Chasing Kimbia

... well, kind of.

It's the latest on Chasing Kimbia, in which the Kenyans' German coach explains what his boys do and the how and why of it.

Host Matt Taylor explains: "This week Dieter answers the question, “When you tell the athletes to run at ‘Speed1? or ‘Speed 2? or ‘Speed 3? what exactly does that mean?” In brief, the “speed” assigned for a given workout represents the mental effort required by the athlete, instead of a particular pace. It’s a very simple system that makes communicating with the athletes very clear."

First there was Chaing Kimbia; now we've got Chasing Glory, as well!

I guess this is the runners' equivalent of porn. Finding Internet sites that let you watch films of men and women... running.

With the bonus that alongside the heavy breathing you often get inspiratinal music, too.

Got you there! No, not me...see the Chasing Kimbia Kenyans kick up dust in their first track workout of the year.

Not at some swish all-weather venue either, but a dirt track laid down in colonial times and opened by Her Majesty the Queen in the 1950s. (QE2 of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, that is.)

As well as the clouds of dust, check out the trees swaying in the breeze. "Wind is not a factor for us".

See it at ChasingKimbia.com here.

Watch the trailer for the second season of Chasing Kimbia videos and try to get the music out of your head! (It's Fort Minor, "Where'd You Go".)

CK is a website that follows "the lifestyle and training of a small group of elite marathoners as they prepare for the Chicago and New York City marathons. Managed by KIMbia Athletics and sponsored by New Balance, these athletes have left their families in Kenya and Tanzania to train together and live together in Boulder, Colorado".

The short films will strike terror into anyone who thinks success is built with EASY long runs. :)

They'll get you out of the door, though. My favourite so far is "You Ready?", but then I'm a fan of U2. Crank up the speakers and watch these guys run.