Run into the weekend like….! This Friday we are kickstarting the weekend with one of the fastest races on the calendar. Solomon Deksisa, Eric Kiptanui and Aychew Bantie will all be present...
Set to make his eagerly-awaited marathon debut in Dubai on Friday (Jan 24) we find out more about the Iten-based Kenyan, who sits joint seventh on the all-time half marathon lists. Eliud connection...
This Sunday marks the start of our first marathon of the year! Worknesh Alemu will return to the Tata Mumbai Marathon to defend her title while Ayele Abshero and Abera Kuma will be battling it out in...
The ever-smiling Ethiopian is one of the most popular members of Tessema Abshero’s impressive NNRT training group. We find out more about the diminutive marathon runner known affectionately by h...
Grab your friends and run!
With the holidays behind us we are excited to be racing again this weekend! NN Egmond Half Marathon On Sunday Bashir Abdi (BEL), Tsehay Gemechu (ETH) and Tadelech Bekele (ETH) will be lining up fo...
Since the advent of the NN Running Team in 2017 we have witnessed a glut of magical moments but what should we expect in 2020? Here are five things to pay close attention to across the next 12 months....
The 2019 campaign has been the most memorable yet for the NN Running Team. We reflect on five special memories from an unforgettable year for the world’s pre-eminent road running team. 1 &nda...
The NN Running Team has enjoyed a wonderous 2019 packed full of rich and glorious memories. We take a look back on the past 12 months and bring you their calendar year in numbers. 1 – The num...
In a year of countless accolades for Eliud Kipchoge, the Kenyan marathon icon topped our poll to secure the NN Running Men’s Athlete of the Year award. Eliud was up against a stellar field &n...
Today's focus rhythm and strength.
Dutch marathon record-holder Abdi Nageeye is a passionate music fan of music and here the NN Running Team athlete selects five of his favourite most inspirational tracks guaranteed to motivate even th...
Good times in the camp!
Laban Mutai, who in October claimed victory in the Eindhoven Marathon in a personal best of 2:06:40, talks in more detail about his role as camp president of the NN Running Team camp in Kaptagat, Keny...
Today's focus: stability.
The bulk of the NN Running Team athletes based out of the Kaptagat training camp in Kenya are Kalenjin. Traditional farming people, they have a special relationship with the cow. We found out more abo...
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As we enter the final month of the year it only seems right to bring fireworks to the party. Sunday will provide a jampacked race schedule with some of our biggest stars lining up at the start of som...
Joshua Cheptegei hopes to cap a near perfect year as he attacks the world 10km record in Valencia on December 1. We speak to his training partner and good friend Abdallah Mande to find out more about...
Join us for running exercises with Bram Som. Today's focus: the core.
Running with Joshua Cheptegei and his teammates.
The NN Running Team’s husband and wife duo of Abrha Milaw and Azmera Abreha enjoyed an unforgettable day at the 2019 Paris Marathon in April finishing first and third in the men’s and wome...
It was a year ago that Joshua Cheptegei took to Seven Hills race in Nijmegen, the Netherlands to run the 15km World Record! The Dutch fall classic will take place again this Sunday. Mule Wasihun of Et...
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The former international middle-distance star and long-time friend of Eliud Kipchoge has recently stepped up to the marathon. Ahead of his next outing in the Valencia Marathon (Dec 1) we find out more...
The men and women based out of the NN Running Team training camp in Kaptagat, Kenya typically spend Monday to Saturday morning in camp before returning home to their families. We chat to three fathers...
What does Geoffrey think about when running in New York?
What an incredible fall season it has been so far! As we get into November we can already look back on jampacked weekends filled with hard fought races, wins, losses, sun, rain and beautiful roadraces...
Geoffrey Kamworor has filled every position on the podium in his three previous appearances in New York City Marathon. Ahead of his fourth race in the “Big Apple” on Sunday (Nov 3) we look...
Tessema Abshero coaches his younger brother and 2019 Hamburg Marathon runner-up Ayele. We find out more about their coach-athlete relationship and why the duo work so well together. Family combinat...
We can totally imagine that your marathon heart is just dying for more after that incredible weekend in Vienna where Eliud Kipchoge became the first athlete ever to break the 2-hour marathon. Not to w...
Eliud arrives in Vienna ahead of the INEOS 1:59 Challenge.
The Dutch marathon record-holder and Kenyan-based NN Running Team athlete reflects on some key learnings from his life. I started running at the age of 18 but for many years I was restless. I chang...
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Kenyan great and NNRT superstar athlete Eliud Kipchoge secured his “moon-landing” moment and added yet more gloss to an incomparable career by become the first man to run a sub-two-hour ma...
