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The NY Times reports on a very original birthday gift. On his 40th birthday, Michael Chambers received a visit from Richard Kiplagat, former star Iona runner. Chambers, an investor, is an avid runner inspired by Kenyan runners. His family, who already planned a gift of a trip to Kenya, called up the New York Road Runners Club, asking if there was a Kenyan runner who could run with Chambers: "Sam Grotewold, manager of professional athletes for the Road Runners, made the connection with Kiplagat’s manager. Kiplagat was game. Not having a precedent for such a gift, they decided on the rather arbitrary figure of $400." Kiplagat, who used to run five miles to and from school (barefoot) as a child in Kenya, ran with Chambers in Hudson River Park and told the Times, "When it comes to running, I’m always ready to do it."
Running with a World-Class Kenyan Runner Costs $400
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"When it comes to running, I’m always ready to do it."
As long as Kramer's hot tub doesn't short out the power and prevent your alarm clock from working.
haha ^
this is cool
And $400, while probably exorbitant to some, is a relative bargain compared to other sports figures who market appearances with regular folk.
Although if they ran 5 miles at a 5 minute/mile pace, thats $16 per minute.
Cool story and good post from HowBoutDemCowboys.
Where can you see runners?
Only in Kenya!
Come to Kenya, we've got runners!
"Swim with live dolphins!"
For $400 he'd have to carry me.