and visual impairments. For the 37th year, prize money awards will be provided by principal sponsor John Hancock.

 

The full international field, including the Para Athletics Divisions field top contenders, can be found below.

 

 

Who Wore What? These Were the Top Shoes at the 2022 Boston Marathon

Ever since the first carbon-plated super shoes hit the roads, they’ve dominated the pro running conversation. With any speedy performance, we want to know: What latest shoe technology were they wearing?

 

That was certainly the case for Monday’s thrilling Boston Marathon where Peres Jepchirchir and Ababel Yeshaneh fought until the very last mile for their glory moment. In the end, it was Jepchirchir who out-kicked Yeshaneh 2:21.01 to 2:21.05.

 

In the context of super shoes, though, it may as well have been a head-to-head battle between Adidas and Nike, two Goliaths in the space. And though Nike had more racers finish in the top 15 wearing its shoes, the eventual 2022 Boston Marathon champion was wearing a pair of Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 2’s.

 

Curious what the other ultra-fast women were racing in on Marathon Monday? We tracked down the 6 shoes that were worn by the top 15 women.

 

RELATED: American Original: Why Nell Rojas Broke Her Adidas Contract Right Before Placing 10th at Boston

 

Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 2 | $220

adidas-adizero-adios

Who wore it?

Along with 2022 Boston Marathon champion, Peres Jepchirchir, fellow Kenyans Viola Cheptoo (6th place) and Joyciline Jepkosgei (7th place), and ninth place Charlotte Purdue sported the German shoe.

 

Nike Vaporfly Next% 2 | $250

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Who wore it?

Who didn’t wear the fabled Nike super shoes? First and second runners up, Ababel Yeshaneh and Mary Wacera Ngugi sported Nikes along the Boston Marathon course, followed by fourth and fifth place runners Edna Kiplagat and Monicah Ngige. Degitu Azimeraw (8th place), Nell Rojas (10th place, first American finisher), and Bria Wetsch (15th place) round out the list of top 15 Boston finishers that raced in Nikes on Monday.

 

Saucony Endorphin Pro 3

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Who wore it?

Malindi Elmore, the 11th place finisher, was the only top 15 competitor to sport this new style from Saucony.

 

HOKA Rocket X 2

close up of Stephanie Bruce's unreleased HOKA Rocket X 2 shoes from the Boston Marathon

126th Boston Marathon April 18, 2022 (Photo: Kevin Morris)

Who wore it?

Second American finisher Stephanie Bruce rocked these brand-new (not available until next year) shoes from her long-time sponsor. She came in 12th overall in 2:28:02.

 

RELATED: The Best Women’s Racing Shoes Available This Year

 

Brooks Hyperion Elite 3 | $250

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Who wore it?

Desiree Linden finished her ninth run at the Boston Marathon in 2:28.47 in this new edition of Brooks carbon-plated super shoe.

 

Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite

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Who wore it?

Minnesota-based Dakotah Lindwurm came in 14th in 2:30:42 wearing the Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite, a shoe that is not yet available in America.

 

 

2022 Boston Marathon results

Women

1. Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) — 2:21:01
2. Ababel Yeshaneh (ETH) — 2:21:05
3. Mary Ngugi (KEN) — 2:21:32
4. Edna Kiplagat (KEN) — 2:21:40
5. Monicah Ngige (KEN) — 2:22:13
6. Viola Cheptoo (KEN) — 2:23:47
7. Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) — 2:24:43
8. Degitu Azimeraw (ETH) — 2:25:23
9. Charlotte Purdue (GBR) — 2:25:26
10. Nell Rojas (USA) — 2:25:57
11. Des Linden (USA) — 2:28:47

DNF. Molly Seidel (USA)

 

Men

1. Evans Chebet (KEN) — 2:06:51
2. Lawrence Cherono (KEN) — 2:07:21
3. Benson Kipruto (KEN) — 2:07:27

4; Gabriel Geay (TAN) — 2:07:53

5. Eric Kaptanui (KEN) — 2:08:47
6. Albert Korir (KEN) — 2:08:50
7. Scott Fauble (USA) — 2:08:52
8. Jemal Yimer (ETH) — 2:08:58
9. Elkanah Kibet (USA) — 2:09:07
10. Kinde Atanaw (ETH) — 2:09:16
11. Lemi Berhanu (ETH) — 2:09:43
12. Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) — 2:11:49
13. Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) — 2:12:55
14. Jared Ward (USA) — 2:15:24
15. Jake Riley (USA) — 2:30:48