This is the moment we have all been waiting for! Eliud Kipchoge will start his race at 8:15AM CEST at the Prater in Vienna on the 12th of October. We are getting lots of questions from our fans on...
Play the INEOS 1:59 Game at http://the159challengegame.com.
Get ready for the weekend we have all been waiting for! The organization of the INEOS 1:59 Challenge has announced that the competitive window for Eliud’s sub 2-hour marathon attempt is narro...
In what could be an history-defining moment for the sport, Eliud Kipchoge is attempting to run a sub-two-hour marathon as part of the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna on Saturday (Oct 12). Below is his...
INEOS 159 Challenge.
In the countdown to the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna we chat to three NN Running Team athletes who will be playing a key role as part of Eliud’s group of pacemakers in his quest for history....
We are heading into the second weekend of the World Athletics Championships in Doha which mean we are getting ready for the men’s marathon on Saturday night! Defending champion Geoffrey Kirui...
With the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships marathon coming up, we focus on the super three NN Running Team athletes who will be competing in national colours in the men’s marathon. Mu...
NN Running Team superstar Kenenisa Bekele produced one of the greatest comebacks in athletics history to win the 2019 Berlin Marathon in a stunning 2:01:41 - just two seconds shy of the world re...
With the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships looming, we focus on the super two NN Running Team athletes who will be competing in national colours in the women’s marathon. Desi Jesi (Bahr...
This week’s ‘What to Watch’ couldn’t be any more exciting! This Sunday marks the weekend of the first fall Major as we visit the BMW Berlin Marathon. A year ago we witnes...
Tokyo Marathon victor Birhanu Legese has been one of the success stories of the NN Running Team in 2019. We profile the resolute Ethiopian ahead of his latest appearance on the streets of Berlin this...
We are back for a new edition of what to watch! This Sunday the team will be fighting for the win on three different continents. Aychew Bantie will be looking to add his third marathon podium of...
Laban Korir is set to make his debut in Kenyan colours at the IAAF World Championships, which begin in Doha later this month. We discover more of the marathon runner’s journey which involves a l...
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Last training session before Copenhagen half marathon.
How well do you know Geoffrey Kamworor?
Strength exercises are important for runners. Bram Som shows you why and how to train your stability and strength.
We are in for some fireworks this weekend with three exciting races in three different continents!Geoffrey Kamworor is eyeing a very fast half marathon at the Copenhagen Half this Sunday. With a PB of...
Geoffrey Kamworor is set to make his fourth appearance at the New York City Marathon in November but before than the three-time World Half Marathon champion is relishing the prospect of an outing in C...
September is upon us which means we are in the final preparations for the big city marathons. What better way to test out the legs then one of the most iconic half marathons around! The Great North Ru...
The Ethiopian star of the NN Running Team has been bedevilled by injury for much of his marathon career. Yet a recent training trip to the Netherlands could have provided the long-awaited reboot to th...
Strength exercises are important for runners. Bram Som shows you why and how to train your core.
This Saturday our athletes will be representing the white and orange at the starting line of the Lille Half Marathon in France.Abera Kuma and Philemon Rono will both use this as a strong test in their...
Julien Wanders of the NN Running Team has enjoyed a breakthrough year on the track. Ahead of next month’s World Championships in Doha we chat to the rising Swiss endurance star about his outstan...
Join us for running exercises with Bram Som. Today's focus: Hopping exercises before interval training.
The summer is slowly coming to an end which means road racing is just around the corner! This weekend will be the kickstart to running season with two races featuring some big names for this week&r...
It takes a whole team to make a world champion. Take a look at the team behind Joshua's world XC gold medal and his build up to Doha.
One of the newer members of the NN Running Team blitzed to a marathon personal best of 2:06:51 in Amsterdam last October. We speak to the Kenyan, a friend and neighbour to Eliud Kipchoge, to find out...
After claiming eye-catching wins in her past two marathons in Valencia (2:21:14) and Rotterdam (2:22:55) Ashete Bekere is one of the rising stars of the NN Running Team. We take a look at the athletic...
We asked ten members of the NN Running Team if they could star in another sport outside of athletics what that sport would be? Unsurprisingly, the “beautiful game” of football proved a...
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What did Eliud Kipchoge learn from his world record race in Berlin?
Stephen Kissa is developing a growing reputation as one of the leading performers out of the NNRT camp in Kapchorwa, Uganda. We find out more about the Ugandan 10km record-holder on the road. Early...
Join Bashir Abdi on his training session in Belgium.
