"I honestly didn't know he would ever be where he is today in the athletics world." I used to ask someone to run it on my behalf as I went for the evening run,” said Cherono. Lawrence Cherono, at Rosa Associati, High Performance Athletics Training Camp in Kaptagat, Elgeyo-Marakwet County on October 15, 2018. In 2016, Cherono won Prague Marathon in 2:07:24 before closing the season with a win in Honolulu Marathon in 2:09:39. Kenya's Lawrence Cherono poses on the podium after winning the Amsterdam Marathon on October 15, 2017.

Source: Daily Nation February 21, 2020 02:41 UTC