- Olympic Games champion Beatrice Chebet has stated that she usually runs between 170km and 180 kilometers every week.
- Chebet also cited discipline in training and believing in her abilities as some of the other ingredients that helps her to perform well.
- Chebet is enjoying a fine form that has seen her bag the 5000m and 3000m titles and the 2025 Xiamen and Rabat Diamond League meetings respectively.
Kenya’s gem Beatrice Chebet is one of the best runners in East Africa and the world in general at the moment.
Chebet has broken several world records and won Olympic Games gold medals in recent months, a feat that has made her become a household name in Kenya.
Her ascent to the summit of long distance running is not only a tale of talent but also that of hard work, discipline and commitment in training. Like many other Kenyan runners, Chebet has also made a lot of sacrifices in order to be where she is today.
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The 2022 Commonwealth Games 5000m champion made her training program public in a recent interview.
As stated by Chebet, she usually runs over 170 kilometers every week and also engages in other exercises.
“As a track athlete, I normally do 170km and 180km per week and a normal workout for track. I do speed work of course,” she divulged.
Chebet, who is expected to be part of Kenya’s squad for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, added that believing in herself has also played a crucial role in her career.
When asked whether she intends to switch to the marathon, Chebet stated that it could happen in the near future.
“As a long distance runner, I have to move but it takes time. We go step by step. Maybe in the next few years, I will try 10K, try half and then I will go to the marathon. That’s how I need to progress,” commented the woman who has won multiple World Athletics Championships Cross Country titles.
Should Chebet venture into the marathon, she will join a huge list of other Kenyan stars including Eliud Kipchoge, Vivian Cheruiyot and Hellen Obiri who made a similar move in the past.
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