Iten 2023
Twelve hours after leaving their homes in Dubai, Marcus, Tom and Rob were back in the familiar surroundings of Kerio View, Iten, Kenya. Their third time in the infamous running town labelled as the ‘Home of Champions’. To their delight nothing has changed, the décor, staff and freshness of the air remains as it was when they had left 12 months earlier.
The other non-changing factor is the altitude. At 2100m high above sea level the air is thinner here and it is felt immediately. Subtly you realise it as the heart rate increases 5-10 beats more than usual when you move from sitting to standing. It will take 6 – 7 days before they guys adapt at a resting level. It is the altitude that some say is the key factor to this town creating champions.
This time the guys have embarked on a week-long trip. The pro camps here allow for 7-10 days of acclimatisation, this involves very easy exercise to help the body adapt. Once Heart rates or paces look close to sea level numbers the intensity and longer volume runs can begin. However, these camps are usually 1-2 months long and an adaptation period is a luxury the lads do not get on their week long visits.
As the days roll on the lessons start to come in. Marcus, Tom and Rob are here to train but more importantly learn. Kenyan runners have an incredible forward lean, compact and rhythmic arms and a smooth gait cycle. Some of their run attributes can be immediately attained simply by watching them. The trick is to try and mimic how they run and think of how other runners can be taught it. What needs to relax? What needs to be rigid? How can you teach the timing of it all coming together? You cannot learn this in a lecture hall.
Interactions here are important. In previous visits Marcus, Tom and Rob have sat down with The Godfather of Kenyan running, Brother Colm O’Connell and his understudy Coach Ian Kiprono from the famous St. Patricks school. These conversations make you realise the altitude here is one small factor, the larger one being the attitude of the runners in Iten. They are invited back to train with the training group from the school and a few lessons are remembered.
On their penultimate day, the guys invited to watch the juniors train. It begins on the school field but rain soon starts hammering it down. The consequence is being crowded into one of the school halls where ‘exercises’ will continue. It is in this closed space, for two hours, the guys get to watch the magic happen and even be part of it. There is no magic by the way, just community and shared purpose.
New lessons are to be learnt as well, the timing of their stay coincides with world famous run coach Renato Canova and on the afternoon of Sunday 5th , where the guys find themselves sat with him watching the New York Marathon. Several hours later and a lot of chat from Renato a book could be written. He is 79 and a memory that stretches so far back with such detail it is not only incredibly insightful but motivational to the guys as coaches too.
We asked head of endurance Tom to sum up his 3rd time at the Home of Champions.
“If you come to the best running location in the world to only run and talk about running you are missing out on the bigger picture. It’s the rhythm of life here that really teaches you things. Watch how people live, how uncomplicated most things are. Listen to how they speak but more importantly interact with nothing but love. There is very little jealousy here, only happiness for what they do have. I will try to come back to this place every year for as long as I can. It is that special.”
ENGINE
Varying the duration of intervals and working on good pacing. Understanding rate of perceived exertion and how we can use it to get better on the machines.
GYMNASTICS
We continue focusing on Pull-ups, chest-to-bar pull-ups, and Handstand Walks. These sessions cater to all levels, from beginners to seasoned athletes.
HYROX
3 Minute AMRAP on each HYROX station with some recovery runs in-between.
MOBILITY
The focus is on head-shoulder mobility, and we will work on establishing a more stable position. Or if you can’t get into the overhead squat, the fundamentals you need to gain the position.
PURE STRENGTH
In Pure Strength this week, we hit a heavy single back squat, so come max out! Then, some posterior chain accessory. Wednesday, we are continuing our press work with some pin press, and then we will go through the final week of progressions on our dip volume.
WEIGHTLIFTING
This week, we are focused on the Snatch in weightlifting. We will hit a heavy muscle snatch, followed by a Power Snatch Overhead squat complex and finishing up with an EMOM of hang Snatch!
Track Tuesday
Reps of 400 this week with 200m floating recoveries. Speed repetition work!
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1 hour
Location: InnerFight
Wednesday Ride
Vo2 Max session this week. 6 X 3min on 3min off. This one can get hard!
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Bottom of the stick
Friday, The Coffee Run
A tempo run broken up into 9 X 4min. A great session for all abilities!
