she is a world-class marathon runner. She started her career in running during her childhood days when she went to the Ngorano Secondary School.
Background
Apart from being a marathon world-champ, Catherine Ndereba is also a devoted mother and a wife. She balances her family life with her marathon career quite effectively. Catherine Ndereba believes that her family is the source of her strength, and she has only to gain from their support.
Career
After serving for seven months, she quit in 1995 to represent her country at the women's relay race in Seoul, Korea. Later that year, Catherine Ndereba set a personal record of 31 minutes and 35 seconds in the 10K Run at the Richard S. Caliguiri/City of Pittsburgh Great Race.