DNF. Lelisa Desisa (ETH)

DNF. Birhanu Legese (ETH)

DNF. Sisay Lemma (ETH)

 

 

What's New in the 303:

 

 

 

Video of the Week:

 

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Closing:

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Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

Link Amazon per l'acquisto del libro: https://amzn.to/2YQM7Zl

Non conoscevo Ed Caesar, l’autore di questo libro. E non credo neanche che avrei comprato questo libro di mia sponte, che mi è stato regalato per Natale da un amico. Però alla fine la lettura è stata piuttosto interessante.
Due note al volo su Ed Caesar, che credo sia sconosciuto ai più: è un giornalista, anche piuttosto giovane, che scrive su New Yorker, Wired, The Independent e molti altri. Non si occupa principalmente di sport, del quale comunque evidentemente scrive: oltre alla maratona è appassionato di tennis. Ma i suoi articoli sono soprattutto sulla storia, sulla guerra, oltre che di cronaca contemporanea. Ha vinto anche numerosi premi in passato.
Nelle pagine di questo libro si interroga sull’assalto dei maratoneti più forti al muro delle 2 ore. Fa strano, leggendolo, di come l’atletica sia “invecchiata” nel giro di così poco tempo.
Questo è un libro del 2016, eppure sembra passata una vita. I nomi dei top runner del 2016 sono ben diversi da quelli attuali, così come i tempi ed i record. E, ovviamente, l’autore non poteva certo sapere che da lì a poco, ci sarebbero stati due eventi creati ad hoc per abbattere questo famoso muro: il Breaking2 di Monza, marchiato Nike, e l’ormai arcifamoso Ineos 1:59 del 2019, dove Kipchoge è riuscito finalmente nell’impresa.
Anzi, proprio nelle ultime pagine del libro (non vi spoilero nulla, tanto non c’è da scoprire nessun assassino), l’autore immagina l’idea della creazione di un evento costruito per riuscire a stare sotto le due ore: un circuito totalmente pianeggiante con poco vento, i migliori runner con delle lepri, una situazione climatica nel quale correre. Si può dire che abbia pensato in anticipo a buona parte di quello che poi è stato davvero fatto!

Il libro non dà tabelle di allenamento o consigli tecnici, ma, diviso in capitoli piuttosto precisi, racconta piuttosto di alcune storie legate a questo ambiente e fa alcuni approfondimenti e riflessioni sulla corsa, in particolare quella kenyana.
Si parla in grandissima parte di Geoffrey Mutai, che possiamo individuare come il protagonista del libro.
Ed Caesar probabilmente lo aveva “battezzato” come colui in grado per primo di riuscire a stare sotto le due ore in maratona. E, aggiungendoci alcune storie, davvero interessanti su di lui e sulla sua vita, ha pensato di utilizzarlo come una sorta di fil rouge dell’opera. La storia ci dice che la sua previsione non è stata azzeccata!
Ci sono racconti delle sue gare, fatte di successi, record, ma anche di infortuni ed insuccessi. E c’è la sua vita, anche da uomo, oltre che da sportivo. L’autore ci parla dello “Spirito” che lo pervade durante le maratone, specialmente quelle meglio riuscite.
Viene narrata parte della sua crescita, che immagino sia la stessa di tanti big della corsa: un'infanzia difficile, un'adolescenza vissuta con il pericolo dell’alcool, fino al compiere la scelta di allenarsi duramente in un ritiro sugli altopiani, in situazioni ambientali estreme, nella speranza di uscire dal Kenya. Cose che spesso Mutai e gli altri top runner hanno continuato a fare, nonostante le vittorie ed i soldi guadagnati.

