Faith Kipyegon has revealed the most challenging aspect of her illsutrious career.
Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon has opened up about one of the most challenging aspects of her illustrious career as an elite athlete.
Despite her love for running and training, Kipyegon admits that early mornings are her Achilles’ heel.
“I love running, I love training, but I think the challenging part is just waking up early in the morning. That’s the hardest part. I like early morning sleep,” Kipyegon shared in an interview with Olympics.com.
“That’s the hardest part in our career, whereby you have to wake up early while people are still sleeping and find a way to be successful.”
Kipyegon’s journey to greatness is built on discipline, sacrifice, and a mindset that embraces pain as part of the process.
“If you are in training and you don’t feel pain, the next thing is you go to a race and don’t perform well. But if you are in pain, then it’s success. So, if you feel pain today, I think it will be successful to achieve tomorrow what you’ve been feeling pain for,” she explained.
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Kipyegon’s mornings often begin with runs alongside her husband, Timothy Kitum, himself a former 800m Olympic bronze medalist. The couple’s shared commitment to excellence reflects a partnership rooted in mutual support and dedication to their craft.
Looking ahead, Kipyegon is eager to build on her remarkable 2024 campaign, where she claimed gold in the 1500m and silver in the 5000m at the Paris Olympics.
The history maker will be eying showdown against the likes Beatrice Chebet and Sifan Hassan as she aims to conquer the 5000m and 10000m distances.
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For Kipyegon, each morning run is a step toward her ultimate goals, a testament to the discipline that has defined her career and placed her among the greatest middle-distance runners of all time.