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1 hour
Location: Common Grounds, Jumeirah Beach Track
T100 Race simulation
A chance for our T100 Triathletes to practice the nuances of racing! This is not an open session but if you’re interested to join please email tw@innerFight.com
Monday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: Ladies Only Tempo
This Monday we will be holding that Tempo pace (7/10 effort) for 5 mins blocks, off 2 min recovery. See if you can keep that feeling for all 5 rounds.
Tuesday
Time: 5:59am
Location: InnerFight
Session: Track Tuesday
Today we will be running 400m intervals with 200m float recovery. A chance to work hard with the wider endurance community and coaches.
Wednesday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: Ladies Only Intervals
Today we will be running 1 min on/off intervals for 30 mins. Pick your starting pace wisely on this session so that you can keep the quality throughout.
Friday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Kite Beach
Session: The Coffee Run
Today your tempo blocks will be 4 mins long, however the rest will decrease as the session progresses.
Sunday
Time: 6am
Location: Expo
Session: Dubai Womens Run
Coach Steph will be with the LRC Team and Dubai Womens Run where there will be a 10km and 5km race.
Monday:
Strength:
A) Power Clean + Hang Squat Clean + Front Squat
Conditioning:
For Time:
7 Squat Clean
12 TTB
Pool run
rest 2 mins x 5
Tuesday:
Strength:
A) Weighted Pull Ups + 20sec Max Ring Ring Rows
Conditioning:
3 rounds
1000/800 m row
30 Pull ups
20 KB STOH
Wednesday:
Strength:
A) Barbell Front Rack Reverse Lunges
Conditioning:
3min AMRAP
6 sandbag bear hug squat
12/9 cal Ass bike
rest 1 min
3min AMRAP
50 DU
6 sandbag to shoulder
rest 1 min
x 3
Thursday:
Strength:
A) DB Bench Press
B) Bent Over DB Row
C) Hang L Sit Holds
Conditioning:
In a Team of 3
8 mins max cal Ski Erg
rest 3 mins
8 mins max length sled
push (50/30kg)
rest 3 mins
8 mins Max wallball
Friday:
Strength:
A) Barbell RDLs
B) Rope Hangs & Rope Pull Ups
Conditioning:
4 Movements, 22mins your lungs will be on fire and your grip will be swole! Its Friday......
Twelve hours after leaving their homes in Dubai, Marcus, Tom and Rob were back in the familiar surroundings of Kerio View, Iten, Kenya. Their third time in the infamous running town labelled as the ‘Home of Champions’. To their delight nothing has changed, the décor, staff and freshness of the air remains as it was when they had left 12 months earlier.
The other non-changing factor is the altitude. At 2100m high above sea level the air is thinner here and it is felt immediately. Subtly you realise it as the heart rate increases 5-10 beats more than usual when you move from sitting to standing. It will take 6 – 7 days before they guys adapt at a resting level. It is the altitude that some say is the key factor to this town creating champions.
This time the guys have embarked on a week-long trip. The pro camps here allow for 7-10 days of acclimatisation, this involves very easy exercise to help the body adapt. Once Heart rates or paces look close to sea level numbers the intensity and longer volume runs can begin. However, these camps are usually 1-2 months long and an adaptation period is a luxury the lads do not get on their week long visits.
As the days roll on the lessons start to come in. Marcus, Tom and Rob are here to train but more importantly learn. Kenyan runners have an incredible forward lean, compact and rhythmic arms and a smooth gait cycle. Some of their run attributes can be immediately attained simply by watching them. The trick is to try and mimic how they run and think of how other runners can be taught it. What needs to relax? What needs to be rigid? How can you teach the timing of it all coming together? You cannot learn this in a lecture hall.
Interactions here are important. In previous visits Marcus, Tom and Rob have sat down with The Godfather of Kenyan running, Brother Colm O’Connell and his understudy Coach Ian Kiprono from the famous St. Patricks school. These conversations make you realise the altitude here is one small factor, the larger one being the attitude of the runners in Iten. They are invited back to train with the training group from the school and a few lessons are remembered.
