I Spent 7 DAYS Running with Kenyan Marathoners (KENYA EXPERIENCE)

Humility. You don’t truly know the feeling until you’ve run with the Kenyans.
After four days of luxuriating in the heavenly confines of Tsavo National Park and the Finch Hattons campground, I head north to Iten -- a rural Kenyan village that’s built a reputation as the Home of Champions thanks to its incredible roster of locally produced runners, like Eliud Kipchoge, Mary Keitany, and Wilson Kipsang.
For the next week, I’ll run, I’ll eat, I’ll work out some more, and I’ll eat some more to fuel the next day’s run. When I’m not running, I’ll go to Iten town, hike to the nearby waterfall, shake fire ants out of my pants -- yowza -- and chat with Kenyans in an attempt to learn more about the secret sauce that makes runners from around here so successful. But hard as it may be to believe for some runners, there’s more to life than splits, paces, and PRs. So I’ll also head out to the countryside to learn more about how running is building homes for those in need.
Welcome to The Kenya Experience.
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Watch the first part of our visit to Kenya covering Nairobi and Tsavo National Park - • TSAVO | Kenya's LARGES...
Photo credits:
Eliud last 200m - Wikimedia Commons: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Eliud Kipchoge in Berlin: Wikimedia Commons: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
London Marathon 2018: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Dennis Kimetto runs along North Colonnade, Matt Buck: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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📖 CHAPTERS
00:00 - Welcome to The Kenya Experience
01:06 - Day 1: Landing
03:58 - Day 2: Polepole
06:47 - Day 3: Track Day
08:39 - Day 4: Sing'ore Forest
10:08 - Day 5: The Boston Fartlek
17:19 - Day 6: Running Builds Home
22:20 - Day 7: One Last Run

[@RunningTrips]

Love this Joe! We had an awesome time hosting you and Melanie, thanks so much for joining us 🤝 🇰🇪 🏃

[@BaurJoe]

Our absolute pleasure! Hopefully not the last time.

[@danjonesguitarist]

A beautiful and touching film. Thank you so much for posting.

[@BaurJoe]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching and the kind words!

[@And-rc9yy]

Cool video. I have spent 9 months training in the Kaptagat area and I keep meaning to do some video but training always gets in the way. I have only visited Iten, I can see its appeal but I like the Kaptagat area and will return here. Iten is clearly the best choice for foreigners on a short trip.

[@BaurJoe]

Glad you liked it! Would love to see (or make!) some video in Kaptagat.

[@maswaikelvin6493]

You should have done at least 7 videos content is great

[@BaurJoe]

Thanks very much! Got a new one since this released and another posting later today.

[@maswaikelvin6493]

Actually it's Mursik ,genes and lifestyle is what gives Kenyans an edge

[@BaurJoe]

Certainly doesn’t hurt!