Photo by Kip Keino Classic
In coming second at this afternoon’s W400m in Nairobi (Absa Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour), Shida Leni’s 50.93 sec smashed her own National Record of 51.25 sec.
Shida has been trained since 2013 by the husband and wife coaching team of Kevin and Sue O’Connor, hugely assisted by her London-based manager, Jeff Freeman.
Kevin observed, “Shida has been achieving PBs (personal bests) weight-lifting in the gym, and at track sessions at Mandela National Stadium. So a 400m PB was on the cards, indicating that this National Record was possible.