Cosmas Lagat of Kenya, the Defending Champion at the TMM 2020 is looking to start a new phase in his life with his wife expecting their daughter. This event in his life has given him more motivation to win this year’s edition.
He decided to become a long-distance runner at a young age, inspired by a lot of the runners from his country. And if there’s one marathoner he fears, it’s Eluid Kipchoge.
Cosmas says the diet for a long-distance runner is a simple rice, ugali(a type of maize flour porridge, vegetables, beef and a lot of chai. Although he does take some energy boosting drinks during the marathon, he doesn’t believe in any other kind of supplement.
