WATCH: Joshua Cheptegei - his reign of world athletics domination only just beginning

JOHANNESBURG - Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei’s rise to legendary status in men’s distance running has been rapid, but not surprising - especially according to the man himself.

Just look at his last five races, which include three consecutive world records in a year of unparalleled achievement:• On October 6, he won the 10,000m at the World Championships in Doha.• On February 16, he set a world 5km record of 12:51 in Monaco.Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei. Photo: Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters

“I did some gardening at my grandparents' house. But mainly, I worked at my school in town. It's a primary school, and I worked on some renovations there, like painting the walls.” Joshua Cheptegei poses next to the scoreboard following his record-breaking run. Photo: Valery Hache /AP He swept through the race with metronomic precision, tapping out splits of 60.70, 61.70, 60.64, 60.41, 61.25, 60.91, 60.03, 60.10, 60.18, 60.33, 59.97, and 59.64 for the last 12 laps.“I think Monaco is a special place and it's one of these places where I could break the world record,” he said.

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