Kipchoge and teammates set to hold running webinar

Marathon world record hoder and the only man to run the classic distance in under two hours, Eliud Kipchoge, will join NN Running teammates in a webinar for all on Wednesday 6 April. 

"Learning is a crucial element in life. Join us tomorrow for NN Running Team University where my team and I will share our running knowledge in a webinar session! I can say that for me everyday is still a learning day. Whereby we use learning to propel our talent," Kipchoge wrote on his social media platforms. 

The NN Running Team is home to some of the best distance runners and world record holder the world has seen in the recent past. 

These athletes, among them Geoffrey Kamworor and Joshua Cheptegei will join Kipchoge and the NN management team in lecturing the masses on matters such as the importance of teamwork, nutrition and the power of recovery. 

NN Running Team is the brainchild of Global Sports Communication director Jos Hermens. 

The formation of the team has proved as one of the most innovative and ground-breaking developments in athletics. 

Launched in April 2017, the project has delivered on its goals to provide the athletes with access to better coaching, medical care and additional athlete support services with particular progress made in offering regular physiotherapy to athletes in training camps and during competition. 

That extra support has been reflected in the results enjoyed by the athletes in the NN Running Team. 

Since its inception its athletes have claimed no less than 11 Marathon Majors victories, set seven world records, snared world titles on the road, track and cross country and globally won over 175 road races.

Its other star athlete in addition to Kipchoge, the three-time World Half Marathon champion and two-time New York City Marathon winner, Kamworor and Cheptegei, the World 10,000m and Cross Country champion and current 5000m and 10,000m track world-record holder is Kenenisa Bekele, the second fastest marathoner in history and three-time Olympic champion. 

An exciting crop of young women have also developed within the team led by 2019 Berlin Marathon champion Ashete Bekere of Ethiopia.

The NN Running Team have also played a role in the organisation of many unforgettable endurance events in recent years including the Nike Breaking2 Project, the INEOS 1:59 Challenge and the NN Valencia World Record Day.