On their penultimate day, the guys invited to watch the juniors train. It begins on the school field but rain soon starts hammering it down. The consequence is being crowded into one of the school halls where ‘exercises’ will continue. It is in this closed space, for two hours, the guys get to watch the magic happen and even be part of it. There is no magic by the way, just community and shared purpose.
New lessons are to be learnt as well, the timing of their stay coincides with world famous run coach Renato Canova and on the afternoon of Sunday 5th , where the guys find themselves sat with him watching the New York Marathon. Several hours later and a lot of chat from Renato a book could be written. He is 79 and a memory that stretches so far back with such detail it is not only incredibly insightful but motivational to the guys as coaches too.
We asked head of endurance Tom to sum up his 3rd time at the Home of Champions.
“If you come to the best running location in the world to only run and talk about running you are missing out on the bigger picture. It’s the rhythm of life here that really teaches you things. Watch how people live, how uncomplicated most things are. Listen to how they speak but more importantly interact with nothing but love. There is very little jealousy here, only happiness for what they do have. I will try to come back to this place every year for as long as I can. It is that special.”
Track Tuesday
Reps of 400 this week with 200m floating recoveries. Speed repetition work!
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1 hour
Location: InnerFight
Wednesday Ride
Vo2 Max session this week. 6 X 3min on 3min off. This one can get hard!
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Bottom of the stick
Friday, The Coffee Run
A tempo run broken up into 9 X 4min. A great session for all abilities!
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1 hour
Location: Common Grounds, Jumeirah Beach Track
T100 Race simulation
A chance for our T100 Triathletes to practice the nuances of racing! This is not an open session but if you’re interested to join please email tw@innerFight.com
Monday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: Ladies Only Tempo
This Monday we will be holding that Tempo pace (7/10 effort) for 5 mins blocks, off 2 min recovery. See if you can keep that feeling for all 5 rounds.
Tuesday
Time: 5:59am
Location: InnerFight
Session: Track Tuesday
Today we will be running 400m intervals with 200m float recovery. A chance to work hard with the wider endurance community and coaches.
Wednesday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: Ladies Only Intervals
Today we will be running 1 min on/off intervals for 30 mins. Pick your starting pace wisely on this session so that you can keep the quality throughout.
Friday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Kite Beach
Session: The Coffee Run
Today your tempo blocks will be 4 mins long, however the rest will decrease as the session progresses.
Sunday
Time: 6am
Location: Expo
Session: Dubai Womens Run
Coach Steph will be with the LRC Team and Dubai Womens Run where there will be a 10km and 5km race.
Monday:
Strength:
A) Power Clean + Hang Squat Clean + Front Squat
Conditioning:
For Time:
7 Squat Clean
12 TTB
Pool run
rest 2 mins x 5
Tuesday:
Strength:
A) Weighted Pull Ups + 20sec Max Ring Ring Rows
Conditioning:
3 rounds
1000/800 m row
30 Pull ups
20 KB STOH
Wednesday:
Strength:
A) Barbell Front Rack Reverse Lunges
Conditioning:
3min AMRAP
6 sandbag bear hug squat
12/9 cal Ass bike
rest 1 min
3min AMRAP
50 DU
6 sandbag to shoulder
rest 1 min
x 3
Thursday:
Strength:
A) DB Bench Press
B) Bent Over DB Row
C) Hang L Sit Holds
Conditioning:
In a Team of 3
8 mins max cal Ski Erg
rest 3 mins
8 mins max length sled
push (50/30kg)
rest 3 mins
8 mins Max wallball
Friday:
Strength:
A) Barbell RDLs
B) Rope Hangs & Rope Pull Ups
Conditioning:
4 Movements, 22mins your lungs will be on fire and your grip will be swole! Its Friday......
ENGINE
Varying the duration of intervals and working on good pacing. Understanding rate of perceived exertion and how we can use it to get better on the machines.
GYMNASTICS
We continue focusing on Pull-ups, chest-to-bar pull-ups, and Handstand Walks. These sessions cater to all levels, from beginners to seasoned athletes.
HYROX
3 Minute AMRAP on each HYROX station with some recovery runs in-between.
MOBILITY
The focus is on head-shoulder mobility, and we will work on establishing a more stable position. Or if you can’t get into the overhead squat, the fundamentals you need to gain the position.