Getamesay Molla is one of the NN Running Team’s leading Ethiopian-based coaches. Here we find out more about the man who has guided Tadelech Bekele to back-to-back victories at the Amsterdam Mar...
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NN Running Team superstar Eliud Kipchoge is attempting the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna in October. We ask his Kaptagat-based training partners their thoughts on Eliud’s ground-breaking bid fo...
Track session in Eldoret, Kenya with the NN Running Team.
The healing hands of Sjors Schipaanboord have played a key role in supporting the NN Running Team’s contingent of world-class Ethiopian athletes. We chat to the Dutch physio to find out more abo...
The NN Running distance star Bashir Abdi, who in April posted a huge new personal best and Belgian record time of 2:07:03, reflects on five moments in his life which form some vivid and lasting memori...
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Abel has some great friends in the team, here is what he has to say about Geoffrey and Laban!
Eliud Kipchoge may have stolen the headlines in April’s London Marathon but the Kenyan distance running icon was not the only NNRT athlete to impress. Here we turn our gaze to Ethiopian Mule Wasihun...
What makes Geoffrey to excel?
The NNRT may prioritise the roads but we also see the value in track running as a valuable tool for aiding performance. Two high profile coaches and one leading NN Running Team athlete offer their tak...
Meet Roy Hoornweg: Our world record pacer!
Under the inspirational coaching of former New York Marathon winner Hendrick Ramaala, the South African distance runner has made huge progress. We find out more about Johannesburg-based NNRT marathon...
Check the tips of Abdi, Eliud, Kenenisa and Julien.
Strength exercises are important for runners. Marc Roig shows you why and how to train your stability and strength.
Sports nutrition professional Armand Bettonviel works closely with the leading NN Running Team athletes. The Dutchman uses his expertise to offer his three-point nutritional guide ahead of a marathon....
We do core 2 or 3 times a week, but sometimes Anthony needs help.
The accomplishments of the NN Running Team led by marathon running icon Eliud Kipchoge have garnered their fair share of column inches and social media impressions. Yet have you ever wondered which at...
Check the tips of Abdi, Eliud, Abel and Abraham.
Strength exercises are important for runners. Marc Roig shows you why and how to train your hamstring.
The NN Running Team fan base has exploded over the past couple of years as the team’s profile has sky-rocketed thanks to the efforts of Eliud Kipchoge, Geoffrey Kamworor, Joshua Cheptegei and many o...
Check the tips of Marc, Julien, Abel and Eliud Kipchoge.
How is it to share your life with an athlete?
It is proving to be an exciting weekend with several road races in Europe and Asia.Our 10km specialists head to Bangalore for the TCS World 10k. Tokyo marathon winner Birhanu Legese will go for the wi...
The support team for the NNRT athletes on a race week is significant. We speak to a quintet who were on hand to offer their assistance at the recent London Marathon to find out more about their respec...
Strength exercises are important for runners. Marc Roig shows you why and how to train your glutes.
The NN Running Team’s Ethiopian-based physio, Sjors Schipaanboord, offers his three key injury prevention tips for marathon runners of all standards.1 – Consistent pre-hab work My most important...
The sub two-hour marathon is the last great barrier of modern athletics.Eliud Kipchoge, the world’s greatest marathon runner, will attempt to break the two-hour barrier in the INEOS 1.59 Challenge,...
Following Eliud’s majestic record-breaking fourth London Marathon win, we reflect on the NN Running Team legend’s sequence of ten straight wins over the 42.2km distance.1 – 2014 – Rotterda...
Eliud Kipchoge added another extraordinary chapter to his incomparable career by scorching to the second fastest time in history as he clinched a record-breaking fourth Virgin Money London Marathon ti...
It’s promising to be a beautiful marathon weekend as we are coming to the highlight of the spring season.The world will be watching closely to the London Marathon where Eliud Kipchoge will start the...
NN Running Team superstar Eliud Kipchoge is bidding for an unprecedented fourth London Marathon title on Sunday. As a tribute to the incomparable marathon maestro we bring you his unparalleled maratho...
The charismatic Bashir Abdi is set to make his second marathon appearance on the streets of London on April 28. We catch up with the Belgian endurance athlete to talk about his preparations and how he...
It is proving to be an exciting weekend with two fantastic marathons on display.On Sunday we have a strong squad on the starting line of the Paris Marathon headlining Selly Chepyego, Azmera Gebru and...
Selly Chepyego is riding the crest of a wave as part of the NN Running Team and on Sunday (Apr 14) will be among the lead contenders in the Paris Marathon. We take a look at her preparations and how l...
