Fancy Chemutai breaks course record at the 38th Gothenburg half marathon in Sweden on May 20, 2017. [Cate Mukei]With the coronavirus pandemic cancelling races the world over, a group of 30 elite Kenyan runners spread across the country ran half marathons all by themselves in a virtual race. Fancy Chemutai, who ran in the Kenyan highlands in her hometown of Kericho, won the women’s virtual race in one hour, 10 minutes and five seconds. “I was in Kericho, but in my mind I was on the streets of Prague where I ran most of the race all alone... This race took me back to that time.”For More of This and Other Sports Stories Subscribe to the Standard Epaper

Source: Standard Digital April 08, 2020 13:18 UTC