PURE STRENGTH
In Pure Strength this week, we hit a heavy single back squat, so come max out! Then, some posterior chain accessory. Wednesday, we are continuing our press work with some pin press, and then we will go through the final week of progressions on our dip volume.
WEIGHTLIFTING
This week, we are focused on the Snatch in weightlifting. We will hit a heavy muscle snatch, followed by a Power Snatch Overhead squat complex and finishing up with an EMOM of hang Snatch!
Twelve hours after leaving their homes in Dubai, Marcus, Tom and Rob were back in the familiar surroundings of Kerio View, Iten, Kenya. Their third time in the infamous running town labelled as the ‘Home of Champions’. To their delight nothing has changed, the décor, staff and freshness of the air remains as it was when they had left 12 months earlier.
The other non-changing factor is the altitude. At 2100m high above sea level the air is thinner here and it is felt immediately. Subtly you realise it as the heart rate increases 5-10 beats more than usual when you move from sitting to standing. It will take 6 – 7 days before they guys adapt at a resting level. It is the altitude that some say is the key factor to this town creating champions.
This time the guys have embarked on a week-long trip. The pro camps here allow for 7-10 days of acclimatisation, this involves very easy exercise to help the body adapt. Once Heart rates or paces look close to sea level numbers the intensity and longer volume runs can begin. However, these camps are usually 1-2 months long and an adaptation period is a luxury the lads do not get on their week long visits.
As the days roll on the lessons start to come in. Marcus, Tom and Rob are here to train but more importantly learn. Kenyan runners have an incredible forward lean, compact and rhythmic arms and a smooth gait cycle. Some of their run attributes can be immediately attained simply by watching them. The trick is to try and mimic how they run and think of how other runners can be taught it. What needs to relax? What needs to be rigid? How can you teach the timing of it all coming together? You cannot learn this in a lecture hall.
Interactions here are important. In previous visits Marcus, Tom and Rob have sat down with The Godfather of Kenyan running, Brother Colm O’Connell and his understudy Coach Ian Kiprono from the famous St. Patricks school. These conversations make you realise the altitude here is one small factor, the larger one being the attitude of the runners in Iten. They are invited back to train with the training group from the school and a few lessons are remembered.
On their penultimate day, the guys invited to watch the juniors train. It begins on the school field but rain soon starts hammering it down. The consequence is being crowded into one of the school halls where ‘exercises’ will continue. It is in this closed space, for two hours, the guys get to watch the magic happen and even be part of it. There is no magic by the way, just community and shared purpose.
New lessons are to be learnt as well, the timing of their stay coincides with world famous run coach Renato Canova and on the afternoon of Sunday 5th , where the guys find themselves sat with him watching the New York Marathon. Several hours later and a lot of chat from Renato a book could be written. He is 79 and a memory that stretches so far back with such detail it is not only incredibly insightful but motivational to the guys as coaches too.
We asked head of endurance Tom to sum up his 3rd time at the Home of Champions.
“If you come to the best running location in the world to only run and talk about running you are missing out on the bigger picture. It’s the rhythm of life here that really teaches you things. Watch how people live, how uncomplicated most things are. Listen to how they speak but more importantly interact with nothing but love. There is very little jealousy here, only happiness for what they do have. I will try to come back to this place every year for as long as I can. It is that special.”
Monday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: Ladies Only Tempo
This Monday we will be holding that Tempo pace (7/10 effort) for 5 mins blocks, off 2 min recovery. See if you can keep that feeling for all 5 rounds.
Tuesday
Time: 5:59am
Location: InnerFight
Session: Track Tuesday
Today we will be running 400m intervals with 200m float recovery. A chance to work hard with the wider endurance community and coaches.
Wednesday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: Ladies Only Intervals
Today we will be running 1 min on/off intervals for 30 mins. Pick your starting pace wisely on this session so that you can keep the quality throughout.
Friday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Kite Beach
Session: The Coffee Run
Today your tempo blocks will be 4 mins long, however the rest will decrease as the session progresses.
Sunday
Time: 6am
Location: Expo
Session: Dubai Womens Run
Coach Steph will be with the LRC Team and Dubai Womens Run where there will be a 10km and 5km race.
