Kenyan female athletes flying thousands of miles to Shanghai just to make a living running a marathon
2 hours 33 minutes 37 seconds , Emily Samo Yi big step crossed the finish line , if not promptly approached the staff arm , staggered she almost fell . Not many people do not pay attention to
Brand sport shoes the chest with the Kenyan girl 7007 number cloth , put the first four women's full marathon medals , Emily lonely and quickly left.
Walked into the hotel lobby , Emily slumped exhausted on the sofa , covered infiltration full sweat. " Quick to help me put shoes and socks off ." Companion Aso also attend the ceremony outside , the air force exhausted she could only resort to translate Li . 3:00 get up 4:00 dinner, 5:00 departure to the starting point , not yet adapted to the cold weather in Shanghai Emily , is coughing and sneezing before . Slower than the personal best result of seven minutes , she did not mind , as long as there is the greatest victory bonus . Received a bonus of leather filled with thousands of dollars in an envelope that moment, Emily finally smiled .
Marathon has been given more and more rich connotation of the public , it is a health, a party, or a spirit, but for the 29 -year-old Emily who , desperate to run forward , just to make a living - earn bonuses, to get rid of poverty. "Until high school, my father bought me my first pair of sports shoes, barefoot runners can finally do not have to ." Vivid memories , Emily has the shoes as the best gift to hear broker Otto give
Sports shoes suppliers yourself a new pair of shoes, talkative , she thanks and thanks .
As Emily 's experience , in addition to the previous race results , Otto not know much , but also do not care , "To be honest , too many people but to control ." Kenyan marathon at the IAAF registered as many as 242 female athletes bit , yielding a symbol of strength , but also means unprecedented fierce competition. " I only have a training camp more than 150 male and female players , European broker in the local marathon runners signed deal more to imagine ." Otto said that despite the global race held every year thousands , but not everyone can get international competition opportunities.
Emily can move the horses, the inherent advantages beyond inseparable extraordinary patience . A few years ago there was a group of Chinese athletes were sent to Africa training "experience life" , but after a couple of days all want to escape , because living conditions is not a simple "poor" can be summed up . According to Otto about the training camp of the most common recipe is as follows : burning a pot of boiling water , sprinkle some similar leaf vegetables , boiled gooey after the tortillas to eat. No wonder, the hotel offers a buffet full of praise for Emily . Diet is not known, the training is not vague , Emily week followed the car to run 200 kilometers on the plateau , facing the blowing dust , one step closer to the dream of the breadwinner 's simple .
In the city running, easier than on the plateau, but was removed to Chinese competition in Kenya , the test is not only physical . 25th night, from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Airport ; 27th night, arrived in Shanghai Pudong Airport . Miles flight , Emily through Dubai, Hong Kong and Haikou three turnaround time to stay in the terminal waiting for nearly a day. According to brokers revealed that these athletes have a common habit : If invited participants , generally only a few dollars in cash Chuaizhuo abroad , on the way to save money to eat airplane food . Dubai airport waiting for that 13 hours , Emily only to save money on an empty stomach and waited .
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China Sport shoes commissions paid , the remaining part is still attractive - Two years ago, International Monetary Fund annual per capita income of Kenya announced only $ 475. Purse drum , Emily still regard themselves as nothing, she would hide in the room to rest , and would not go out to the shops . Today , she will go to the sea, along the time line to return home. As to why no direct flights from Hong Kong to Shanghai but turn a trip to the sea, to the sea because there are companion competition, many people buy group tickets together , can have a lower discount .
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