During the colorful ceremony of the 2011 graduation ceremony of Moi university, renowned athlete Paul Tergat was awarded Honorary Degree (Honoris Causa) for being "an outstanding icon of fortitude and a beacon of athletics". Prof. Japhet Otike, dean of the School of Information Sciences read Citation for the award of the degree, before the Chancellor Prof. Bethwel Ogot and Vice Chancellor Prof. Richard Mibey crowned the athlete. ... read more

Paul Tergat - Running to the Limit
by Jürg Wirz

Paul Tergat has secured his place in the history books not only with his Marathon World Record in Berlin at the end of September 2003, but also by winning five consecutive titles at World Cross country Championships and breaking various World Records on the track and the road. He is considered as one of the greatest runners of all time.

Running to the Limit illustrates Tergat’s way from an average boy who grew up in poverty in a tiny village in Kenya to the Marathon World Record holder and Dollar-millionaire. It shows the triumphs and disappointments that formed him as a human being.
Today, the man they call “the gentleman“ is admired because of his achievements as an athlete, as well as because of his role as a UN Goodwill Ambassador Against Hunger.
In Running to the Limit Paul Tergat also tells a lot about his training program. He gives many tips for everyday runners, because many of his hints and ideas hold true for record holders as well as for hobbyists.
In a special chapter Tergat’s longtime coach, the famous Italian Dr. Gabriele Rosa, talks about the secrets of his very successful marathon philosophy. Running to the Limit is richly illustrated with colorful photographs, many of them as yet unpublished shots from Kenya. more