NGUGI: Dear Kenyans, choose those who lead you to thrive not who keep you down
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge (white jersey) celebrates after busting the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon on October 12, 2019 in Vienna. PHOTO | ALEX HALADA | AFP
Last Saturday, Eliud Kipchoge became the first human to run the marathon in under two hours. With that feat, he entered the annals of sports history. We, the spectators, only see the performance of such feats, not the pain involved in the preparation.
World boxing legend Muhammad Ali once said that when preparing for a fight, he would only start to count when the pain began to bite.
