Quotes by Martin Lel

About Martin Lel:

Martin Kiptolo Lel is a Kenyan long distance and marathon runner. He won the London Marathon in 2005, 2007, and 2008, the New York City Marathon in 2003 and 2007 and the Great North Run in 2007 and 2009. His personal best time, as of April 2008[update], is 2:05:15, which he ran in the 2008 London Marathon setting a course record. Lel is coached by Claudio Berardelli and lives in the Rift Valley region of Kenya.
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My cousin Simon Bor, the champion of Los Angeles, convinced me to concentrate on running.

Martin Lel

Maybe during the last sprint, sometimes you can lose, sometimes you can gain.

Martin Lel

Whenever I'm being invited to the New York City Marathon like today, I need to think twice because I know it's a very tough race.

Martin Lel

Kip Keino, Moses Tanui, Paul Tergat, they all come from my tribe. Some say it is the food we eat that makes us strong, the way we live. In the history of our people we wear no clothes and we are used to drinking the blood of animals.

Martin Lel

It was a very hard life. As I got older, the family was depending very much on me. My two older brothers got married, so they had their own families depending on them. I had seven people relying on me, so I worked in a grocery store.

Martin Lel

It is very good to be Olympic champion, but that is not the strongest field.

Martin Lel

Author Bio

  • NameMartin Lel
  • DescriptionKenyan marathon runner
  • BornOctober 29, 1978
  • CountryKenya
  • ProfessionMarathon Runner; Long-distance Runner