Iten has various high altitude training centres hosting over 1000 foreign athletes training who come to train and among them are World Champions, Olympic Champions and World record holders.
Here is a look into High altitude training centre and training centres in Iten kenya.
High altitude training centre
The High Altitude Training Centre is founded in 1999, the year I was born by Lornah Kiplagat.
Lornah Kiplagat is 4 times World Champion and she has held World records over 5 K, 10 Mile, 20 K and Half Marathon and competed for the Netherlands in the Athens (2004), Beijing (2008), and London (2012) Olympics.
The training camp is at an altitude of 2400 metres in Iten, 32km from Eldoret. I heard the governor of the area(Elgeyo marakwet county) saying that Iten hosts over 1000 foreign athletes training in Iten and among them are World Champions, Olympic Champions and World record holders.
The Centre is surrounded by miles of dirt roads, forest trails and roads perfect for running and mountain biking, lornah’s camp has a 25 m swimming pool this was famous one since it used to be the only one in the area for a long time, a fully equiped gym, a 400m all weather tartan track.
From the year 2013 Iten area and Kenya in general had world class runners but yet we had no such a facility for them. Although it is a private facility, this was a good way to show appreciation and encouragement for Kenya’s future runners by Lornah Kiplagat.
Kechei training centre
Kechei Training Center Iten – Kenya is one of the newest modern training destination for elite and amateur athletes. The high altitude and favorable climate conditions, as well as the presence of many accomplished runners, make it an ideal location for training.
They offer the following Services :
- State of Art Accommodations.
- Restaurants Services for Residents Only.
- Training for both Elite and Amateur Athletes.
- Message Therapy Services – administered after training or Run.
- Laundry Services is Provided absolutely Free.
The Swiss side Iten
The Swiss Side in Iten is also the perfect place for your training in Kenya. their high altitude international center welcomes visitors from all around the world all the year round.
Swiss side center provides all facilities needed by runners for a successful training camp in high altitude: cryotherapy, sauna, traditional Kenyan massages, gym for runners and a scenic restaurant at its top, offering a unique view of the village of Iten.
Runnix athletics centre
it is located just a few minutes from the centre of Iten – it is ideally placed halfway between the red tracks for jogging and the athletics tracks for speed sessions.
Runnix is Open all year round, the centre is accessible to ALL (runners or not, spouses, children) and to ALL levels of practice.
Theirr goal is to make you all experience an extraordinary human and sporting adventure in the land of running.
Iten accomodation
Founded by Hugo and Hilda van den Broek who live in Iten together with their three daughters Emma, Amber and Remy. They built their house and The Lodge on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, overlooking lakes and distant mountains.
The 42 HOUSE Kiprun
The 42 HOUSE is a house and location at high altitude in Iten, in the Rift Valley, where proximity and sharing
are the keys to athletic development and success, and which opened its doors in November 2023 to 14 of our KIPRUN athletes.
It can accommodate a maximum of 22 athletes enjoying a comprehensive monitoring programme, with 4 sports staff members: a sports director, 3 coaches, an operations director.
An educational supervisor is also present at the 42 HOUSE to guarantee group life and team building among the athletes, as well as a chef and a caretaker.
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