08-08-08 Beijing Contest
And the winner is... "Welcome To Iten, Kenya"
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Congratulations to Francis and his submission "Welcome To Iten, Kenya" for winning the trip to Beijing sponsored by trackandfieldtours.com! There were a lot of great videos submitted to the contest and we saw a lot of passion and intensity. We wanted people to promote our sport, to be inspired and to also get involved with the trackandfieldtours.com trip to Beijing. We think we got the ball rolling and we hope that you got to see some new and interesting videos from fellow track enthusiasts and enjoyed seeing the many different views and aspects of our sport. Thanks again to all who submitted, voted and watched! Congrats Francis! The Flotrack Team You can see the final voting tallies for each round by clicking the below links Top 10 - Final Voting RoundRound 1 VotingRound 2 Voting |
VIVA Colombia, Pasto, y Narino. Gracias Here are some points to help you follow my vid. 1. The town in the speedup is a shopping area in Iten, the Mecca of Kenyan distance running. Out of a population of just over 2000, 800 - 1000 are high level distance runners. 2. The rainy season happens every year from March to June and is torrential almost every day. Kenyans do not run in the rain!! They wait until it stops. 3. The boy in the video is Kipchumba Chirchir, he runs/walks 5k to and from school every day and herds cows and does chores after school. An example of what kind of life the past champions led. 4. Kenyans always run in groups, so if someone is having a bad day they are pulled along and energized by the group, this also leads to lots of friendly competition. 5. Workouts. Speed work on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday at Kamariny track, the main track in Iten. Large amounts of people show up on Tuesday morning, up to 200 at once. 6. The race was the 800 finals at the KCC opener in Nyayo stadium in Nairobi. Asbel Kiprop did the 800, his first track race of the season and managed a 1.45 at 1800m altitude. What was even more amazing is that about 7 Kenyans behind him ran 1.46 / 1.47. Wow.... K I hope you enjoy. If I win, I will be taking my friend Kibet Rutto who I lived with during my time in Kenya. He has lived a life of poverty as a new Kenyan runner. It will be a great experience for him. Video by Francis Coral - Mellon |