This Sunday we will head to the Netherlands for the historic NN Marathon RotterdamDutch national record holder Abdi Nageeye will start with great aspirations to improve on his time of 2:08:16 ran duri...
On the second anniversary of the NN Running Team, NN Group and Global Sports Communication have announced that they will extend their partnership to 31 December 2022.The NN Running Team is the first p...
The NN Running Team launches its spring marathon assault optimistic of a strong showing from its stable of world-class athletes.London, April 28 The first competitive appearance of Eliud Kipchoge sin...
This weekend our full focus will be on the World Cross Champions in Aarhus, Denmark which will take place on Saturday afternoon.Reigning champion Geoffrey Kamworor is arriving to Denmark in great form...
Geoffrey Kamworor boasts a perfect three individual gold medals from his three previous appearances at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The NNRT superstar hopes to maintain his perfect stre...
In the countdown to the 2019 World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus we look back on the past two years of the career of NNRT superstar Joshua Cheptegei – an athlete who experienced some painful...
The weekend is almost here which means we are back to racing action! This Sunday we have two races on offer that are set to bring excitement.Eric Kiptanui will return to Portugal for the Lisbon Half M...
The NN Running Team’s South Africa-based coach Hendrick Ramaala is overseeing a quiet running revolution is his homeland. We find out about his recipe for success and his hopes for the future.Hendri...
March is here which means we are getting in the swing of marathon season! This weekend our athletes are lined up at the start of the Barcelona & Lake Biwa marathon.The white and orange is strongl...
One of the most popular athletes based out of the NNRT training camp in Kaptagat, Anthony Maritim, also boasts a proud 42.2km record with four wins from his eight competitive marathons. Preparing for...
This weekend we start the Abbott World Marathon Major season in Tokyo. The NN Running Team will be back in action in the Japanese capital!Gideon Kipketer, who placed second in a personal best of 2:05:...
Addy Ruiter has been the quiet coaching brains behind the success of the NN Running Team group in Kapchorwa. We find out more about his globetrotting journey to Uganda.It was never the grand vision o...
Kenenisa Bekele had to withdraw on Wednesday 20th February from the upcoming Tokyo Marathon due to a stress fracture in one of his legs. In close cooperation with our medical staff it was decided that...
The NN Running Team has made astounding progress since its launch in April 2017. We chat to Head of Branding at the NN Group Remco Barbier and Global Sports Communication Marketing Manager Marleen Vin...
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We are back for another update on this week’s what to watch! The NN Running Team will decent to Southern Europe with 2 exciting races lined up.On Sunday we are in for a very exciting 5km race on the...
The NN Running Team’s lead Ethiopian coach Getaneh Tessema delves into coaching knowledge to give us his eight point guide to hill running.1 – Gym replacement For me, hill running is a good repla...
This weekend will bring us some exciting half marathon races!The weekend starts early on Friday with the Ras Al Khaimah half marathon where we have an interesting line up with Swiss sensation Julien W...
Kenyan-based physiotherapist and occasional pacemaker Marc Roig is a member of the NN Running Team staff in Kenya. Here the Spaniard offers the benefit of his extensive wisdom by sharing his top injur...
We found out more about the rising 24-year-old Ethiopian talent, who proves that nice guys can win.Haile inspiration Born the middle of nine siblings in the spa town of Ambo – around 150km to the w...
Swiss star of the NN Running Team Julien Wanders has enjoyed an outstanding couple of years with the team and has learned some valuable lessons along the way. Here the 22-year-old European 10km road r...
The NN Running Team boasts four prominent nutritional partners, which provide the fuel and energy to enable our world-class stable of athletes to perform of their best. We focus on their role and how...
NN Running Team coach Patrick Sang has been the lifelong mentor, coach, father-figure and inspiration to 2018 IAAF Male Athlete of the Year and world marathon record-holder Eliud Kipchoge. After more...
The NN Running Team boasts its established superstar athletes led by the likes of Eliud Kipchoge, Geoffrey Kamworor and Joshua Cheptegei. However, we take a glimpse at a group of five NN Running athle...
The inaugural NN Running Team awards were determined by you the public in our social media poll. We reflect on our winning quartet and how and why they earned your vote.Athlete of the Year – Eliud K...
Ethiopia’s Tadelech Bekele is, arguably, the NN Running Team’s most prominent female star following a hot streak of results. Here the 27-year-old marathon shares some of the secrets of her success...
NN Running Team superstar Kenenisa Bekele is lauded as one of the greatest runners in history. A three-time Olympic champion, world record-holder over 5000m and 10,000m and the third fastest marathone...
