South American Running Mecca - Paipa, Colombia

In March of 2021 we went on a two week training trip to Paipa, Colombia. Paipa is a training mecca in South America. It has it all, high elevation, a beautiful track, great roads for long runs, wonderful people, stunning views, and delicious food. Athletes from around the world visit Paipa to train. It was here we had the inspiration for a longer form running series, which ultimately became our Marathon Training in Iten, Kenya series. Please forgive some of the production issues, due to the step and narrow trails, we were often filming with a GoPro while running or biking, needless to say, we learned a lot of lessons. Someday soon, we hope to go back and produce a longer series with more detail, but for now, enjoy our pilot episode!

Please feel free to leave comments for things you'd be interested in seeing in an upcoming training series!

Thanks for watching!

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Luis Orta is a Venezuelan Olympic marathoner, he currently holds the Venezuelan national records in the 10 kilometers and Half Marathon. He has participated in over 20 international competitions representing his home country including 6 world championships and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

After graduating from the University of Kentucky Luis moved to beautiful Boulder, Colorado with the goal of qualifying for the Olympic Games, while at the same time growing his coaching company and traveling the world training and learning from the best runners in the world.

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Síguenos hoy mientras corremos un fondo de 16 millas en el hermoso Boulder, Colorado. La calle Magnolia es famosa en el mundo del deporte, tiene una ruta difícil de 8 millas de tierra con subidas y montañas, perfecta para un entrenamiento duro y retante.

Gracias por la visita!

Video producido por Nate Castner con @mtn Mountain Techne -

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Luis Orta es un maratonista olímpico Venezolano, que actualmente tiene los récords nacionales de venezuela en los 10 kilómetros y Medio Maratón. Ha participado en más de 20 competencias internacionales representando a su país de origen, incluidos 6 campeonatos mundiales y los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016.

Después de graduarse de la Universidad de Kentucky, Luis se mudó a Boulder, Colorado con el objetivo de clasificar para los Juegos Olímpicos, mientras que al mismo tiempo hace crecer su compañía de entrenamiento personalizado y viaja por el mundo entrenando y aprendiendo de los mejores corredores del mundo.

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[AlejandroTorres-yxfs]

Es un orgullo haberte recibido en Colombia, eres un hijo de estas tierras, eres un hemano u siempre sera un placer tenerte aqui. Gracias Luis Orta, hermano venezolano

[gusmontano]

Always love your videos Luis; thanks for another great clip.

[michaeldixon]

Cheers Luis, such beauty in the scenery as well as your mindset

[anandradhakrishnan]

What a beautiful place this is, thanks for sharing, very inspirational

[maxPower]

Thanks for introducing us to this gem of a place!

[tytorrance]

Another great video not sure which i like more: the scenery here or Iten, Kenya

[jonathanvedia]

Looks amazing, That's a great get away from Cold Fall Marathon Training. Will consider it for my next run-cation

[meslet]

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Wow, her running tactic and style is strong

[JesusGonzalez-nkri]

Sigo tus vídeos. Muy interesantes. Muchas felicidades Bro. Desde Veracruz, México. Saludos fraternos.

[allturbo]

Really loving the collaboration between you and Nate. Amazing footage by Nate. You are inspiring and you make me look forward to running my future race. All the best.

[marcelamonroy]

Great video and report. My next trip will be Paipa

[WCELOGAN]

¡Qué bello lugar para entrenar! SALUDOS DESDE SAN JOSÉ DE COSTA RICA.

[Jun_K_C_zohr]

Efectivamente Paipa es un hermoso sitio para entrenar. Pienso que allí deberían venir muchos más atletas internacionales. Entiendo que algunos atletas africanos han entrenado allí. Sobretodo en los días previos a la media maratón de Bogotá. Gracias por el vídeo Luis

[andersg]

Hey mi bella Colombia grande ortaaaa animo

[sergiofernandez]

Tremendo video y hermoso lugar! Es muy similar al pueblo de cachi que se encuentra en la provincia de Salta, Argentina, esta a 2350mts de altura

[jhonjhonny-gl]

Colombia is so beautiful. I've been traveling there for work for the past 20 years. Love running everywhere I go, but the dogs in latin america ruin the experience. It's hit or miss. Sometimes the dogs run away, but on more than one occasion, aggressive pit bulls caused some serious injury to the runners I was with. Appreciate your honesty about the issue.

[sofianekalai_dz]

nice luis i hope youre everydays succes in running

[eruston]

Hahahahaha when the dog is coming, time to practice your final kick/sprints!

[kamilsoltysiak]

greetings from poland

your videos is great

[lbshwillin]

Hello Luis, excellent video! I love your commentary - very thoughtful and mindful of your training and the surroundings you find yourself in. I found your video because I am looking for a high altitude training location in Colombia for this April, 2025. I'm a 1:09HM & sub 2:30 marathon runner. I wonder if you still have any training contacts who are living/training in Paipa?