Emily Chepkor finds purpose in running after hitting her career low point

Emily Chepkor in action during a training session at the Nairobi Arboretum on April 26, 2025.

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Nothing in Emily Chepkor’s physique today would point you to how she looked before she started a cultic endearment to physical fitness. Emily is a serial marathoner and one would think it is because she grew up in Kapsabet—far from it.

“I picked up running as an adult 10 years ago. I was rotund and I felt the need to change the way I looked, not just for aesthetics but for my health as well.”

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.