We focus on the rising 21-year-old Kenyan, who earlier this year won Commonwealth 10,000m bronze and is a three-time winner of the Tilburg Ten Miles.Inspired by Kenenisa Raised by his grandmother in...
In this week’s What To Watch we have two fantastic marathons on offer.On Sunday we will travel to Japan where the fabled Fukuoka Marathon will take place. Defending the NN Running Team colors will b...
It is no coincidence training partners Tadelech Bekele, Ashete Bekere and Azmera Abreha have all enjoyed noteworthy performances over the past 12 months or so. We focus on the Getamesay Molla-coached...
Barcelona Marathon winner Anthony Maritim is the officially elected ‘chairman’ at the NN Running Team training hub in Kaptagat. Here the popular and personable athlete talks about what the role en...
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We are nearing the end of the season but there is still some firework left in 2018!This Saturday we will Suiss sensation Julien Wanders back to the NN Running Team where he will try to secure back-to-...
Joshua Cheptegei hopes to end a challenging year on a high as he seeks an unprecedented fourth successive victory in the Seven Hills race in Nijmegen this weekend. We take a look back on a frustrating...
Being a professional athlete is far from easy and the training demands can be mentally and physically taxing. Here seven prominent NN Running Team athletes open up on the sessions they secretly dread....
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In this week’s ‘What to Watch’ we close out the Abbott World Major Marathon season with a bang!This Sunday Geoffrey Kamworor will return to the streets of New York City with the dream to retain...
New York Marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor hopes to mount a successful defence of his title in the “Big Apple” on Sunday. Here the 25-year-old Kenyan superstar athlete hits the rewind button on...
The leafs are starting to change colors which means marathon season is in full swing! Here’s a quick forecast of what to watch this weekend!Frankfurt marathon Valentine Kipketer will be the NN Runni...
The experienced Kenyan distance runner has enjoyed a well-rounded life and career so far. Ahead of her appearance in Sunday’s Ljubljana Marathon the engaging mum-of-two offers a little more of her...
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This weekend our athletes will be competing in Amsterdam, Toronto and Delhi. Find out who is running where!Amsterdam, the Netherlands Kenenisa Bekele is headlining the field at the TCS Amsterdam M...
NN Running Team legend Kenenisa Bekele has landed three Olympic and 18 world titles during a stupendous career. Here the third fastest marathoner in history – who competes in the Amsterdam Marathon...
The NN Running Team will be back in action this weekend.Ugandan teammates Joshua Cheptegei and Mercyline Chelangat will return to Durban this Sunday to defend their titles at the 2nd annual FNB Durbak...
The Ethiopian NN Running Team athlete has made huge progress over the past 12 months, winning the 2017 Seven Hills race and claiming second in the Hamburg Marathon in a stunning new PB. We find out mo...
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After the incredible race in Berlin it is time for the next Abbott World Marathon Major. This weekend is all about the Bank of America Chicago Marathon!This year’s lineup in Chicago boast an incredi...
Birhanu Legese made a stunning marathon debut in January, recording 2:04:15 in the Dubai Marathon. We find out more about the rising 24-year-old Ethiopian star of the NN Running Team, who is set to co...
A little like The Beatles more than 50 years ago, Abel Kirui has long held a desire to crack America.Since he was a young boy growing up in Nandi County in the North Rift of Kenya, the USA has always...
Eliud Kipchoge created shockwaves around the globe by obliterating the previous marathon world record and running an electrifying 2:01:39 on the streets of Berlin. Here we offer 12 good reasons why th...
Eliud Kipchoge has won the 2018 BMW Berlin marathon in a way only he could. Kipchoge set a new world record of 2:01.39 taking an unthinkable 1 minute and 18 seconds of the previous world record, set b...
The NN Running Team is in for an exciting weekend. In this feature we would like to give you an overview of what to look out for and which teammates are running where.BMW Berlin Marathon – Sunday Se...
The superstars of the NN Running Team led by the incomparable marathon maestro Eliud Kipchoge will be looking to make a strong impact as the eagerly anticipated fall road running season bursts into ac...
Uganda has undergone a major progression in its overall athletics standards in recent years. This is how Global Sports Communication, and more latterly the NN Running Team, has played its part.Change...
Former Olympic 1500m athlete Mimi Belete of Bahrain has shown positive early signs in her transition into the marathon. Here we find out more about the 30-year-old NN Running Team recruit and her athl...
NN Running Team superstar Eliud Kipchoge, with input from his lifelong coach, Patrick Sang, reflects on the four most significant races of his career so far.1 – 2013 Hamburg Marathon – 1st 2:05:30...
After the pain of injury and disappointment at the Boston Marathon, Abdi Nageeye hopes to strike back to climb the podium at the forthcoming European Championships in Berlin.It was lying in bed in pai...
