Posted on September 25, 2007 by Constantine njeru
Training makes you healthier but marathon can make you sick. Many marathon runners are not aware of this fact. I discovered this fact after my last years participation in Nairobi marathon. I fell sick for two weeks. I thought it was a normal sickness but a visit and a chat with my Physician showed me [...]
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Posted on September 22, 2007 by Constantine njeru
How many times should I train in a week? Thats a question many of you have asked. The answer is different for every runner. A professional athlete trains on daily basis, to be exact, twice a day. This might sound too much to handle for most of us. A professional marathon runner body is strong and [...]
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Posted on September 21, 2007 by Constantine njeru
Winning is not everthing but the only thing. That famous quote sums up Jose Mourinho. The former manager of Chelsea fc has parted company with the london club. The man has been on a roll winning trophies year in year out for the last 4 years. What made him so successful? Mourinho believed in his [...]
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Posted on September 21, 2007 by Constantine njeru
Winning is not everything but the only thing. That famous quotes sums up Jose Mourinho career as a top soccer manager. The man who called himself the “Special one has left Chelsea football club” While many managers never win anything in their career Jose Mourinho has won a trophy every year for the last [...]
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Posted on September 20, 2007 by Constantine njeru
The biggest obstacles in preparation for your marathon is discouragement. The people around you, work mates, neighbours and even family members might not be supportive of your plan to run a marathon. Yesterday I met two runners a lady and a man on my training track and I approached them in the spirit of comradeship to exchanges [...]
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Posted on September 19, 2007 by Constantine njeru
One of the most effective ways to improve your running ability is to reduce the amount of energy you waste with each stride by correcting particular stride errors. I have just read an article on www.active.com that says, the most common energy-wasting stride errors is failure to properly activate the deep abdominal muscles that are [...]
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Posted on September 18, 2007 by Constantine njeru
I watched CNN world sports program and it was reported the best golfer of his generation, Tiger Wood had won a bonus of 10m $. The world number one golfer ended his 2007 PGA Tour campaign by romping to an eight-shot victory at the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Sunday.You might assume a man who [...]
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