But athletics isn't a popular sport in Kenya!! Kipchoge wouldn't even be recognized in the street!!! All the kids care about is Messi and Ronaldo!!!! Rugby is more popular in Kenya than distance running!!!!!
Is that for real, or a free beer party in Madison, Wisco.?
El Keniano wrote:
Wow!
https://twitter.com/INEOS159/status/1182947629002567680?s=20
Wow!
Is this what they call a sea of humanity?
That is quite a sight!
Dagenham Dave wrote:
But athletics isn't a popular sport in Kenya!! Kipchoge wouldn't even be recognized in the street!!! All the kids care about is Messi and Ronaldo!!!! Rugby is more popular in Kenya than distance running!!!!!
No man!
Rugby is for the esoteric.
You have it all wrong.
Throw a stone and 1 out of 10 times it will hit a doper
Toby's Tavern, Eldoret.
I got up at 2:00 a.m. to watch but watching the Kenyan crowd reactions gave me goosebumps.
Rosa gang wrote:
Throw a stone and 1 out of 10 times it will hit a doper
How dare you!
Beautiful scenes!
Yet Coe and his coterie want to kill distance running on the track.
Please host the next WC's in Kenya iaaf.
El Keniano wrote:
Yet Coe and his coterie want to kill distance running on the track.
The 10k at Doha World championship was one of the most exciting races...........actually for both men and women.
What a treat seeing folks getting so fired up over a marathon run. Makes me want to live in Kenya or Ethiopia.
NativeSon wrote:
Dagenham Dave wrote:
But athletics isn't a popular sport in Kenya!! Kipchoge wouldn't even be recognized in the street!!! All the kids care about is Messi and Ronaldo!!!! Rugby is more popular in Kenya than distance running!!!!!
No man!
Rugby is for the esoteric.
You have it all wrong.
I was merely quoting what El K has said here many times.
Kenyan people know they live in a shithole country and are very happy to laugh about it and you have to love them for that.
kmaclam wrote:
What a treat seeing folks getting so fired up over a marathon run. Makes me want to live in Kenya or Ethiopia.
Maybe you can demonstrate how to install indoor plumbing when you are there.
MohammedAA wrote:
kmaclam wrote:
What a treat seeing folks getting so fired up over a marathon run. Makes me want to live in Kenya or Ethiopia.
Maybe you can demonstrate how to install indoor plumbing when you are there.
What a sad, sad person you are.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.