Born to Run: The Secrets of Kenyan Athletics
Born to Run: The Secrets of Kenyan Athletics
2012, English. Directed by Maurice Sweeney.
Former Irish athlete and 5,000m world champion Eamonn Coghlan travels to Kenya's highlands to uncover a little-known story
The role of Irish missionaries in securing Kenya's dominance in world athletics. He meets Brother Colm O'Connell, a modest priest who played a major role in fostering Kenyan distance running and who is now considered one of the world's top athletics coaches.
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Born to Run: The Secrets of Kenyan Athletics (2012) was directed by Maurice Sweeney.