The first of JRN's four-part series interviews in the weeks following Samuel Wanjiru 's death with the people in Japan who knew him best and made him what he was. For an explanation of the origin of these interviews please click here . In this interview, Stephen Mayaka , the first Kenyan to run in Japan all the way from high school through university and on to a pro career and a mentor to Wanjiru and other Japan-resident Kenyans, talks about his experiences with Wanjiru. Tomorrow's interview will be Wanjiru's coach at the Toyota Kyushu corporate team, Barcelona Olympics marathon silver medalist Koichi Morishita . Stephen Mayaka interviewed by Brett Larner in Takasaki, Gunma, 6/23/11 © 2011 Brett Larner All rights reserved No part of this interview may be reproduced or quoted without express written permission. photo © 2011 Daniel Seite All rights reserved To start with, could you talk about the early stages? Wanjiru’s discovery, his life in Kenya before he c...
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