14 DAYS Of Training In KENYA: Key REFLECTIONS (Kenya Experience, DAY 14) 

Gonna miss those runs together bro, it was a pleasure sharing this adventure together. Can’t wait to do it again, till that time comes we always can have the chance to meet in that ROOM 🤙🏻

Ben i watched every second of this series and i'd be mad if you didn't go back. You looked like a kid in a candy store the last couple of weeks.

Its been so great to follow you on this trip. What I take to me from it? 1. The food. I need to simplify me food. 2. Recovery. I love the concept of sleeping after a run 😴😁 3. Runners have positive group dynamics in general.

I hope you and your new brother Kush meet up again soon and do more running together.

This has been an epic series Ben, thanks for putting it together, great insights 👌

Mango & Papaya 💚 Kush such an amazing guy on the journey with you 👍 Main take-away Ben is your honesty 🙏

Really enjoyed the series Ben, top content as usual. I had planned to go already but now it is a must. Seeing and training with so many top athletes must be so motivating and inspiring.

What a fantastic series Ben! Looks like an unforgettable experience

15th video please... on the first few runs after being back and how you are feeling

This was one of the best running video series i have ever watched. Great job ben. Maybe you could explain this progression runs a little bit. Seems like they are really very effectiv. Thx and good journey back home.

Brilliant series Ben, loved it 👍🏻

Thanks for doing this daily series, you did a great job with it!

Great content throughout; great exposure for the Kenya Experience!

Ben thanks for taking us along on this amazing adventure!! Cheers!!

Wonderful series Ben, so inspiring ❤

This was such a fun series, really enjoyed it. Looks like you had a fantastic time, and I hope you get to go back out there.

Fantastic series of videos, really enjoyed them all, amazing work! 😀👍

The whole series has been great. Watched all the videos. You done an amazing job of documenting everything.

Amazing journey Ben, I loved watching your journey. Superb! All the best. Stay healthy

Fantastic series, Ben! Like many others, it seems, I enjoyed watching it each morning with a piece of toast as a nice way to start the day and get excited about my running! You did a really great job with this.

Amazing experience and fantastic vlog!!

This series was just awesome to follow Ben. Well done . 1 of my favorite running series to follow. Videos were perfect each day

Great way to finish the running trip. Looking forward to your coming weeks of training before Boston.

Thank you Ben for the experience, insight and sharing knowledge.. Make it simple is the key..

Thank you for sharing this fantastic series.. 👏

Excellent Series. Thank you so much for sharing, this has been such an inspiring series. Well done.

I loved every single video of this series and followed through the whole 2 weeks. Almost felt like i got to experience it just through the screen, thanks for bringing us with u on this journey!

One of the greatest running series ever made!!! You da man Ben!!!! Thanks very much for your hard work!!!!!!

Thanks a lot, Ben!🙋‍♂️

I have really enjoyed watching these Ben. And yes that included the safari, so glad you did that. I even felt a little sad myself on your last day. Thoroughly enjoyed the series, glad your home safe though 😊

Really enjoyed the series Excellent video's The place looks amazing.

Good series. Main takeaway is liking how they haven't made this an overpriced 5 star luxury experience. Simple accommodation, food, resources, no frills. Yes, it costs a bit to go, but I think pretty good value for the experience of a lifetime (and I say that as a total cheapskate myself!)

astonishing series and what an experience! i believe the group runs and the spartan routine are a key factors to the kenyan success in running. well done, mate!

Such a great series. Very inspirational. I'm more of a trail runner myself, but I would definitely try this.

Gonna miss this series.. looked so forward to watching it.. do more please :)

Loved the series so much. Hope I'll make it there one day and have that incredible experience too.

Man you looked in your absolute element out there. Really hope you go back as part of a big training block. Enjoyment is such an important factor and you clearly loved it!! Really enjoyed the series, Ben. Thanks so much for sharing!

Thank you, realy loved watching, i was there last year and have booking this summer. One of my coaches lives in Iten, and will be staying at his place. Reallu a runners heaven out there and i love kenya

Best series I have seen this year! This include Netflix also. Really inspiring stuff! 😊🙏

Best running series ever, and delighted you mention arunner in their 60s, gives me hope, well done really enjoyed that

When the culture embraces running, running flourishes. Ben, you gave us a great insight to running in Kenya. Great job!

Papaya with a sprinkle of lime on top - is amaaaazing! Tastes very very good!

Excellent watching these videos daily, enjoyed 🇰🇪

Good series mate. I became emotional seeing you leave. I know that feeling when you connect to good people. That will stay with you forever bud. Keep up the good work and have fun.

