Watch: Kenya's steeplechase star on the fast track to success

euronews (in English)

Pamela Kosgei is a young steeplechase runner eager to do well through hard work, guided by her coach and former marathon runner, Eric Kimaiyo, at the Kapsait Athletics Training Camp.

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00:00I don't have anyone who can help me go to another place to train alone.

00:06In two or three years, I will be at a level where I can be an athlete.

00:12I don't know what will happen to me and my friends.

00:17It depends on the person and how they train.

00:21I'm just trying to have a good time with the people here.

00:27My name is Pamela Koskei. I'm 20 years old.

00:31I train at 3000m steeplechase.

00:50I've been training since I was in high school.

00:54That's where I finished my training.

00:57My first race was in Lopo, Ouskandi.

01:02I won a gold medal there.

01:05I started at 2km.

01:09After that, I went 4km.

01:11After 4km, I went 5km.

01:13After 5km, I went 6km.

01:15After 6km, I reached 10km.

01:18That's why I'm a senior.

01:21I train at 3000m steeplechase.

01:24It's my competition and I love to win.

01:28The race in Australia made me very happy.

01:32It was very competitive.

01:34There were challenges.

01:37I won a bronze medal.

01:39The race was at 6km.

01:43I was 18 years old.

01:52I'm Ericki Maio.

01:54I'm a retired athlete.

01:56I'm the coach of Capsite Athletic Training Camp.

01:59Commando is my nickname.

02:05Capsite is the best place to train because of the altitude.

02:09Secondly, because of the geographical area.

02:14Thirdly, because I've produced a lot of athletes who have won a lot of big races.

02:21Chicago Marathon, New York Marathon, London Marathon.

02:25The best marathon in the world.

02:27That's why I say Capsite is the best place.

02:33Everywhere people are finding altitude.

02:35And here is altitude.

02:41High altitude helipad athletes, when they go to the sea level,

02:44they cannot struggle.

02:46They use little energy.

02:48Red blood cells are more...

02:57The coach motivates me.

03:00He tells me to train hard.

03:04He is more serious about his athletes.

03:08He focuses on each one of us.

03:12He doesn't just focus on one person.

03:15He focuses on everyone.

03:19He wakes us up in the morning.

03:21He helps us to be successful in life.

03:26We go to the morning run.

03:28After the morning run, we relax.

03:31In the evening, we go to the evening run.

03:34Then we call it a day.

03:37The training we do here is speed walk.

03:40There are a lot of them.

03:42Fat leg.

03:44Tempo.

03:46And speed walking.

03:51There is easy.

03:55Long run.

03:57Hill walk.

03:59Here in Capsite, the altitude is good.

04:02We can train well in every sector.

04:07The coach gives us a program that helps each of us.

04:17I see that his performance is getting better.

04:23He has run cross-country, track.

04:27He has been to Europe.

04:30He ran there last month.

04:33For now, he can run 3,000 meters.

04:37Maybe at a certain age, he can change.

04:40He can't run 3,000 meters forever.

04:44Everything changes.

04:47For now, he can run 3,000 meters.

04:50It's okay for him.

04:52I know he will perform.

04:54As long as he trains and follows the program.

04:57Always I say, something hard, something sweet.

05:01If you follow everything, you will succeed.

05:05I am a sports athlete.

05:09I train hard.

05:12I am a good behavior.

05:15I can help people like Kenya.

05:21I can help people like Kenya.

05:25I can help people like Kenya.

05:29I can help people like Kenya.

05:32It's better for me to help people like Kenya.

05:37It's better for me to help people like Kenya.

05:40It will be okay.

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