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Beyond the Clock: Why Faith Kipyegon’s Mile Still Matters

By Victoria KaigaiWhen Faith Kipyegon crossed the finish line in 4:06.42 at last Thursday’s “Breaking4” attempt, she delivered the fastest mile ever run by a woman — shaving 1.22 seconds off her own w...

Nairobi on the Run: How the City Marathon Became Kenya’s Pulse in Motion

This Sunday, as dawn breaks over Nairobi and golden rays kiss the city’s skyline, over 15,000 runners — elite athletes, weekend warriors, fun runners, and first-timers, will fill the streets in the th...

Why Faith Kipyegon’s Breaking4 was more than just race against the clock

Last Saturday, Kenya’s triple Olympic track champion Faith Kipyegon boarded a private Gulfstream jet from Paris to Portland, USA, with a deep sense of satisfaction following her “Breaking4” mission in...

Kip Keino Classic: Youth, Power, and Pan-African Spirit fuel a thrilling meet in Nairobi.

On the eve of the Sixth Absa Kip Keino Classic, a crackle of anticipation dances through the air around Nairobi’s Ulinzi Sports Complex. Under golden skies and with flags from around the world flutter...

Four Laps with Faith: The race that will rewrite history

By Victoria KaigaiWhen Faith Kipyegon steps onto the track at the Stade Sebastian Charlety in Paris to run the mile tonight, she will be chasing more than a world record. She will be joining a rare li...

Breaking4 with Faith Kipyegon: Important factors for today’s run

By Elias Makori at the Stade Charlety, ParisOn May 6, 1954, Briton Roger Bannister turned around the men’s mile by dipping under the mythical four-minute barrier, running the distance in three minutes...

Faith Kipyegon’s Royal Performance in Monaco

By Robert RuttoIn the balmy evening air of Monaco’s Stade Louis II on July 21, 2023, Faith Kipyegon took to the track not just as a champion, but as a conqueror, ready to etch her name in history. Yet...

Global athletics stars, top Kenyan envoy pick Safaricom call supporting Faith Kipyegon

By Elias Makori at the Stade Charlety, ParisWith just three days ahead of Faith Kipyegon’s “Breaking4” challenge, global track and field stars alongside Kenya’s Ambassador to France have rallied behin...

Hail ‘Madame Faith De Paris’

By Robert RuttoBeneath the French sky, at Stade Charléty’s glow on July 7, 2024, the evening air hummed with possibility. The pacemakers dropped their jet wings and Faith Kipyegon, in Kenyan crimson,...

From one Champion to Another: Beatrice Chebet’s ‘Breaking4’ Message to Faith Kipyegon

By Elias Makori at the Stade Charlety, ParisWhile there’s no love lost between Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet on the track, away from the running shorts and singlets, the two stars cannot hide the...