chasingKIMBIA episode #11 - "kenya"

Show Notes: - So earlier this week I received an email from Nich Haber, a musician and fan of chasingKIMBIA. He told me about a song called "Kenya" that he and Mac Randall wrote in honor of Paul Tergat breaking the marathon World Record. I gave it a listen over on MySpace and realized that it would be perfect for one of the cK Video Blog episodes. So, thanks to Nich, I hope you enjoy "Kenya" performed by The Grand Old Party . - After Ellis' Daily Run yesterday I wanted to do a montage of sorts with the workouts he's done with the guys here. Most of the footage comes from a 15x300m workout at Kamariny Track and a hard, but muddy 10K on the roads of Iten. - Before the start of the 10K, Ellis told us that he planned to go 5K. So Tom started joking with him that he had to run a certain time or else we would kick him out of the camp. The time was 18:45. Early on it looked like no problem. 1K, 2K, 3K - Ellis was hanging on the back of the pack. But between 3K and 4K is a huge hill. That's when he started to fall off the pack. We waited at the crest of a hill at 5K. Everyone went by; no Ellis. As the watch ticked, we waited. Then, with plenty of time to spare, Ellis emerged over the crest of the hill. He made it. He got to stay in Kenya. - In the very beginning Ellis talks about how progressive the warmup was. I think that's something unique to the Kenyans, or at least the East Africans. They seem to run at both ends of the spectrum and everywhere in between. On an easy run they will go 7:00 pace or even slower. I've done several runs with them that hover closer to 8:00 pace. But then they also run 20K at sub-5:00 pace. They hit the extremes within a given training cycle, and that carries over to the warmup before a workout. It starts slow and gradually builds to the speed necessary for that particular workout. - Although many of Godfrey's stories are confirmed , I just couldn't believe the one about the Queen having her own house at the palace built by the British. But with Godfrey, who knows? To learn more visit chasingKIMBIA . --- chasingKIMBIA.com is a blogumentary documenting the lifestyle and training of some of the world's best marathon runners. Season One provided an unprecedented vantage point of the highs and lows of professional running as seven athletes prepared for the Chicago and New York City marathons. Season Two brings even more excitement and deeper coverage to the sport as we travel to the training camp in Iten, Kenya where the athletes are preparing for the Boston, London, and Rotterdam marathons. This is your backstage pass. Follow the journey at www.chasingkimbia.com .

Blip | March 8, 2007

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