Peru Week 2.5: Run long, play hard
Hair fluttering, lungs pounding, legs straining, we pushed through the last miles of our run, and so ended the epic Sunday long run. For some, it was 7 to 9 [...]
Peru Week 2: Teaching, Track, Cusco, and Running
In the past week, we have learned several lessons about teaching through our experiences at Divino Corazon. Most importantly has been the effort that it requires to make lesson plans [...]
Peru Week 1: Gettin’ in the groove
Bright warm sun shines down and trees barely sway with a breath of wind. The mountains are grand as ever on all sides, and like Tyler said this morning, ‘that [...]
Running for Another
On Sunday, I finished 4th in the Ibarra Regional Championship 10km road race and – for the first time – accepted prize money as a professional athlete. I’d actually won [...]
The Second Week in Review
Hey all - the Collegiate Gang's here - Luke, Will, and Andrew! Last Sunday we began our hike of the Pisac ruins overlooking the town. We traversed the mountain [...]
A Weekly Recap from Nina and Kyler
Nina and Kyler here checking in! Wednesday started off with our now normal daily run. We gathered at 7:45am and split into running groups. Once everyone who had the [...]
Elevation Assimilation
Hello Friends! This is Siddarth, Ali, and Owen telling you about our Perú experience so far. Our adventures began in Lima where we spent the night at Hostel Las Fresas. [...]
Saline Encounter
From a distance, the salt mines at Pichingoto-Moray stand out in stark contrast against the surrounding landscape. The salt collects in shallow pools of runoff that cascade down the valley [...]
Behind the Scenes
As much as we do during the STRIVE program itself, there is an amazing amount of preparation and organizational work required to get our programs ready. With the first batch [...]
Converging on Ollantaytambo
Fellow STRIVErs, friends, and family members. Greetings! Intern Riley here. It's a beautiful, brisk evening here in Ollantaytambo - I'm sitting in a terrific little cafe called "La Esquina" ("The [...]