Kenya · 7 days
Days are built around two runs. Mornings and afternoons are split between easy and recovery runs, track sessions, and stretch and mobility work led by the Kenyan pacing team. The week also includes one medium long run and one long run, so there is a proper training load across the seven days rather than a sightseeing w…
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Kenya · 7 days · From USD 3000 (indicative)
Days are built around two runs. Mornings and afternoons are split between easy and recovery runs, track sessions, and stretch and mobility work led by the Kenyan pacing team. The week also includes one medium long run and one long run, so there is a proper training load across the seven days rather than a sightseeing week with a jog attached. Each athlete gets a designated Kenyan pacer for the duration of the camp, which means you run alongside someone who trains at altitude every day and can talk you through how they approach sessions and recovery.
The camp is led by coach Luis Orta, CEO and head coach, with Rainbow, the Kenya assistant coach based in Iten, working with the group on the ground. Luis is with the athletes in person throughout and available around the clock. The group is deliberately small, capped at 20 athletes, and the camp has run before in the same location.
Iten itself is about a 30-minute flight from Nairobi. It sits in open countryside, and the camp uses the roads and trails in and around town for the running sessions. The Lornah High Altitude Training Center, where the group stays, has been the training home of many of the world's best runners and is the same base used for all of this operator's running camps.
Beyond the running, the week is packed with things you would not organise yourself: a full-day safari to Nakuru including park entrance and driver, a guided motorcycle tour of Iten, a Masai family visit, a school visit, a half-day trip to the markets in Eldoret to buy presents, and group lunches and dinners with local food. A team photographer shoots all the runs and provides professional photos and video.
All meals, snacks and hydration are covered for the week, and transport is handled from pick-up at Eldoret Airport through the van service used during the camp. What you get is a week of serious running in the place the sport's best athletes come from, with the logistics, food and company sorted.
- Transportation and pick-up from and to Eldoret Airport - Van service for transportation during the week - Designated Kenyan pacer for each athlete - 7 day hotel accommodation in Iten, single room (HATC) - Motorcycle guided Iten tour - Full day safari trip to Nakuru (Nakuru Park entrance fee and driver) - Half day trip to Eldoret markets to buy presents - In-person coaching and 24/7 company from coach Luis - All meals, snacks and hydration during the week - Professional photos and video from all runs by the team photographer
- International flights to Kenya - Travel insurance - Personal expenses and souvenirs - Anything not listed as included