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Bor, Gitonga win inaugural Mt Kenya running event

Emmanuel Bor (centre) poses for a photo with Governors Kiraitu Murugi (left) and Prof. Anyang Nyong'o after emerging the men's elite athlete winner of the inaugural Mt. Kenya Run. [Pharis Mutembei]

Emmanuel Bor from Nandi County and Purity Gitonga from Meru are the elite athlete winners of the inaugural Mt. Kenya Mountain Running Championships held on Saturday at the Kenya School for Adventure and Leadership (KESAL) in Meru County.

The event, which was the first of its kind in the country, featured six race categories namely; the 2km family fun run, the 6km junior run for girls, 8km junior run for boys, the 12km amateur race for both men and the 12km elite category race for  both men and women. There was also the corporate team’s.

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