9 out of 10 world record holders for the marathon are Kenyan, and they’re all from Eldoret.
So why do white people even try? At their best they can never beat the runners from Kenya, they’re not even close.
Published in a 31-page spread in the newest addition to the Norwegian magazine flora – PLOT.
Some of these were in the article, some of them didn’t make the cut.
Also, they’re in no particular order.
21 kilometers uphill. At the 11 km mark
Sunrise in Eldoret, around 5 am
Sindre Buraas at the office
Kenyan runner training
Runners stretching after workout
Winner of New York marathon, Edna Kiplagat, at airport in Eldoret
Kipchoge (“Kip”) Keino at Eldoret country club
Kip Keinos childrens home
Runners are everywhere in Eldoret
View of Rift Valley
Stretching after workout
Sindre Buraas at the office
Relaxing after workout
Workout
Getting some sleep en route to uphill workout
Sindre Buraas after finishing 21 km uphill run
Carbohydrates are usually bad, but needed after heavy workouts