![]() Below is insight into Kipchoge ‘Kip’ Keino’s training. Eventually, he realize he needed something more physically challenging and chose to peruse running more seriously. Image: FILE Former World Under-20 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi has set his focus to defend his title at the May 13 Kip Keino Classic, the World Continental Tour at the Moi Sports Centre. I did this every day until I left school.” After school Kip joined the Kenyan police force as a fitness instructor. The effects of Mexico City's high altitude were getting to be felt, and Kenya's distance running sensation Kipchoge Keino was battling illness triggered by the thin Aztecan air. I ran in my bare feet four miles to school in the morning, home for lunch, again for afternoon school and back at the end of the day. Posted On: JPosted By: Kip Keino Classic Kip Keino: Trailblazing legend who opened the floodgates Flashback to Mexico, 20 October, 1968. ![]() He jumped back up and finished the race, but he was disqualified for leaving the track. ![]() He was running with the leaders when, with two laps to go, he doubled up with pain and fell onto the infield. Although at an early age Kip ran a lot, his main sport in school was rugby. Victory by 20m Suffering from violent stomach pains caused by a gall bladder infection, Keino entered the 10,000m. He grew up herding goats and working on his family’s farm. Keino was raised by his aunt, after his parents passed away when he was young. Das Kip Keino Classic ist ein international bedeutendes Leichtathletik-Meeting, das seit 2020 jährlich im Nyayo National Stadium in der kenianischen Hauptstadt Nairobi ausgetragen wird. One of Kip’s rivals was well-known American miler, Jim Ryun Kip defeated Jim in the 1968 1500m event despite arriving last minute having to run to the stadium due to his bus being stuck in traffic. Keino’s father, a long-distance runner, encouraged his son in the sport. His most notable achievements were his 2 Olympic gold medals (1500m + 3000mSC) and his 2 Olympic silver medalist (5000m + 1500m) he won between the 19 Olympics. Kip Keino, byname of Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino, (born January 17, 1940, Nandi Hills, Kenya), Kenyan distance runner, who won four Olympic medals. Kipchoge ‘Kip’ Keino, is a retired Kenyan distance runner, and emerged as one of Kenya’s first successful athletes in what followed as a long line of Kenyan running dominance. ↵ BROWSE ALL +65 ATHLETES / Kipchoge Keino
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