Peru: Week 1, Part 2–Survival of the Fittest
So, Wednesday night we had our first homecooked meal—eggs, veggies, and potatoes made by the guys. Yum…or so we thought. 5 of the 8 of us had a less than [...]
Kenya Krew Week 1 Update
Habari! (Swahili for "Hello") We are the 2018 STRIVE Trips team of college interns. We arrived this week at the High Altitude Training Center in Iten, Kenya for six weeks [...]
Peru: Week 1–Getting Settled in Pisac
Hey guys! Katie here. The three other interns and I arrived in Pisac on Monday. Right away we had a hearty lunch at el mercado then took some downtime to [...]
Ty’s Training: Week of April 16, 2018
Weekly Summary - 75 miles in 11 runs. A great recovery week after the Time To Fly 50K. Managed to run every day, even with an overnight, 17,000 ft mountain [...]
Ty’s Training: Week of April 9, 2018
Weekly Summary - 64 miles in 8 runs. A huge new personal best, #2 time ever for an American and track World Record for 50K at the Time to Fly [...]
STRIVE Stories: Episode 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RaS2kZsd08 Hello all! Welcome to STRIVE Stories, a program in which we'll meet with past STRIVE participants and take them through their journey of learning about STRIVE, being a part [...]
Rob meets Colombia
Colombians love hot dogs. Certainly there are more insightful observations one can make upon landing in a foreign land, but this is something that somehow stood out to me. Fried [...]
Experience foods of the world with STRIVE
With Thanksgiving and the holiday season fast approaching here in the U.S., we can’t help but think of all of the delicious home cooking that we’ll be enjoying in the [...]
The STRIVE Difference
There are numerous community outreach and travel programs that exist for high school student-athletes to choose from, but at STRIVE, we are rooted in the belief that international travel, community [...]
STRIVE Peru 6/30/2017
Today is Friday, the last day of our first full week of service. All the preparation we did during the first week and a half really paid off and Service [...]