• Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Login
  • Register
  • Home
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home World Marathon Majors

My journey to the World Championships podium..Vincent Kipruto remininsces on his silver medal at 2011 IAAF World Champs in Daegu, by Steve Landells for NN Running Team

RBR AdminbyRBR Admin
February 21, 2018
0
0 0
0
SHARES
2
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Vincent Kipruto is racing Tokyo Marathon this weekend. The former Paris and Frankfurt Marathon champion told his story on winning the silver medal at the IAAF World Champs in Daegu in 2011 to well known journalist Steve Landells.

Here’s the story….

RelatedPosts

Will a win -or anything else- matter for Eliud Kipchoge at the 2023 Berlin Marathon?

GELMISA AND WANJIRU ARE THE 2023 TOKYO MARATHON CHAMPIONS

Eliud Kipchoge set to make Boston Marathon debut in 2023!

vincent kipruto.jpgVincent Kipruto, photo by NN Running Team

My journey to the World Championship podium…

Former Paris and Frankfurt Marathon winner Vincent Kipruto, who is set to race in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, reflects on his road to winning marathon silver at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu.

It is impossible to calculate the hugely significant role near neighbour William Kiplagat has played in the career of NN Running Team marathoner Vincent Kipruto.

The inspiration for kick-starting Vincent’s running career and his coach and mentor for more than a decade, there is little doubting the seismic impact William has played on the 2:05:13 marathoner’s long and accomplished career.

Growing up just 2km apart in Kapkitony Vincent recalls: “When I was a small boy I used to see William running on the roads. He encouraged me to run and gave me the heart for running.”

Fondly recalling watching William’s victory in the 2003 Rotterdam Marathon on TV as a schoolboy left an indelible mark on the youngster. Inspired to start running himself it was to be Vincent’s good fortune that shortly after leaving high school three years later he was to form a much closer connection to his running idol.

“At the time I was training on my own, William invited me to join his training group,” he recalls. “I felt very good about it. Here was an international athlete who said to me ‘you can run well too.’ It was very motivating.”

Under William’s guidance, Vincent made rapid gains. On his marathon debut he placed third in the 2008 Reims Marathon in a solid 2:08:16 then the following year he emerged as a top international performer, winning the Paris Marathon in a swift 2:05:47 before finishing second behind the then Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru in the Chicago Marathon.

In 2010 he set a PB of 2:05:13 for third in the Rotterdam Marathon before returning 12 months later to the Dutch port city, finishing one place higher up the podium.

Clearly the chemistry between coach and athlete works but what makes William – a two World Championship marathon representative for Kenya – such a special coach?

“He is somebody dedicated to his job who loves his athletes,” explains Vincent. “As a former athlete he understands what it takes to reach the top.”

“What he has taught me is that discipline is paramount to being a top runner. He was an international runner for 15 years (he retired in 2013 but still joins in the training sessions today). ‘Without discipline,’ he said, ‘you can’t run (to a high standard)’.”

Such was his rising status in the sport he was selected as part of a five-strong Kenyan team for the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu alongside the defending champion Abel Kirui, and now NN Running team-mate.

Prepared diligently by his coach and mentor, Vincent was confident he could win a medal in Daegu but due to the nature of championship racing he did not over-think his strategy.

“In the World Championships you cannot have a tactical plan, it is open race,” he says. “Time is irrelevant.”

Vincent made a key move just after halfway picking up the pace to whittle what had been a large lead group down to just five athletes.

A little before 30km Abel Kirui made his winning strike to hit the front and quickly open up what was to prove an insurmountable advantage. However, Vincent was very much in the medal mix.

At 40km and locked in a battle for silver with Ethiopian Feyisa Lilesa he trusted in his speed in the latter stages.

“What went through my mind is I could take this guy in a sprint,” says Vincent, whose instincts proved correct.

In the final 400m he launched his sprint to kick clear of the Ethiopian to secure a memorable silver in 2:10:06. He had finished almost two-and-a-half minutes behind Kirui, who had secured back-to-back World titles, but Vincent was simply elated to mount the dais.

“I was so happy,” he explains. “To win a silver medal at the World Championships meant so much to me, he says. “It means a lot to not only your coach, training partners and family but also the entire country (to win a medal).”

“It gave me huge motivation and encouragement,” he continues of his silver medal success. “Winning that medal in Daegu opened up doors for me to run in so many other big races like the London Marathon.”

Author

  • RBR Admin
    RBR Admin

    View all posts

Previous Post

2018 HOKA ONE ONE RunBlogRun Spring Training, 800m-5000m, week 6, day 3, enjoy the easy run on Wednesday

Next Post

EUROPEAN ATHLETICS 2017-18 results issue n.9, compiled and edited by Carles Baronet, Track in Sun blogspot

RBR Admin

RBR Admin

Similar Post

WC / Day Eight: Relay Madness:  4×1 Sweep For USA, Mondo’s Perfect Game Strikes Gold
Training Tips

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing Program, Week 3, day 1, Monday is an easy day…

September 25, 2023
2022 Berlin Marathon Diary, Eliud Kipchoge all set for Berlin return

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing, Week 2, Day 7, the long run is on Sunday

September 25, 2023
Conversations with Larry: Shawnti Jackson signs NIL deal with Brooks Running
Convos w LE

Conversations with Larry: Shawnti Jackson signs NIL deal with Brooks Running

September 23, 2023
Coffee With Larry, Berlin Marathon is tomorrow, US Olympic Trials will be well presented, but hotels and Air BnBs are already charging more!
Coffee With Larry

Coffee With Larry, Berlin Marathon is tomorrow, US Olympic Trials will be well presented, but hotels and Air BnBs are already charging more!

