About Constantine
Hello, I’m Constantine Njeru and WELCOME to my website!I am a 28 years old guy from Embu, Kenya, Yes! That country of long distance runners, Paul Tergat, Martin Lel,Catherine Ndereba & many many more. Am a lifestyle runner, my favourite distance is the full marathon.
I run a design & print shop and am the author of daily running tips and archives trader
My running goal? to better Lance Armstrong running time of 2 hrs 46 minutes (2007 New York Marathon). Join me in my experiment to see whether an ordinary guy can beat the fittest athlete at his own game. My current personal best? 2 hrs 54 minutes (2008 Nairobi Marathon). In 2006 I ran my first marathon and finished in a time of 3 hours 26 minutes.
I hope this site will give you an opportunity to find out how to run faster and stronger. You’ll be able to find out more about what I’m up to and how my annual training for October Nairobi Marathon is going. I will share with you my valuable lessons from marathon running. And better still, I will share with you the running secrets of Kenyan runners.
I’ll be on this website daily, so feel free to leave comments after reading the articles and I’ll be sure to read them. This site is for all the athletics fans who share my passion for marathon running. So I hope you’ll enjoy using this site as much as I will.
January 27th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
I’ve been running for almost six years now, started when i was 60 (oh, those young days!) and have run about 21 marathons, with a first time (Honolulu, 2002) of 7:04 and a PR (Chicago, 2006) of 4:04. I, too, believe i can run a lot faster if i could just stay on a real training plan. I’ll be reading this site to learn how Kenyans do it. Good work on setting it up.
February 14th, 2008 at 3:29 am
Hi Constantine. Nice to come across your blog. Good luck with your goal. That will be an incredible accomplishment.
I’ll look forward to following your progress.
Check out http://www.runnerslounge.com
June 6th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Hi Constantine. Great blog. Any runner can learn a lot from what you’ve posted so far. Keep up the great writings.
Please feel free to check out my blog - http://sfrunner.wordpress.com as I’m still learning how to use WordPress. Have a good weekend and happy running!
July 27th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Constantine,
Thanks for dropping by my blog. http://coachdeanhebert.wordpress.com/ I enjoy having visitors from around the world. I look forward to hearing more from you. If you have any questions…holler.
Upward and onward!
Coach Dean
August 1st, 2008 at 6:26 am
Hello Constantine from Croatia.
Just briefly browsed through your blog, great stuff. Looks like we have a few things in common. I am also training for an October marathon and am aiming at 02:44. Did I understand correctly, you plan to “jump” from 3:06 in 2007 to 2:45:59 (he, he) this year?
August 1st, 2008 at 7:42 am
I dream big, it’s free!
August 11th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
hey bwana, great little patch you have on the http://WWW. I am so excited as to what the boys and girls are going to achieve in Beijing - i really hope they give it their best. I really hope you also get to your goal of running a marathon well under lance’s time. what you need to do is take a leaf out of the great Henry Rono’s book - drink 4 bottles of the finest Tusker a shilling can get you, get some ugali in you then get your nike’s on and run like a tanzanian thats discovered bread for less than 1m shillings !!!!
August 16th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Bij, I’ll try the Tusker beer! but am not sure whether its healthy in the first place!
August 26th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I’ve bookmarked your site. It’s a great read. Good look woth your Marathon training.
Regards,
Mark Allison
http://www.rungeordierun.com
August 27th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Hi, I’m looking to find a team or a club I can run with in Nairobi, not aiming for Olympics or anything, but I’d like to make jogging a lifestyle. Could you hook me up or recommend some?
September 11th, 2008 at 8:24 am
Hi Constantine, Adam Magazine likes what your site is about. We will be publishing a review of your site in the November issue.
Keep motivating guys out there.
Thanks
Alan Mwendwa,
Writer, Adam Magazine.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Alan, am honored, I look forward to read the November issue. Cheers man
October 24th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Hi Njeru,
I’ve enjoyed reading the tips in your blog…I’ve just started training for 5K & 10K and feel this is a great site to share ideas…GOD BLESS YOU!!!
S. Koskei
Kericho
October 24th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Koskei, Amen! am happy to know you have benefited from reading my blog. All the best in your training.
October 27th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Hi Constantine,
I just found your website through facebook. I’ve recently entered the Edinburgh Marathon which is on 31 May 2009. I’ve got a bit of time to train but seeing as I’ve never run a marathon before I think I need it! I was in Western Kenya last year volunteering in an orphanage near Maseno and I’m running the marathon to raise money for the orphanage (I thought it was a good fit seeing as Kenyans have done so well in marathons). It’s been great having a look at your website, maybe I’ll come and run the Nairobi marathon one day too although being a muzungu I’d probably come last seeing as my goal is for 4 hours 30 minutes!
October 28th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Zoe, remember the advantage of finishing last is you get the biggest cheer. I advice you start your training early, so that you have time to learn, make mistakes and treat the inevitable running injuries.
November 1st, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Hi Njeru,
I too i’m dreaming big. I started running marathons 4 years ago. 3:53 was my time with no training and at age 40. I hope to shave an hour off my time. Going for a time of 2:55 this sunday for another PR. Hope to see you Sunday on the course.