If the state of Colorado ever resorts to ordering residents to remain in their homes to slow the spread of coronavirus, distance runner Paul Chelimo has a creative plan to prevent that from disrupting his training for this summer’s Olympics.
He’ll grab a container of dish soap, remove his shoes and go for a run in his bathtub.
Chelimo had years ago turned the basement of his Colorado Springs home into a rudimentary gym, but one piece of equipment that he didn’t buy was a treadmill. The 29-year-old preferred using a state-of-the-art model at the nearby Olympic Training Center rather than emptying his savings on a comparable treadmill for his home or risking injury on a cheaper one.