Eliud Kipchoge advises athletes on the easiest way to avoid injuries

Eliud Kipchoge has given the easiest tip on how athletes can avoid getting injuries.

Former world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has shared the easiest tip for athletes to follow to avoid getting injuries.

Eliud Kipchoge, in an interview with China Daily, urged athletes to never miss a day in training since that helps strengthen their muscles and mind. He pointed out that skipping training tends to make one weak and an athlete would struggle when it comes to major championships.

Discipline is one of the virtues that Eliud Kipchoge is known for and clearly, it has worked out well for him as he has never in his career, withdrawn from an event due to an injury. However, he has faced a few challenges these recent months, being forced to finish sixth at the 2023 Boston Marathon and 10th at the Tokyo Marathon this year.

The five-time Berlin Marathon champion also failed to finish the race at the Paris Olympic Games, recording his first-ever ‘DNF’ in a race since he started his career.

“It is simple…be consistent in training and try as much as possible not to miss training. even if you miss your 20km run, just try and run for 5km to keep your muscles and mind in the momentum,” Eliud Kipchoge said.

“It’s good to keep going every day and make sure that you train your mind and muscles to run every day. That’s the easiest way to keep away the injuries. The more you run the more you become fit and keep your mind strong…you also get faster.”

Kipchoge added that he views the setbacks in his career as challenges and every day, he works around the clock intending to bounce back stronger. He advised athletes not to let the setbacks affect them but to use them as stepping stones for the next levels of their careers.

“If I fail to achieve what I have been planning for, I treat it as a challenge because you know sports is different, today you are up, tomorrow you are down but we always work hard and plan to be up,” Eliud Kipchoge.

“If anything happens, that’s just a challenge and you have to go back to the drawing board and come again the next day and train for another call and life will move on comfortably.”

posted Thursday December 12th
by Abigael Wafula