Former steeplechaser Ancuta Bobocel has been re-born in recent times as a prominent 10,000m and road running athlete. We find out more about the 30-year-old Romanian who heads to the European Champion...
As one of the newer recruits to the NN Running Team, Bashir Abdi arrives as an athlete with strong credentials. We find out more about fascinating journey of the 29-year-old distance star, who hopes t...
Following the launch of the NN Running Team in April last year the team has enjoyed a glut of success on the global road running stage. We ask a quintet of people from the NN Running community for the...
As the lifelong mentor and coach to marathon extraordinaire Eliud Kipchoge, Patrick Sang knows a thing or two about the value of implementing the long run as part of a training program. Here the NN Ru...
Our NN Running Team have literally taken the phrase eat, sleep and breathe athletics to the next level by revealing their most recent running-related dream.Eliud Kipchoge Following a stunning interna...
New York City Marathon champion and three-time World Half Marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor brings us the lowdown on the most significant people in his world.Patrick Sang “Many people have done...
Athlete management duo Jurrie van der Velden and Valentijn Trouw have played a vital behind-the-scenes role in propelling NN Running Team athletes to glory across the globe. We chat to the astute pair...
Recently crowned Commonwealth 10,000m champion Stella Chesang is one of the rising stars in the NN Running Team stable. Here we find out more about the versatile and gifted Ugandan, who hopes to inspi...
NN Running Team photographer Dan Vernon has taken thousands of images of NN Running Team athletes in competition, training and in their home environment over the past year or so. Here the talented Bri...
As a remarkable nine-time winner from his ten marathons, we ask NN Running Team superstar Eliud Kipchoge what he has learned from his incomparable career over the 42.2km distance with input from his w...
Stephen Kissa and Joel Ayeko reveal what life is like on a typical training day (comprising two easy runs) inside the NN Running Team Ugandan training base in Kapchorwa.Who are Stephen and Joel? Step...
Ahead of Kenenisa Bekele’s latest outing in NN Running Team colours in the 10-mile Bern Grand Prix on Saturday (May 19), we focus on the Ethiopian’s passion for business.East African running great...
We chat to five NN Running Team athletes to find out more about their pre-race preparations on marathon day.Florence Kiplagat (KEN) – Two-time former Chicago and Berlin Marathon winner “I usually...
NN Running Team partner Beet It Sport, through their concentrated beetroot juice product, are providing a crucial edge for the Team. Here we found out more about the innovative product, which is helpi...
Kapkitony-based NN Running Team marathoner Stephen Chebogut is in action at the Hamburg Marathon on Sunday. Here the effervescent 33-year-old Kenyan offers a little more of his life and background.Lat...
Geoffrey Kirui was unquestionably one of the NN Running Team’s superstar performers in 2017 as the 25-year-old Kenyan stormed to success in both the Boston Marathon and at the London IAAF World Cham...
6 April 2018 marks one year since NN Group and Global Sports Communication introduced the NN Running Team: the first professional running team in the world. The team has achieved 52 victories, includi...
Gifted NN Running Team distance runner Mule Wasihun is among the favourites for Sunday’s NN Marathon Rotterdam but few athletes in the elite field will owe a debt of gratitude to the sport more than...
After enjoying a glorious first year highlighted by three Marathon Major victories, the NN Running Team will move into the heart of their second ever spring marathon campaign optimistic of further suc...
Today, Geoffrey Kamworor became the second man in history to win a hat-trick of World Half Marathon Championships.The Kenyan crossed the line in Valencia after 60:02, finishing ahead of Abraham Cherob...
NN Running Team star Geoffrey Kamworor hits the streets of Valencia on Saturday bidding to become the second man in history to win a hat-trick of World Half Marathon Championships. Here are seven good...
Irish marathoner, qualified doctor and NN Running Team member Paul Pollock offers his five-point guide to avoiding injury.1 – Be patient The most important element to running is to be patient and c...
Marathoner Anthony Maritim is one of the most outgoing and personable members of the NN Running Team. Here the Kaptagat-based athlete, who is in action in the Barcelona Marathon on March 11, reveals m...
NN Running Team star Kenenisa Bekele has enjoyed an incomparable career spanning almost 20 years. Here we reflect on ten very special moments from the Ethiopian running maestro’s dazzling time in th...
Former Paris and Frankfurt Marathon winner Vincent Kipruto, who is set to race in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, reflects on his road to winning marathon silver at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in...
NN Running coach William Kiplagat boasted a long and distinguished marathon career spanning 15 years. Here the 2:06:50 performer, former Rotterdam Marathon winner and Kenyan World Championship represe...
