For an avid runner, perhaps a synthetic running shirt would be a welcome gift. Maybe a heart-rate monitor, or an iPod. But for a truly one-of-a-kind gift, nothing could beat what Michael Chambers received for his 40th birthday on Thursday: a world-class runner from Kenya for a day. “What a birthday present,” a stunned Chambers said as Richard Kiplagat, 27, entered his SoHo apartment, ready to run. It was like a take-home fantasy camp, akin to hiring a Brazilian soccer star to kick the ball around in the backyard, or a Chinese table-tennis champion to play a few games in the basement. Kiplagat was paid $400 to run with Chambers and have lunch with his family. A driver in a Lincoln Town Car picked him up at dawn at his home in New Milford, N.J., and returned him late in the afternoon… “It’s literally like running next to a cheetah,” Chambers aid.
Rent a world class Kenyan athlete as a birthday gift … for only $400
December 12, 2008 by Sean Jacobs
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Hi my name is Trisha jackson. i am a black ultra-runner . i just competed my first 100 mile run in Arizona. last week I did a 50k run for practice. this year i must complea 2-100 mile run because I’m training for a race called
BAD-WATER. THIS RACE IS 135 miles in death valley.THE TEMP WILL RANGE FROM 120TO130 DEGREES F. THE GROUND CAN GO UP TO 200 DEGREES F. I DESPERTLY NEED A KENYAN COACH. THIS RACE IS BY INVATATION ONLY, SO I MUST MEET the QULIFIACTIONS TO INTER. IF I GET ACCEPTED I WILL BE THE FIRST AFRO-AMRECAN WOMEN TO RUN THE MOST TOUGHEST AND HOTTEST FOOT RACE IN THE WORLD. I MUST COME IN FIRST OVER THE WOMENS DIVISION. IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ILIVETORUN.@VERIZON.NET OR GIVE ME A CALL 310-346-1604. THIS IS FOR BAD-WATER IN 2010. THANK-YOU TRISH JACKSON UTRA-MARTHON RUNNER.