Tag: Sports

• On the Sidelines of the Safaricom Marathon

  

  It has been 20 years since the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy hosted its first Safaricom Marathon. The inaugural event was a comparatively low key affair, with just 180 runners taking part. Among them was Dave Buzza, who became the first and only British national to win the race. So a lot has changed in 20 years. […]

  Jan Fox

  07/07/2019

  Events, Travel

  Camping, Community Development, Conservation, Extreme Sports, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Marathon, Recent, Running, Safari, Safaricom Marathon, Sports, Wildlife

• A Taste of K1’s Flea Market Sundays

  

  The K1 Klub House has been a firm fixture of Nairobi’s nightlife scene for many years now. With its low prices, basic makuti-style structure and sports bar/club blend, it filled a large gap in the market when it first opened in 1985. The model has since been replicated, but K1 has done well in recent […]

  Jan Fox

  02/09/2018

  Crafts, Events, Food, Shopping

  Brunch, Flea Market, K1 Klub House, Live Entertainment, Market, Nairobi, Nightlife, Shopping, Sports, Sports Bar, Sunday, Westlands

• Running Wild at the Safaricom Marathon

  

  Of all my athletic pursuits in school, long-distance running was unquestionably my least favourite. One year, in an effort to sit out a cross-country race at St Andrews, Turi, I informed our coach that I’d forgotten my kit. The plan failed, and after a trip to lost property, I was forced to compete in a […]

  Jan Fox

  08/07/2018

  Events

  Enda, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Marathon, Safaricom, Safaricom Marathon, Sports