World marathon record-holder Eliud Kipchoge has advised rising stars in athletics to ‘ be slow and sure’ to succeed in the sport.
Speaking on NTV’s live sports show SportOn on Monday in the wake of international bans imposed on Kenyan athletes by the goobal Anti-Doping agencies, the double Olympic champion asked his counterparts to compete clean and win fairly.
“You better be slow and sure and succeed. I appeal to the young generation to train well and love sports. It will treat them well,”said Kipchoge.
Kipchoge, 37 has been in active athletics for over 20 years and revealed that adequate planning and preparation is the secret behind his flourishing career.
He went ahead to urge his fellow sportsmen to make good use of their time and proceeds of athletics as the sport is short-lived.
“Focusing on preparations and not financial gains first will make an athlete go far,” said Kipchoge.
“I discovered treating sports with respect and like any other well-paying job and career quite early and it has worked for me.”
“It’s always good to have goals but that is not as important as having good systems, goals solve problems temporarily,” noted Kipchoge.
Eliud Kipchoge won the Berlin Marathon title after breaking his own world record by 30 seconds on September 25 in the streets of German capital, recording 2:01:09 on the clock. He clinched the same title in 2018 within a timeframe of 2:01:39 in Berlin.
Kipchoge further added that the only habit to success is remaining consistent avoiding quick fixes along the way.
“One must remain consistent all through for good results hence no quick fixes,” said Kipchoge.
“A professional will plan and follow his program to the later but an amateur is full of life, running up-and-down aimlessly, “said Kipchoge, adding that is what keeps him going is his love for running.
“I feel satisfied and the urge to do more when I know I have inspired someone or a generation. What I see on my social media platforms by people embracing what I am doing across the world drives the hunger in me,” said Kipchoge.
Kipchoge was on Tuesday hosted for a media breakfast by Isuzu East Africa in Nairobi.
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