Great series, thanks

Thanks for sharing this experience!

Sneaking in the Cloud Surfers and Rocket x2s in the background to tease us shoe lovers :) Loved this series Ben, keep up the fantastic content and fantastic running!

Quality series. Really going to miss the daily vlogs Ben. Bet you miss the lovely weather already :P

Great series Ben, would love to do a trip like that some day

first! of the last in the Kenya series

Nice to see Luis Orta in the video!

Phenomenal videos every single one looked great and so enjoyable even the core training haha 😂 so jealous definitely one for the bucket list 😀 keep up the great work pal

Perfect experience for the following changes,thanks for sharing the it 😍👍👍💖

fun series! thanks for sharing so much of it with us! also, please try a papaya asap (disclaimer: i have strong bias towards tropical fruits such as papaya, guava, mango, etc.)

Hi Ben- great series of videos. Definitely tempting me to ask the wife if I can spend 2 weeks in Kenya! If you like progressive runs you should try out some pyramid sessions or even double pyramids. You basically build up to peak pace and then ease off but the effort/HR stays high as you fatigue. Good marathon training

Ben has a good energy

Seems to have paid off in Boston 🎉👏🏼

Hey Ben thank you for making all these videos I’ve absolutely loved watching them all. It’s fascinating to see how the elite Kenyans train! Just a quick question if you don’t mind, do they tend to eat or drink anything first thing before heading out for their run?

This series has become part of my morning routine here in Australia, sad it’s over! Very glad it happened! Great stuff Ben!

Need to find some of those donut things here in the UK. Look amazing.

Super series Ben 👌 although that pang of jealousy got more and more with each video 😂 would love to go experience this myself!! Quick question not quite related to the experience, but where are the shoe storage boxes behind you from?? Keep up the fantastic work 👏

you are an absolute amazing runner ben!!!! smash 2:20!!!

You never had papaya ?? 😱 Next time you go there, I recommend you make a simple fruit salad with equal parts papaya and mango (with maybe a dash of lemon juice to further counterbalance the papaya's high pH). It's gonna be an unforgettable snack, I promise. I love having those fruits after my 15km steady runs 😋

Best 14 Video Running Series. Would they ever add some TT sessions into their training? And how often would they recommend racing?

Hey Ben thanks for an excellent series, watched all and found them so helpful, I liked how you summarised your key points. I’m interested to know do Kenyan have specific low heart rate sessions, or are they low heart included in the progressive runs?

thank you sir!

Wow Luia Sorta, he was the first vlog I watched for Kenya. Do you know if he's shooting a season 3?

Great series👌Do You know the time of the Year is the most ideal to travle to Iten, or is that the same?😊

Book well worth reading about Kenyan running success; "Train Hard, Win Easy" by Toby Tanser. First came out in the mid 1990s but an updated edition available. Details of training programmes of top Kenyans, medal winners and record holders. Major ingredient is REST. Top Kenyans train 2-3 times a day but between the sessions they do - nothing! Also not afraid to take one day a week completely off running (Tanser makes the point that many runners are Christians and attend church on Sunday). Also at the end of the track season (or after a big marathon) they are happy to take a few weeks complete break. Over a year they may run fewer miles than a lot of European and American runners but a bigger percentage of that running is fast and hard because of the intensity that the group training generates.

I wish I could of told you earlier... When you meet the kenyans, you can say "habari" or "hajambo" which is "hi" or "hey" in swahilli. I will miss your kenyan vlogs very much!!!!

with all the people you trained with and become friends, will you meet them in any on your future races (starting with the Boston marathon)? 🙂

Ben how do you feel your running has progressed in Kenya? Do you think you’ll be quicker over a certain distance after this trip?

Ben, do you believe that your fitness improved during your two weeks in Kenya?

main takeaway for me is do your core exercises or suffer in pain later.

How do we make this happen from the US? I didn’t see any links for the us but only for the UK 🇬🇧? Thank you

Would you say that the long run needs to be hard also for 5/10k runners? Or just if you are training for a marathon?

how does novablast 3 TR perform on those terrian?

One question, is posible to fly direct to Iten?

Did they use a foam roller

do you watch the luis orta youtube?

Welcome back👍🏻 next time come to Kaptagat and training , u can stay free in my house .. who want pay 1350£ for only 2 weeks!?

you look a lot more kenyan now

what will your first run be when you are back from kenya?

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1:20 my friend... you didnt start your ... garmin or coros...smh.

in just two weeks, you start to look a little bit like kenyans.. 😂 well, i loven kenyans