September 23, 2023
Will a win -or anything else- matter for Eliud Kipchoge at the 2023 Berlin Marathon?
World Marathon Majors

Will a win -or anything else- matter for Eliud Kipchoge at the 2023 Berlin Marathon?

September 23, 2023
Coffee with Larry, Nike Pre Classic : Best Edition Ever!
Training Tips

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing, Week 2, day 6, a day at the races!

September 23, 2023

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe to RunBlogRun's Global News Feed

Wake up to RunBlogRun’s news in your inbox. Sign up for our newsletter and we’ll keep you informed about the Sport you love.

*we hate spam as much as you do

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
USATF / Day Four:  USA’s Assembled Team Is Ready!

Abby Steiner replies via twitter, on the curiosity about her new professional running contract

August 27, 2023
An epic pole vault competition

An epic pole vault competition

August 26, 2023
2022 USATF Outdoor Champs: Melissa Jefferson takes the Women’s 100m title in windy 10.69!

The curious case of Sha’Carri Richardson: How can the sprinter turn around her career?

February 8, 2023
Reborn Sha’Carri Richardson comes back from the brink and is now ready to become the world champion

Reborn Sha’Carri Richardson comes back from the brink and is now ready to become the world champion

July 17, 2023
What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

7
Asafa Powell, Considering Longevity in Sprinting

The RunBlogrun Interview: Asafa Powell

5
2022 Munich Diary, Day Five, a Great Friday Night

2023 European Athletics Indoor Champs, The Women’s 60m, who will win the final tonight?

5
TCS New York City Marathon Broadcast to be Available in More Than 530 Million Homes Around the World on Sunday, November 6

RunblogRun Editorial: The Sorry State of Running Television Coverage, by Peter Abraham, note by Larry Eder

4
WC / Day Eight: Relay Madness:  4×1 Sweep For USA, Mondo’s Perfect Game Strikes Gold

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing Program, Week 3, day 1, Monday is an easy day…

September 25, 2023
2022 Berlin Marathon Diary, Eliud Kipchoge all set for Berlin return

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing, Week 2, Day 7, the long run is on Sunday

September 25, 2023
Conversations with Larry: Shawnti Jackson signs NIL deal with Brooks Running

Conversations with Larry: Shawnti Jackson signs NIL deal with Brooks Running

September 23, 2023
Coffee With Larry, Berlin Marathon is tomorrow, US Olympic Trials will be well presented, but hotels and Air BnBs are already charging more!

Coffee With Larry, Berlin Marathon is tomorrow, US Olympic Trials will be well presented, but hotels and Air BnBs are already charging more!

September 23, 2023

Popular Stories

  • USATF / Day Four:  USA’s Assembled Team Is Ready!

    Abby Steiner replies via twitter, on the curiosity about her new professional running contract

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • An epic pole vault competition

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • The curious case of Sha’Carri Richardson: How can the sprinter turn around her career?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Reborn Sha’Carri Richardson comes back from the brink and is now ready to become the world champion

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
WC / Day Eight: Relay Madness:  4×1 Sweep For USA, Mondo’s Perfect Game Strikes Gold
Training Tips

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing Program, Week 3, day 1, Monday is an easy day…

September 25, 2023
2022 Berlin Marathon Diary, Eliud Kipchoge all set for Berlin return

2023 RunBlogRun Fall Cross Country Training & Racing, Week 2, Day 7, the long run is on Sunday

September 25, 2023
Conversations with Larry: Shawnti Jackson signs NIL deal with Brooks Running
Convos w LE

Conversations with Larry: Shawnti Jackson signs NIL deal with Brooks Running

September 23, 2023
Coffee With Larry, Berlin Marathon is tomorrow, US Olympic Trials will be well presented, but hotels and Air BnBs are already charging more!
Coffee With Larry

Coffee With Larry, Berlin Marathon is tomorrow, US Olympic Trials will be well presented, but hotels and Air BnBs are already charging more!

September 23, 2023

Recent Tweets

Next Post

EUROPEAN ATHLETICS 2017-18 results issue n.9, compiled and edited by Carles Baronet, Track in Sun blogspot

runblogrun

RunBlogRun comments on the global world of athletics, sports & ethics, and the Olympic movement. @runblogrun

Browse by Category

Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing list to receives daily updates direct to your inbox!

  • Home
  • Archive
  • Contact Us

© 2022 Run Blog Run - All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Home page
  • My Account
  • Sample Page

© 2022 Run Blog Run - All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

Select a password for yourself. (minimum length of 8)

Paste here the user biography.

Provide here the twitter screen name. i.e. @RunBlogRun

Provide here the instagram screen name. i.e. @RunBlogRun

Provide here the facebook profile URL. i.e. http://www.facebook.com/RunBlogRun

Provide here the linkedin profile URL. i.e. https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-eder-5497253

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist