July 27th, Barcelona (BCN2010)

Only one day to go till the European Championships 10.000 meter race.

My training has been going on very well. I stayed in Kenya, at 2400 meters altitude, for the last 3 months.

In May I did two roadraces. First there was Glasgow women's 10k, where I was number four. That was not a good race for me. Two weeks later I went to India, to run the Sunfeast World 10k in Bengaluru. I finished number six, but the competition was very strong and I was satisfied with my performance. From that moment my shape has improved. I combined quite some trainingsessions with my sister Sylvia Kibet. She has a lot of speed (she already ran 14.31 on the 5k this year) and that really helps me. When we train together, we push very very hard, because we both don't want to let the other one win.

As part of my training I ran the Kenyan trials in Nairobi. The race was not that fast, so I decided to lead for 3 to 4 kilometers, after which Linet Masai increased the pace. I ran 33.09 in that race and I think it was a good test.

For the last four weeks I just trained, combining faster endurance runs with speed. I'm looking forward to the 10.000 meter race of tomorrow. Looking at the startlist, I realize it's going to be a tough race. I am definitely not the favorite and it's a challenge to try to get a medal.

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World Championships Cross-country, number 10

My good intention for this year is to regularly update you

about my training and races, here on my website. Up to now,

I have been a bit too lazy when it came to writing messages,

but that will change! (I hope).

Let me start with yesterday. I ran the 'World Cross' and was

number ten. That is not as good as my position in 2009 (6)

and 2008 (5), so I was a bit disappointed. On the other

hand, I think I ran a good race, and this is my level. The

others were just too fast for me. From the start the pace

was really high. Linet Masai went out and set a very fast

pace. The course was in good condition, not as muddy as I

had hoped (I'm good in muddy conditions), so it was possible

to make a lot of speed. I followed from behind, after one

lap being in 20th position, slowly moving forward in the

field. Every lap I managed to pass a few people and I went

into the fourth and final lap in 12th position. Flanagan

from the USA (the 10.000m bronze medalist from Beijing) was

in front of me and with a fast last kilometer I managed to

pass her and another runner from Burundi.

Allthough I really enjoyed being in the 'World Cross' again,

this was probably my last cross-country race. Up to now I am

doing everything: roadraces, cross-country, track and

marathon. I realize that it's difficult to combine all those

different events on a high level, so I have to make a

choice. It's better to specialize in something than to do

everything half/half. The choice for me will be roadrunning

/ marathon.

Right now I'm going to take a little brake. I will do a week

of easy training in The Netherlands, after which I will fly

to Kenya where I will prepair for some roadraces –

probably the Glasgow Women's 10k in May. I will keep you

updated!!

October 18th, Amsterdam

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september 20th, Zaandam (the netherlands)

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august 22nd, Iten Kenya

Welcome to my website! Here I will update you about my training, my plans and my races.

I decided to do this in English, though some people would probably prefer me to write in Kalenjin (my mothertongue), Swahili (the official language in Kenya) or Dutch (the official languague in the Netherlands). However, though my English is not perfect, it's understandable for most of the people who know and follow me. In some cases, when I copy an interview that appeared in a magazine or newspaper, this will be in Dutch – I'm sorry for those who are not Dutch.

At the moment I am back in Kenya, after staying in The Netherlands for four weeks. The last two races have been good for me. On the 14th of June I broke my personal best on the 10.000m during a trackmeeting in Utrecht (from 30.58 to 30.51). Though it was a bit painfull for me that my little sister Sylvia beated me in the last lap ;) I was happy with this result. Two weeks later I won a 10k roadrace in Appingedam. My time of 31.55 in warm and windy conditions was satisfying.

Back in Kenya now, where I train most of the time, I started my preparation for the marathon. On October 18 I will run Amsterdam marathon, and my goal is to do it much better than last time, when I ran 2.32 in my debut.