Ben, you just seem to be so happy there in Iten. Totally in your element…

Very diplomatic response to the cappuccino 😊

Can you talk about your shoe rotation and how each shoe is performing? Mileage review.Thanks for sharing your journey, the people, and the training. Great series.

I watch all of your videos Ben but I’m really enjoying your Kenya experience series. Thank you so much for sharing 🙂👏

I was on business in Eldoret almost 20 years ago. Went out for a jog one morning. Carrying around 115kg I was huffing and puffing my though around 5-5:15min/km when I heard the sound of horses behind me. I turned around to see a sea of human runners bearing down on me. They reached me within seconds, flew past me and literally left me in their dust.

Love the Kenya trip! I wonder how long we are lucky to get more :)

Great experience no doubt and much appreciated you take the time to make the daily updates. This will benefit you for your Boston race. Crush it!

Thanks a lot for the Q&A! Answered some of my questions :-) So much looking forward to it in August!

Great video Ben!!! Thanks for the content

Loving this Kenya Experience vlog series... so insightful! Enjoy a lot and please keep sharing with us your experience over there

You clearly love it there 🙂 I've followed Nina for some time. She is an amazing runner and fast.

Loving these vlogs mate

Super video! Loving it!!

Loving this content!

Nina 💪🔥❤️ Thanks Ben!

Love the daily posts! Interested to know how long you need to spend at altitude to gain the benefit and how long it lasts once you return to sea level? Enjoy the rest of the trip!

Love this video!

Glad I stayed for the Q&A, I was like wait a second who asked the question I asked, oh he's responding to my question.

Hi Ben! Great series. I wonder if you're able to have some food before the early morning run if you want? Running fasted if you're not used to it can be rough

I love seeing your daily videos Ben. Looks incredible and I was wondering how they handled dietary restrictions there. I am curious, what percentage of people speak English there and do you get any one-on-one coaching there?

Great video Ben! Would you mind showing us the 45 minutes core routine that kenyans do?

you should get the prime x from the running shop. It was a very good deal for one of the best and most fun shoes out there

Can you do a video on double threshold runs and how someone can incorporate them?

Can you make these videos longer? They are really good

Thanks for the great series! Is this same kenyan camp the welsh runner did? Hope to go someday

@BenIsRunning

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It is indeed. Glad your enjoying it

I wish I knew you were coming to eldoret sports club I could have joined you for the run. When are coming to eldoret again?

I used to see travel videos and say I need to go but now I see this series and thinking I need to do this for a vacation. What a awesome training run and cool day you just had.

I do all my long runs on a mile long loop. It really helps me stay consistent and I am always close to water and rest rooms . Mentally I aways have another lap in me.

Can you talk about skincare? Running in the sun after living in the UK must be hard on your skin, curious what sunscreen you use

great video series, very interesting! Can u say more details about the structure of the workouts on a weekly or bi-weekly basis? thanks

@BenIsRunning

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For this Kenya experience package or my training in general :)

@stefanocostagli8374

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@@BenIsRunning I would like to learn more about the general structure of training in Kenya. as far as I know it seems to me a fairly simple but effective scheme

How much is the flight? Can you do a budget, how much do you need to go in the camp and return to UK? Thanks

Very nice 👌🏼

What a great experience!

do you use coros pace 2 as ur default main watch?

What is your opinion about local Kenyan food?

Hi ben I have a question I am starting long runs and I need Some advice on what distance to run can u please help me

You starts long run pace from 4:20/km then finish 3:50/km in the altitude and in sea level if you do 25k progression run then from what pace you start and what pace to finish??

Crazy its 5 in the morning and roads are already full of runners 😮

@thomaskoller8990

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The early bird doesn't stay in the dorm 😀

I might book up for some of this, is it any good for a 52 year old 5k runner?

thank you for the video, really nice series. For your long runs do you carry drinks with you, i did not see any, how do you manage the fueling?

@BenIsRunning

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Usually stash them somewhere so I can grab them. We had the luxury of grabbing them every 1.2k on this run

What's the highest altitude? Can you reach the 3000 meters of altitude?

Benny, what initial kit made by SOAR do you recommend to begin with running?, (not too expensive) For someone who is averse to running, but you have Inspired me to pick up running for life!! Thank you you Bloody Bloke!!! All Da Best! GG!🤓

@BenIsRunning

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I’d recommend the long sleeves, I wear them the most but the tech in the singlets is also hard to beat. Extremely lightweight

@gabeduran8321

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@@BenIsRunning Thanks Ben,

yeah

Wondering if you've had any stomach issues while there? I've had some bad luck while traveling in some countries, and especially at altitude, this would make training difficult but it hasn't seemed like you've had issues? What about other runners there?

@mattb6873

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Also always struggled with this so would be interested to know the answer

Have you felt any benefits yet? Or do you think going back down to sea level you’ll see the improvements? What improvements are you expecting? Pace/recovery/ HR etc

@TheSqueak99

Жыл бұрын

It’s really only after adaptation back to sea level will you feel the benefit. Some take longer to adapt back and others not so long 👍 but at least 7/10days is not uncommon (in cycling anyway).

Are you still using the Insta360 go2 for running stuff Ben?

@BenIsRunning

Жыл бұрын

I am yes

He really didn't like that coffee 😅

Do they use gels over there bro?

@BenIsRunning

Жыл бұрын

The Kenyans don’t seem to, especially not at the sub elite level. For the those sponsored with support vehicles yes. That and carb drinks from what I’ve seen

👍👍👍

How do kenians warm up?

@BenIsRunning

Жыл бұрын

Every run no matter if it’s a long, recovery, tempo begins very slowly and then builds up for example a recovery run starts at 5:30/km and finishes at 3:50/km

@cool4runnings

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They dont, they build different

@MBkompressor

Жыл бұрын

@@BenIsRunning thanks mate! But no articular movements before? Just start running?

Do not pay mzungu price for motorbike! 😂 Anywhere in Iten is 50shillings, easy to bump into drivers who ask double or even triple price for non-kenyan people but always negotiate!

Thanks Ben. Hope you tune down / turn off the painfully generic poppy tunes during the running sequences.

How do kenyan beginner runners manage to get such branded expensive running shoes even though most of them not belonging to a wealthy family. Just asking. Thank you ❤️

SO SOON OMG!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

🍝

Thought you moved into ASMR at the start there

First

You don't look convinced on the cappuccino mate

BiR ASMR at the start

Her long acting insulin dose is high

Taking the easy flat option for the long run, not sure that’s what the Kenyans do Ben