Paul Tergat: "We really need Peace in Kenya"

As the Herad Tribune re- ports, Kenya's former world marathon record holder, Paul Tergat, says he will skip the London Marathon in April because he has just resumed serious training after a four-month military course. "Right now, I am at 40 percent of my usual fitness and the London Ma- rathon is rather close," the 39-year-old told Reuters in Narobi, after he donating food to displaced people. Tergat attended a military training course near the Rift Valley town of Nakuru at the time of the recent political turmoil triggered by December's presidential elections. "We really need peace in our country and one of the things we must preserve at all cost is our sporting culture," the five-times world cross country champion said.