Kenyan runners reading maps
Great Ocean Road Marathon:
Running to the Kenyans is what soccer is to the Brazilians. It is a national obsession, a means to a better way of life and often a path to fame and fortune. Defending Great Ocean Road Marathon winner James Mugo Kariuki runs every day with these motivations in mind.
Kariuki, the long distance star who won hearts last year by donating his $4000 prizemoney to help feed 17 children in his home village of Nyahururu, arrived in Geelong hungry to again take home the spoils when the third Great Ocean Road Marathon is held on sunday 17 may.
Kariuki has been offered an extra $2000 prizemoney by major sponsor PETstock if he can win the carnival's main attraction, the 45km full marathon, which runs from Lorne to Apollo Bay.
If successful, Kariuki has again vowed to use the money to help the children in his poverty-stricken Kenyan village.
"We run because of problems back home. It can help your standard of life,'' he said. "My village where I come from, it is facing lots of problems. Half of the money this year will go to the children. We sacrifice ourselves. We don't work, the only thing we do is running.''
Kariuki touched down in Australia along with three of his fellow countrymen, Charles Mungai, who will run with him in the full marathon, and Charles Muturi and Willy Mwaugi, who will run in the half marathon.
Get lost:
A few days before the start of their marathon, the group did an endurance training. Kariuki Mwangi and Mugo Kariuki were running in the back of the group and lost their friends in sight. Back at the trainingscamp it took a long time before the 2 toprunners showed up. So the team decided to start a search for their two lost runners. A few houres later they finally showed up in the back of the car from two older ladies. The teamleaders bought a few maps so they will never get lost again. Their orienteeringscarreer has begun!
In the marathon James Kariuki became 2nd in 2h38, 1 minute slower than the winner.
results
Nederlands:
Toplopers trainen vaak in een voor hen onbekende omgeving, met het risico dat ze verdwalen. Het overkwam onlangs de Keniaanse atleten Willie Kariuki Mwangi en James Mugo Kariuki. Tijdens een duurloop in de buitenwijken van de Australische stad Geelong verloren zij het zicht op hun loopmaten. Toen de terugkeer van het duo te lang op zich liet wachten, besloot de ploegleiding een zoekactie op touw te zetten. Juist op dat moment stopte voor de deur van het hotel een auto met twee bejaarde dames en hun schoothondjes. Op de achterbank bevonden zich de twee Keniaanse lopers, die schaapachtig grijnsden. De ploegleiding kocht voor Mwangi en Kariuki twee stadsplattegronden, de dames kregen als dank een waardebon voor een dierenspeciaalzaak. (Peter Klooster)
source: Geelongadvertiser.com
Runner's world
Running to the Kenyans is what soccer is to the Brazilians. It is a national obsession, a means to a better way of life and often a path to fame and fortune. Defending Great Ocean Road Marathon winner James Mugo Kariuki runs every day with these motivations in mind.
Kariuki, the long distance star who won hearts last year by donating his $4000 prizemoney to help feed 17 children in his home village of Nyahururu, arrived in Geelong hungry to again take home the spoils when the third Great Ocean Road Marathon is held on sunday 17 may.
Kariuki has been offered an extra $2000 prizemoney by major sponsor PETstock if he can win the carnival's main attraction, the 45km full marathon, which runs from Lorne to Apollo Bay.
If successful, Kariuki has again vowed to use the money to help the children in his poverty-stricken Kenyan village.
"We run because of problems back home. It can help your standard of life,'' he said. "My village where I come from, it is facing lots of problems. Half of the money this year will go to the children. We sacrifice ourselves. We don't work, the only thing we do is running.''
Kariuki touched down in Australia along with three of his fellow countrymen, Charles Mungai, who will run with him in the full marathon, and Charles Muturi and Willy Mwaugi, who will run in the half marathon.
Get lost:
A few days before the start of their marathon, the group did an endurance training. Kariuki Mwangi and Mugo Kariuki were running in the back of the group and lost their friends in sight. Back at the trainingscamp it took a long time before the 2 toprunners showed up. So the team decided to start a search for their two lost runners. A few houres later they finally showed up in the back of the car from two older ladies. The teamleaders bought a few maps so they will never get lost again. Their orienteeringscarreer has begun!
In the marathon James Kariuki became 2nd in 2h38, 1 minute slower than the winner.
results
Nederlands:
Toplopers trainen vaak in een voor hen onbekende omgeving, met het risico dat ze verdwalen. Het overkwam onlangs de Keniaanse atleten Willie Kariuki Mwangi en James Mugo Kariuki. Tijdens een duurloop in de buitenwijken van de Australische stad Geelong verloren zij het zicht op hun loopmaten. Toen de terugkeer van het duo te lang op zich liet wachten, besloot de ploegleiding een zoekactie op touw te zetten. Juist op dat moment stopte voor de deur van het hotel een auto met twee bejaarde dames en hun schoothondjes. Op de achterbank bevonden zich de twee Keniaanse lopers, die schaapachtig grijnsden. De ploegleiding kocht voor Mwangi en Kariuki twee stadsplattegronden, de dames kregen als dank een waardebon voor een dierenspeciaalzaak. (Peter Klooster)
source: Geelongadvertiser.com
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