Ahead of Sunday’s Barcelona Half-Marathon we look back to the 2014 and 2015 editions when NN Running Team star Florence Kiplagat set women’s world half-marathon records of 65:12 and 65:09, respect...
The NN Running Team-base out of Kaptagat is not solely the reserve of the top Kenyan runners. Dutch marathon record-holder Abdi Nageeye lives and trains out of the camp as does Uganda’s former World...
Africa is perhaps best known for its stunning and unique wildlife, so when we travelled to the stunning continent to catch up with many of the leading NN Running Team athletes for a bit of fun we aske...
Ahead of the Tata Mumbai Marathon on January 21 we speak to the men’s and women’s course record holders, NN Running Team siblings Gideon and Valentine Kipketer.There is more than 4500km from Mumba...
Amsterdam Marathon winner Tadelech Bekele is among a group of exciting female performers with the NN Running Team. Here we find out more about the diminutive 26-year-old.Barking mad beginnings Born...
With the dawn of 2018 upon on and many New Year’s Resolutions set in place we speak to NN Running pacemaker, physio and all round good egg Marc Roig to give us his five-step guide for the running no...
NN Running Team creator Jos Hermens look back on a historic first year for a team which was chock-full of a bounty of golden memories.Since the project’s launch in April, the team achieved so much;...
Rising Swiss endurance ace Julien Wanders is one of the NN Running Team’s most promising young European-based athletes. Here the 21-year-old – who boasts a 10km road best of 28:13 – offers his f...
On April 6th of this year the NN Running Team was launched with the aim of putting the sport on more professional and innovative footing. One of our athletic objectives was to secure 100 ‘high profi...
The NN Running Team include a small but proud group of highly successful running mums. Here we chat to a trio of mothers to find out how they manage to successfully combine the demands of being a pro-...
Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has announced his first goal of the 2018 season by returning to London. A victory on the English streets would secure a hat-trick of wins in one of his favorite Abbott...
With former Olympic and World marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich returning to action in Sunday’s Fukuoka Marathon we bring you five things you didn’t know about the Ugandan NN Running Team star.H...
The global game of football plays a significant role in the relaxation and downtime of many members of the NN Running Team. Here the soccer-crazy athletes share their stories, memories and passion for...
Another hugely gifted performer within the ranks of the NN Running Team, Abera Kuma is set to compete in Sunday’s Valencia Marathon. Here we find out more about the 27-year-old Ethiopian’s accompl...
The NN Running Team has spread its tentacles across five key countries in Africa. Here we offer our guide to the training set up available to our athletes in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Eritrea and South...
With Ghirmay Ghebreslassie defending his New York City Marathon title on Sunday we bring you the Eritrean and NN Running Team athlete’s burgeoning career and life in numbers.0 The number of times Gh...
Described by his coach Patrick Sang as “a warrior” few athletes can match the incredible versatility and sheer quality of Geoffrey Kamworor.A two-time World Half-Marathon, two-time World Cross Cou...
He is known as “Baby Police” because he is short, slightly baby-faced and, well, he runs for the police. We find out more about the ultra-reliable NN Running Team distance runner Philemon Rono, wh...
Emerging road running star Gladys Chesir makes her eagerly anticipated marathon debut in Amsterdam on Sunday. Here we offer our guide to the rise of the ever-smiling 24-year-old Kenyan Dressed for suc...
The charismatic Abel Kirui is unquestionably the “class clown” of the NN Running Team training group in Kaptagat, Kenya. A fun and entertaining presence, the quick-talking two-time former World ma...
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) has come out as the champion of the 2017 BMW Berlin Marathon in a winning time of 2:03:32. In what was announced as the marathon of the century Kipchoge outran Guye Adole (ETH) in...
Maurten and the NN Running Team announced their collaboration earlier today. The Swedish tech startup will supply the team with sports fuels until year 2020.Maurten has invented and developed groundbr...
Following the successful launch of the NN Running Team in the spring which brought about a string of high-profile podium finishes, the powerful squad will seek more success during the mouthwatering fa...
Two-time marathon winner Laban Mutai is a reliable and highly valued member of the NN Running Team. Ahead of his assault on the Cape Town Marathon later this month we introduce a little bit more know...
Leading NN Running Team personality Abdi Nageeye is currently targeting a top performance at the 2017 Amsterdam Marathon this fall. Here the intriguing and well-rounded Dutch athlete explains more abo...
With the announcement of Kenenisa Bekele’s return to the Berlin Marathon the world will get to witness the marathon of a lifetime. Kenenisa Bekele, Eliud Kipchoge, Wilson Kipsang. Winner takes all p...
