We found Josphat Boit, Dennis Chirchir, Eritrea-born Swiss Abraham Tadese and Germany’s Amanal Petros going through the paces. Josphat Boit of Marathon Pamoja Running Team in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County during an interview after training on the Kaptuli-Plateau road in Uasin Gishu County on September 16, 2023. Photo credit: Jared Nyataya | Nation Media GroupCoach William Bitok monitored a group of 20 athletes keenly as they did the long run. Josphat Boit (right), of Marathon Pamoja Running Team in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County and other athletes train on the Kaptuli-Plateau road in Uasin Gishu County on September 16, 2023. In 2018, when Boit paced for world marathon record holder Kipchoge, he ran up to the 26km mark.

Source: Daily Nation September 21, 2023 04:22 UTC