In this second video of my series on Brigid Kosgei's running form, we'll be taking a closer look at how Kosgei uses her arms when running. She was one of seven children raised by a single mother in Elgeyo-Marakwet county, a region in the Rift Valley known to produce some of Kenya’s top runners. Next year her focus will turn to the biggest sports event of all - the Olympic Games.

Next year her focus will turn to the biggest sports event of all – the Olympic Games.She is now heading back to her home village to visit her mum, for whom she has bought land and a house with her previous winnings, and will spend time with her husband and children.“My mother is waiting for me to get back home and she was very happy when I broke the record,” she said. And like some other Kenyan athletes before her, Kosgei discovered she could run while in primary school, when she had to jog to class in the morning. © 2013-2018 MalaysiaGazette, All Rights Reserved Brigid Kosgei: School dropout, mother of twins and world record-holder She now trains with her male teammates to improve her endurance.“It is very difficult training with them because they are very fast but when I want to give up, I tell myself: ‘No, keep moving.’”Her season is over but she is currently ranked the top female marathon runner of 2019. Kenya's Brigid Kosgei during the 2019 Chicago Marathon, where she set a new world record

At her training camp there were more marathon runners and it was easier for her to get training partners. She was one of seven children raised by a single mother in Elgeyo-Marakwet county, a region in the Rift Valley known to produce some of Kenya’s top runners. Your comment may take some time to appear. She began training with her boyfriend Mathew Kosgei, who is now her husband. And like some other Kenyan athletes before her, Kosgei discovered she could run while in primary school, when she had to jog to class in the morning.“My school was 10km from home and sometimes to avoid getting late I would run. My mother tried to convince me to stay on by saying she would borrow the money but I told her: ‘For how long will we keep borrowing?”But now, aged 17, she was able to take her running seriously — something that has repaid her family in spades and pays for all her younger siblings’ school fees. My mother tried to convince me to stay on by saying she would borrow the money but I told her: ‘For how long will we keep borrowing?”But now, aged 17, she was able to take her running seriously – something that has repaid her family in spades and pays for all her younger siblings’ school fees.She began training with her boyfriend Mathew Kosgei, who is now her husband. She was one of seven children raised by a single mother in Elgeyo-Marakwet county, a region in the Rift Valley known to produce some of Kenya’s top runners. Last week in the US city of Chicago, she smashed the record set by Briton Paula Radcliffe in London 16 years ago, by a staggering 81 seconds.Her 2:14:04 record was six months in the making — with her coach, Eric Kimaiyo, quietly planning the assault. And like some other Kenyan athletes before her, Kosgei discovered she could run while in … Brigid Jepchirchir Kosgei (born 20 February 1994) is a Kenyan marathon runner who won the 2018 and 2019 Chicago Marathons and the 2019 London Marathon.She is the current marathon world record holder for women running in a mixed-sex race, with a time of 2:14:04 achieved on 13 October 2019 at the Chicago Marathon. KENYA – Athletes often have that one thing that fuels their determination to succeed and for women’s marathon world record-holder Brigid Kosgei, it is her difficult childhood.“When I think back to my humble beginnings and the challenges we went through growing up, I tell myself I cannot go back to that life and it pushes me to do well,” the 25-year-old Kenyan athlete told the BBC.Four years since running her first marathon, which she won, Kosgei is now the fastest woman in history over the 26.2-mile (42.2km) distance.Last week in the US city of Chicago, she smashed the record set by Briton Paula Radcliffe in London 16 years ago, by a staggering 81 seconds.Her two hours 14 minutes and four seconds record was six months in the making – with her coach, Eric Kimaiyo, quietly planning the assault.In September, Kosgei opted not to honour an invitation to represent her country at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.“We asked for her to be excused because we had planned something special but we didn’t speak about it because we didn’t want to put her under any pressure,” Kimaiyo told the BBC.But her discipline and dedication is something that has always set her apart.“You could tell she was a very talented athlete even in training, extremely disciplined and competitive, never liked to be outshone in training,” Robert Ngisirei, who coached her while in high school, told the BBC.She was one of seven children raised by a single mother in Elgeyo-Marakwet county, a region in the Rift Valley known to produce some of Kenya’s top runners.And like some other Kenyan athletes before her, Kosgei discovered she could run while in primary school, when she had to jog to class in the morning.“My school was 10km from home and sometimes to avoid getting late I would run. Biografia. She is now heading back to her home village to visit her mum, for whom she has bought land and a house with her previous winnings, and will spend time with her husband and children.“My mother is waiting for me to get back home and she was very happy when I broke the record,” she said.The story of Brigid: School dropout, mother of twins and world record-holderIn September, Kosgei opted not to honour an invitation to represent her country at the World Athletics Championships in Doha. On my way I met athletes who were training and said to myself: ‘I can be like them,'” she said.She started competing in middle-distance events at school and though she was never selected to represent her country, her talent was never in doubt.After raising school fees became a challenge for her mother, Kosgei decided to drop out of school in January 2012 during her final year, given that her studies were now coming second to her track training.“By the time I was in form three, the arrears were over $1,500 (£1,200).

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