Shoe4Africa race -- all ages compete and run for Shoes.

Greetings from Kenya.  Phew I feel that we are wrapping up and moving on.  I am in...

Today I was in Eldoret, actually discussing the second Shoe4Africa School with Claudio Berardelli & Janeth Jepkosgei when I bumped into quite a few runners, one by one -- One of them by the name of Simon Biwott who...

The Shoe4Africa Women's race was a big success today in Iten.  Former World Champion Rose Kosgei was first to the line in 16:34, just one second from Helena Kirop's course record, thus missing the cash bonus.  However she did...

Greets from Iten, Kenya.  Tomorrow the women's race takes part here and days ago (40-hrs after we opened registration) the race was full to capacity!  Really the community is pulling for this one; my neighbor, double World Champion Florence...

So much happening, see what we will be doing in the next month; but first if you have four minutes -- here is my run video to Kilimanjaro!

December 17, 2010 at 9:39 am Toby Tanser read more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDnkF4wtpDc

A link to a youtube video... an old video that explains a bit of the why I went from Shoes to a hospital.  Nice filming from Jeremy B. and the beautiful overlook of Central Park is from my...

A big thanks to Becky Lyne, a Great Britain International athlete who did a Kit collection for us -- here she is in Iten, Kenya carrying some of the stuff she brought over from Britain to Kenya for the...

Big thanks to the Pilgrim Lutheran School of Chicago, Illinois.  Not only for an outstanding 150-pairs of shoes sent to Kenya, but also for $1723 dollars collected.  Thanks so much -- you rock.

December 10, 2010 at 12:38 pm Toby Tanser read more

With just over two weeks to go to the Keiyo Valley, Rift Valley Kenya's top 5km race we are proud to announce that Edna KIplagat, the ING NYC Marathon winner, will flag off the race.  Mo Farah, Sylvia Kibet,...

Amazing Experience. 6:25 am started in Mombasa, Kenya. Wetting my soles in the Indian Ocean off I set. Mombasa was hot. The next day running to Tsavo East, and through the Taru desert was even hotter (to 40-degrees). The...