Training With Kenyan ELITES For 48 Hours

James and Mo are in Iten at Kiprun’s 42 House Project to train with elite athletes. What is it like training at altitude and what does it take to be an elite athlete…they’re here to find out!

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What’s in this video?
00:00:00 - Welcome to Iten, Kenya
00:01:30 - Training in High Altitude
00:03:17 - Fasted Morning Run to the Track
00:04:59 - Running with Elite Athletes
00:08:29 - Flexibility and Core Strength
00:10:18 - Recovery and the Importance of Sleep
00:12:03 - Why You Should Vary Your Sessions
00:14:05 - The Joy of Running
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[emilyevans]

It’s a shame we didn’t get to hear from the athletes. All we got was five words from the coach but the rest was just you talking.

[fat_vegan_slim]

I'm exhausted just from watching you two, let alone the Kenyans, no idea how you managed it! Looks like you had a great time, they really are amazing powerhouses 💪🏻

[_antmatlogistics]

I can see Amos kipkemoi there. Congratulations for winning 10k yesterday Nairobi marathon with incredible time

[NicoTNN]

What a treat. Having an opportunity to train with top athletes can raise your vibration to increase your own performance. Kool secession.

[rickgarrison]

They have a passion for running. Look at all the smiles they had on their faces. Running if life for them

[kariss]

“If I tried to keep up with them I’d be on the news for ….. dying” 😅😂

[Aritul]

It is so incredible how diligent the athletes are. Kudos to you guys for training with them.

[Kelly_Ben]

This was incredible to watch! What a beautiful place, and an incredible experience that must have been.
I've always been uncertain as to the value of sponsored teams. I now realize that, in order to compete on the world stage, they're critical. Most talented runners i know of have to have a job to support themselves, and sometimes have a family to tend to. If the incredible Kenyans are able to focus 100% on their training, and more importantly on their recovery/ down time between demanding workouts, it would be practically impossible to compete with that level of 100% dedication to training without being a fully sponsored athlete. Food for thought...

[kevinscott]

Wish I could give this a thumbs up twice. After reading Running the the Kenyans and Out of Thin air. The running culture in Kenya and Ethiopia is totally mental. What seems like entire countries of Olympic standard runners. If anyone has to read 2 x Running books, these are the ones I would recommend.

[cindydawn]

Love it! Thanks for taking us along with you!

[TheSiameseDreamer]

These videos should be longer. All the way to Kenya, and you make a 15-minute video. 😂

[rickcollingwood]

Crazy levels of dedication, very inspiring

[BruceGuitar]

Great video! Insane to see the level of dedication the Kenyans put in to get to that level.

[maggie]

I love it. It's the way everyone should live regardless of ability

[matthewcreelman]

You caught the (6pm) rains down in Africa!

[stuartwebster]

Excellent video, amazing to see the level these athletes are at and the joy they have for their sport.

[marjanaglusic]

Beautiful video. And congrats to both of you for doing great. 👍😊

[sarahhagen]

This was very interesting! Such beautiful runners 😍

[trinichinee]

Its crazy how the logic of running for the Kenyans works ... Ideally .. when u train for something .. u try to simulate what u training for, in training like a batsman from cricket, footballers training as close to match like intensity
Theese kenyans train at altitude and come down heere at sea level where the oxygen is more plentiful and " what they training for " is literally easier than race
The kenyans will be dominating long distance running for a long time

[tainarimorales]

🙏Towards the end of video, I love how he asked about “family “ I can tell Family is very important to u. That’s exactly the way it should be. Balance and knowing the need of investing in your relationships*❤