C'è un capitolo dedicato a Samuel Wanjiru, che forse in pochi conosceranno. Una promessa della maratona, che non ha saputo gestire la sua vita. Morto in una situazione tutt’ora non chiara, a soli 25 anni. E’, a quanto pare, un pericolo comune a tanti runner africani di successo: ricevere soldi dalle gare vinte e spenderli in mogli/fidanzate (più d’una!), alcool e fare piaceri ad amici, conoscenti ed anche sconosciuti, tutti affamati di denaro. Il tutto in una nazione estremamente povera, dove la differenza tra ricchi e poveri è davvero accentuata.
Ma non ci sono solo loro due: si parla di tanti maratoneti famosi e di alcune loro storie e gare. Ad esempio, Bill Rodgers, Geoffrey Kamworor, Emmanuel Mutai (che non è parente di Geoffrey), Haile Gebrselassie, che l’autore chiama per tutto il tempo solo “Haile”, forse per risparmiare inchiostro e per evitare a chi ne parlerà, come me, di impappinarsi troppo nel pronunciarne il cognome.

C’è anche spazio per raccontare il Kenya: patria di tanti di questi corridori, dilaniata da guerre, povertà, abuso di alcool e doping. Si parla anche di eventuali motivi più scientifici circa la superiorità degli atleti dell’Africa orientale, ma francamente questo ed il capitolo incentrato sul doping non mi sono rimasti nel cuore. Forse perché mi appassionano di più le storie, piuttosto che alcune considerazioni scientifiche e pseudo-scientifiche sull’anatomia dei kenyoti, piuttosto che illazioni, gossip ed altri eventi legati al doping. Non è nel mio stile, diciamo.
Invece, mi è piaciuta la parte dedicata alla storia della maratona e di come sia diventata diffusa solo nell’ultimo secolo. Una evoluzione sia tecnica, per i top runners, che di business e di marketing. Si comprende meglio come sia economicamente allettante per un atleta correre determinate gare, in particolare quelle delle Six Majors. Ma si parla anche di come la maratona si sia diffusa come evento di massa, anche negli atleti amatoriali. In particolare, ci sono aneddoti ed accenni a New York, Londra e Boston su tutte.
Inoltre, c’è anche spazio per il nostro eroico Dorando Pietri, addirittura raccontato in un’occasione da Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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“Cuando tú te rodeas de personas que son una influencia positiva en tu vida, la vida fluye mejor.”
— Roxanna

En esta semana nos reagrupamos y discutimos algunas de las cosas que tenemos en agenda. Roxanna se apuntó para un medio maratón a principios de diciembre en Central Park, a combatir el post-marathon blues, aunque le está huyendo al frío.

Vergentino no va a participar, pero hablamos del OUC Orlando Half Marathon, uno de los eventos más importantes en Florida Central. Caímos pensando y maquinando sobre el próximo Lola Challenge en San Juan y nos dañamos la mente pensando en celebrar Halloween en Nueva York el año que viene.

Hablando de Nueva York, nos pusimos al día con algo de lo que pasó en el maratón hace dos semanas: Manuela Schär, Daniel Romanchuk, Joyciline Jepksogei, Geoffrey Kamworor… Qué cosa increíble esa gente.

https://www.nyrr.org/media-center/press-release/20191105_tcsnycmbythenumbers

El mismo día de Nueva York, Vergentino corrió un maratón virtual en Orlando, tuvo un encuentro cercano con Runkeeper y confirmó cuál es uno de los peores audiobooks disponibles para un long run.

Jaime Juliá y Mizael Carrera, de Puerto Rico: reciban el mayor de nuestros respetos. Gracias por siempre poner el nombre de Puerto Rico en alto.

Por último, Girma Bekele Gebre, el hombre que llegó en tercer lugar en Nueva York, tiene una historia bien interesante:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/sports/Girma-Bekele-Gebre-nyc-marathon.html

Este episodio es auspiciado por la palabra “INCREÍBLE”.

Qué cosas nos gustan esta semana:

• Desempeño de Megan Curham, primera persona en llegar a la meta en el Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon (Orlando Sentinel)
  https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-sp-disney-wine-dine-half-marathon-20191103-fpxw3mkihnarfipz6xemxgtizy-story.html
• Idea “DIY” para guardar bibs y números en álbumes de scrapbooking
  https://www.mofongorun.com/podcast/2019/11/16/reagrupando

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