I had put off writing about my marathon experience until now: my first major marathon, my first Boston and my third time running the distance of 26 miles and 385 yards. The build up to this marathon had me at my fittest since taking up running about three years ago. I had prepared well and […]
Thank you for reading my stories about my first experience in Kenya. I have enjoyed reflecting back on this adventure and I’m excited to head back in the future. In case you missed a story, here is a list of all 12 entries. Enjoy! My Kenya Experience: 1.) Nairobi, Kenya: The Arrival 2.) Iten, Kenya: Home […]
I woke up early that morning for my last run before heading to Nairobi. I intended to not run too long, but caught one of our guide runners early. The views from that morning provided a great send-off. I ended up running for about 65 minutes before heading back to eat breakfast. We said our […]
My last full day in Iten began with breakfast. We were meeting Abel Kirui in the evening, but that morning we had a track workout. Before leaving I wanted to complete my last workout on a high note. As we met outside the High Altitude Training Centre, we voted on the track we would use. […]
I felt at home the moment I stepped off the KLM plane in Nairobi. I’m not sure why. I looked forward to experiencing Kenyan culture. After all, I had never been on the other side of the world, let alone in the eastern part of Africa. Maybe the tropical climate and the cool disposition of […]
When you mention to others that you plan to head to Kenya to run, most will think that you have a strong passion for running. The resurgence of distance running and health awareness in our culture has paved a growing trend in sports tourism. While vacation seekers might not look at Eldoret or Iten as […]