NN Running Team physiotherapist offers Vinne Los offers five very helpful pre-hab tips1: Start Slowly Running seems easy, right? Yet most people underestimate the load that running puts on the body,...
Laban Korir is the “Mr Happy” of the NN Running Team. Regularly flashing a mega-watt smile – not dissimilar to Ethiopian running legend Haile Gebreselassie – here is more on the experienced su...
For Geoffrey Kirui the streets of London really were paved with gold as the rising star of the NN Running Team destroyed a top-class field to be crowned world champion.Kirui, who also triumphed in Apr...
The NN Running Team boasts a powerful group of athletes set to feature at the 2017 IAAF World Championships led by 2015 World 10,000m silver medallist Geoffrey Kamworor.The outstandingly versatile two...
Two-time World marathon champion Abel Kirui and NN Running Team-mate Vincent Kipruto, the 2011 World silver medallist, have both shown they have what it takes to excel on the championship stage. Ahead...
Two-time Zevenheuvelenloop (Seven Hills) champion and Olympic 5000m and 10,000m finalist Joshua Cheptegei is one of NN Running Team’s rising young talents. Here the 20-year-old Ugandan talks about s...
It was over a few beers on a break on the Spanish island of Lanzarote which was to change the entire direction of Paul Pollock’s life.The former Irish junior cross country international had drifted...
A trio of talented European-based NN Running Team members currently live and train for much of the year in Africa. Here the threesome chat about the main advantages of being based out of the East Afri...
NN Running Team physio Vinne Los talks about the critical work he carries out on the leading marathoners in their finals days heading into a big race.While it is quite rightly the feet and legs which...
Aged just 24, Geoffrey Kamworor has already proved a man for all surfaces excelling on the track, road and cross country. The Kenyan has snared two World Half Marathon titles, grabbed a pair of World...
Emerging Swiss distance running ace Julien Wanders is one of the NN Running Team’s young and gifted European contingent. Here we introduce more about the 21-year-old with the bold ambitions.Family o...
Perhaps few people better embody the principles of the NN Running Team than their influential Kenyan coaching giant Patrick Sang.While much of the attention is thrust upon his star athletes such as Ol...
In his blog, Global Sports Communication founder and director and visionary of the NN Running Team Jos Hermens writes about the early successes of the team and plans for the future.One of the personal...
Romania has long boasted a rich heritage for unearthing world-class women’s endurance runners and now marathoner Marius Ionescu – with the help and support of the NN Running Team – is optimistic...
In a little over two hours, NN Running Team member and marathon colossus Eliud Kipchoge kicked open the door to the seemingly impossible by producing a mind blowing performance of the ages at Monza ra...
In December, Nike announced its ambitious “moonshot” project Breaking2 – in an effort to smash the two-hour barrier for the marathon. Well, this weekend the talking stops, as three athletes atte...
Marc Roig is a NN Running Team physiotherapist and pacemaker. Here the Kenyan-based Spaniard offers his seven-point guide to performing as a world-class rabbit.1 – General fitness It goes without s...
Despite unleashing a thrilling late charge, Ethiopian maestro Kenenisa Bekele, on his NN Running Team debut, had to settle for second behind Daniel Wanjiru in a captivating London Marathon.Kenenisa sh...
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie is one of several leading NN Running Team athletes targeting the London Marathon. Here are seven very good reasons why we should be optimistic the diminutive Eritrean is set for...
The fledgling NN Running Team competing in their first World Marathon Majors event celebrated a stunning success as Geoffrey Kirui defeated a world-class field to secure victory in the Boston Marathon...
As both a former World and Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich has already proved a master performer on the championship stage. Yet when the 27-year-old lines up to make his NN Running Team de...
Three podium finishes, a flurry of PB’s and a history-making sub-2:10 time by a Dutchman at the Rotterdam Marathon provided the highlight of the opening weekend of action for the NN Running Team.On...
NN Group and Global Sports Communication have launched a unique running partnership. Today, they are presenting the NN Running Team, the first professional running team in the world, bringing a new...
The 6th of April 2017 will be marked as the start of a major new chapter in the history of Global Sports Communication: the day that running became a team sport. Together with NN Group we launched the...
The man behind the new NN Running Team at Global Sports Communication is Jos Hermens. We speak to the charismatic Dutchman, who believes the team can add a fresh dynamism to the sport and re-ignite in...
It all started with an initial conversation between NN Group Head of Branding Remco Barbier and Jos Hermens, during which the director of Global Sports Communication explained his ambitious plans to s...
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