Monday:
Strength:
A) Power Clean + Hang Squat Clean + Front Squat
Conditioning:
For Time:
7 Squat Clean
12 TTB
Pool run
rest 2 mins x 5
Tuesday:
Strength:
A) Weighted Pull Ups + 20sec Max Ring Ring Rows
Conditioning:
3 rounds
1000/800 m row
30 Pull ups
20 KB STOH
Wednesday:
Strength:
A) Barbell Front Rack Reverse Lunges
Conditioning:
3min AMRAP
6 sandbag bear hug squat
12/9 cal Ass bike
rest 1 min
3min AMRAP
50 DU
6 sandbag to shoulder
rest 1 min
x 3
Thursday:
Strength:
A) DB Bench Press
B) Bent Over DB Row
C) Hang L Sit Holds
Conditioning:
In a Team of 3
8 mins max cal Ski Erg
rest 3 mins
8 mins max length sled
push (50/30kg)
rest 3 mins
8 mins Max wallball
Friday:
Strength:
A) Barbell RDLs
B) Rope Hangs & Rope Pull Ups
Conditioning:
4 Movements, 22mins your lungs will be on fire and your grip will be swole! Its Friday......
ENGINE
Varying the duration of intervals and working on good pacing. Understanding rate of perceived exertion and how we can use it to get better on the machines.
GYMNASTICS
We continue focusing on Pull-ups, chest-to-bar pull-ups, and Handstand Walks. These sessions cater to all levels, from beginners to seasoned athletes.
HYROX
3 Minute AMRAP on each HYROX station with some recovery runs in-between.
MOBILITY
The focus is on head-shoulder mobility, and we will work on establishing a more stable position. Or if you can’t get into the overhead squat, the fundamentals you need to gain the position.
PURE STRENGTH
In Pure Strength this week, we hit a heavy single back squat, so come max out! Then, some posterior chain accessory. Wednesday, we are continuing our press work with some pin press, and then we will go through the final week of progressions on our dip volume.
WEIGHTLIFTING
This week, we are focused on the Snatch in weightlifting. We will hit a heavy muscle snatch, followed by a Power Snatch Overhead squat complex and finishing up with an EMOM of hang Snatch!
Track Tuesday
Reps of 400 this week with 200m floating recoveries. Speed repetition work!
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1 hour
Location: InnerFight
Wednesday Ride
Vo2 Max session this week. 6 X 3min on 3min off. This one can get hard!
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Bottom of the stick
Friday, The Coffee Run
A tempo run broken up into 9 X 4min. A great session for all abilities!
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1 hour
Location: Common Grounds, Jumeirah Beach Track
T100 Race simulation
A chance for our T100 Triathletes to practice the nuances of racing! This is not an open session but if you’re interested to join please email tw@innerFight.com
Twelve hours after leaving their homes in Dubai, Marcus, Tom and Rob were back in the familiar surroundings of Kerio View, Iten, Kenya. Their third time in the infamous running town labelled as the ‘Home of Champions’. To their delight nothing has changed, the décor, staff and freshness of the air remains as it was when they had left 12 months earlier.
The other non-changing factor is the altitude. At 2100m high above sea level the air is thinner here and it is felt immediately. Subtly you realise it as the heart rate increases 5-10 beats more than usual when you move from sitting to standing. It will take 6 – 7 days before they guys adapt at a resting level. It is the altitude that some say is the key factor to this town creating champions.
This time the guys have embarked on a week-long trip. The pro camps here allow for 7-10 days of acclimatisation, this involves very easy exercise to help the body adapt. Once Heart rates or paces look close to sea level numbers the intensity and longer volume runs can begin. However, these camps are usually 1-2 months long and an adaptation period is a luxury the lads do not get on their week long visits.
As the days roll on the lessons start to come in. Marcus, Tom and Rob are here to train but more importantly learn. Kenyan runners have an incredible forward lean, compact and rhythmic arms and a smooth gait cycle. Some of their run attributes can be immediately attained simply by watching them. The trick is to try and mimic how they run and think of how other runners can be taught it. What needs to relax? What needs to be rigid? How can you teach the timing of it all coming together? You cannot learn this in a lecture hall.
