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Training Tips From Kenya’s Top Running Coach
Patrick Sang was an elite steeplechase runner in the 1990s, but since then has become known as coach to some of Kenya’s top distance runners. These include Faith Kipyegon and 2-time Olympic Marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge, who’s aiming for an unprecedented third Marathon gold medal in Paris.
Kipyegon has also won gold medals (1500 meters) in the last two Olympics. She recently broke her own world record in the metric mile, and will be running again in Paris.
What sets these athletes apart? Sang believes it could be the regular inclusion of long runs in their training programs. Both Kipyegon and 800-meter star Wycliffe Kinyamal cover up to 25 miles in practice even though their races take them only 100 seconds to 14 minutes.
