By AYUMBA AYODIMore by this AuthorAfrica Cross Country champion James Rungaru and African Games 5,000m silver medallist Rosemary Wanjiru lived up to their billing as they easily won their respective Nairobi Region Cross Country races on Saturday at Ngong Road Posta grounds. World Junior 5,000m bronze medallist Wesley Ladema on his way to victory in the men's junior 8km race during the Nairobi Region Cross Country Championships held at the Posta grounds on February 11, 2017. The 2014 Africa Cross Country junior champion Moses "Mukono" Letoiye,who was expected to compete in the senior event, stayed out but still got a wild card to the Nairobi team for the National Cross Country due February 18 at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi. Rosemary Wanjiru leads the Nairobi Region Cross Country women's 10km race at the Posta grounds on February 11, 2017. Ledama (Westlands) took control of the junior race to win in 20:34.2, beating Philip Rono (Lang'ata) and Kiprono Sitonik (Njiru) in 21:38.4 and 21:40.1 respectively.

Source: Daily Nation February 11, 2017 12:26 UTC