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00:00It's the second training session of the day for Rosemarie and her so-called boys.
00:05It helps because you feel you are motivated running with them, don't run alone.
00:12When I run races like Tokyo, maybe Bali, I know I am not alone, they got my back.
00:20Rosemarie's team is made up of athletes who dream of becoming Olympians themselves.
00:26Training in the footsteps of a champion helps them develop key ingredients for success,
00:31like grit and discipline.
00:33We are together, like morning run and evening training, but track session and long runs,
00:43we separate from there.
00:45Everyone in the team has their own training programme, but they do a lot more than just
00:49run.
00:50We eat together, we take food together and we stay together.
00:59Rosemarie has used her prize money to build this home for herself, and this community
01:06space for her runners.
01:14It's important to help the community so they can be champions and at the same time
01:26to help their families.
01:29Kennedy Chalimo has been living here for a year and a half.
01:33This is my room, I used to relax, sleep at night, even during the day I used to relax
01:43here, I put it down there, this is my clothes, this is my friend, because we normally stay
01:57with them, we have one room, so I like here, it is fitting me, I love to stay here and
02:06train, I am stable being here.
02:11The prize money for a major marathon win is around 100,000 euros, that's 50 times the
02:17average annual income in Kenya.
02:20The life is not easy in Kenya, especially maybe some families, so running helps a lot,
02:28that gives me to make more effort and to aim to win many races, so I can get a lot and
02:38to be able to help myself and my family back home and to help the boys and the others.