{"id":20806,"date":"2017-07-04T21:13:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T13:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/?p=20806"},"modified":"2019-09-26T15:30:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T07:30:30","slug":"5-time-world-cross-country-champ-the-training-of-paul-tergat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/expert-advice\/5-time-world-cross-country-champ-the-training-of-paul-tergat\/","title":{"rendered":"\u20185 Time World Cross Country Champ\u2019- The Training of Paul Tergat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u00a9 2019 Runner\u2019s Tribe, all rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\"Ask yourself: \u2018Can I give more?\u2019. The answer is usually: \u2018Yes\u201d. \u00a0<\/strong>- Paul Tergat<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_20809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20809\" style=\"width: 994px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20809\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tergat343.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"994\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tergat343.jpg 994w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tergat343-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tergat343-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tergat343-696x416.jpg 696w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tergat343-703x420.jpg 703w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haile Gebrselassie & Paul Tergat's epic duel over 10,000m at the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Running to the Limit - Training Plans, Tips and Secrets. By Paul Tergat.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Train Hard, Win Easy. The Kenyan Way. By Toby Tanser<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_20817\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20817\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-20817\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Tergat22414.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Tergat22414.jpg 400w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Tergat22414-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Tergat22414-280x420.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Tergat wins his second world half marathon title in 2000<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h3><strong>DOB:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>17th June 1969, Riwo, Baringo District, Kenya.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Coach: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-coached.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Personal Bests<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1500m: 3:42.3<\/li>\n<li>Mile: 3:58.40<\/li>\n<li>3000m: 7:28.70<\/li>\n<li>5000m: 12:49.87<\/li>\n<li>10,000m: 26:27.85<\/li>\n<li>Half Marathon: 59:17<\/li>\n<li>Marathon: 2:04.55 (world record)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>World Cross Country Champion; 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.<\/li>\n<li>Olympic 10,000m silver 1996 and 2000.<br \/>\nWorld Championship 10,000 silver 1997 and 1999.<\/li>\n<li>Former marathon world record holder (2:04.55).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Childhood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201cMy upbringing gave me a strong will, a mental aggressiveness in what I wanted to achieve\u201d \u00a0<\/strong>-Paul Tergat<\/p>\n<p>Born in Kenya\u2019s Rift Valley province, Tergat like many Kenyans started with very little. One of 17 children in a polygamous family, Tergat had a poor upbringing in the Kenyan countryside.<\/p>\n<p>Tergat didn\u2019t enjoy running during his early childhood and teenage years, it wasn\u2019t until he joined the military as an 18 year old that the fire in his belly was ignited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He speaks of his childhood:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt hurt (running). And I come from an area where there had never been an international runner, and so I had no idol. When I joined the military at 18 this changed. I met people that I admired a lot and that was an exciting moment for me.\u201d \u00a0-<\/strong>Paul Tergat<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cross Country Master<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s probably the toughest distance race in the world to win. World class runners from 1500m to the marathon contest it and instead of just three runners from each country, like in the Olympics or World Championships, in the senior men\u2019s race there are nine\u201d \u00a0 -<\/strong>Paul Tergat regarding the World Cross Country Championships<\/p>\n<p>Paul Tergat won 5 straight World Cross Country Championships - from 1995 to 1999 - an out of this world achievement. Despite never winning an Olympic title, his dominance over the World Cross Country event is arguably more than enough to place him in that elite echelon of the best distance runners the world has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_20813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20813\" style=\"width: 654px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-20813\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PaulTergat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PaulTergat.jpg 600w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PaulTergat-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Tergat winning at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships (IAAF\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Quality Training<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>RUNNER\u2019S TRIBE PAYS OUR WRITERS & FILM MAKERS TO CREATE EXCITING & ENTERTAINING CONTENT. 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