Interactions here are important. In previous visits Marcus, Tom and Rob have sat down with The Godfather of Kenyan running, Brother Colm O’Connell and his understudy Coach Ian Kiprono from the famous St. Patricks school. These conversations make you realise the altitude here is one small factor, the larger one being the attitude of the runners in Iten. They are invited back to train with the training group from the school and a few lessons are remembered.
On their penultimate day, the guys invited to watch the juniors train. It begins on the school field but rain soon starts hammering it down. The consequence is being crowded into one of the school halls where ‘exercises’ will continue. It is in this closed space, for two hours, the guys get to watch the magic happen and even be part of it. There is no magic by the way, just community and shared purpose.
New lessons are to be learnt as well, the timing of their stay coincides with world famous run coach Renato Canova and on the afternoon of Sunday 5th , where the guys find themselves sat with him watching the New York Marathon. Several hours later and a lot of chat from Renato a book could be written. He is 79 and a memory that stretches so far back with such detail it is not only incredibly insightful but motivational to the guys as coaches too.
We asked head of endurance Tom to sum up his 3rd time at the Home of Champions.
“If you come to the best running location in the world to only run and talk about running you are missing out on the bigger picture. It’s the rhythm of life here that really teaches you things. Watch how people live, how uncomplicated most things are. Listen to how they speak but more importantly interact with nothing but love. There is very little jealousy here, only happiness for what they do have. I will try to come back to this place every year for as long as I can. It is that special.”
Twelve hours after leaving their homes in Dubai, Marcus, Tom and Rob were back in the familiar surroundings of Kerio View, Iten, Kenya. Their third time in the infamous running town labelled as the ‘Home of Champions’. To their delight nothing has changed, the décor, staff and freshness of the air remains as it was when they had left 12 months earlier.
The other non-changing factor is the altitude. At 2100m high above sea level the air is thinner here and it is felt immediately. Subtly you realise it as the heart rate increases 5-10 beats more than usual when you move from sitting to standing. It will take 6 – 7 days before they guys adapt at a resting level. It is the altitude that some say is the key factor to this town creating champions.
This time the guys have embarked on a week-long trip. The pro camps here allow for 7-10 days of acclimatisation, this involves very easy exercise to help the body adapt. Once Heart rates or paces look close to sea level numbers the intensity and longer volume runs can begin. However, these camps are usually 1-2 months long and an adaptation period is a luxury the lads do not get on their week long visits.
As the days roll on the lessons start to come in. Marcus, Tom and Rob are here to train but more importantly learn. Kenyan runners have an incredible forward lean, compact and rhythmic arms and a smooth gait cycle. Some of their run attributes can be immediately attained simply by watching them. The trick is to try and mimic how they run and think of how other runners can be taught it. What needs to relax? What needs to be rigid? How can you teach the timing of it all coming together? You cannot learn this in a lecture hall.
Interactions here are important. In previous visits Marcus, Tom and Rob have sat down with The Godfather of Kenyan running, Brother Colm O’Connell and his understudy Coach Ian Kiprono from the famous St. Patricks school. These conversations make you realise the altitude here is one small factor, the larger one being the attitude of the runners in Iten. They are invited back to train with the training group from the school and a few lessons are remembered.
On their penultimate day, the guys invited to watch the juniors train. It begins on the school field but rain soon starts hammering it down. The consequence is being crowded into one of the school halls where ‘exercises’ will continue. It is in this closed space, for two hours, the guys get to watch the magic happen and even be part of it. There is no magic by the way, just community and shared purpose.
New lessons are to be learnt as well, the timing of their stay coincides with world famous run coach Renato Canova and on the afternoon of Sunday 5th , where the guys find themselves sat with him watching the New York Marathon. Several hours later and a lot of chat from Renato a book could be written. He is 79 and a memory that stretches so far back with such detail it is not only incredibly insightful but motivational to the guys as coaches too.
We asked head of endurance Tom to sum up his 3rd time at the Home of Champions.
“If you come to the best running location in the world to only run and talk about running you are missing out on the bigger picture. It’s the rhythm of life here that really teaches you things. Watch how people live, how uncomplicated most things are. Listen to how they speak but more importantly interact with nothing but love. There is very little jealousy here, only happiness for what they do have. I will try to come back to this place every year for as long as I can. It is that special.”