First Week Recap
On Tuesday, the STRIVE high school students arrived! They took the first day easy as they began their acclimation. Wednesday morning was our first run together as a group, which [...]
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07, 2018
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07, 2018
Ty’s Training: Week of July 2, 2018
Weekly Summary - 115 miles in 13 runs. A great week w/ a marathon long run, short hills, and a good fartlek. Back at it! Don’t forget, you can follow [...]
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07, 2018
Finishing Up Week 4
The days have become a lot busier in Pisac now that STRIVE Center English and PE lessons are in full swing every day at 3pm and we have begun assisting [...]
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07, 2018
STRIVE Kenya New Group Members!
Now that the STRIVE high school student-athletes have arrived in Iten, we dedicate this blog to introducing the new members of our group. Here is a brief bio of each [...]
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07, 2018
Weekend Excursion and Start of Week 4
After another full week of training at 9,700ft, lesson planning, and the STRIVE Center debut, the Peru Crew flew to Lima for a whirlwind weekend highlighted by an appearance in [...]
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07, 2018
STRIVE Kenya Week 3: Saiwa Swamp, Eldoret, and Goodbye Nic!
For our weekend adventure, Kenya Krew went to nearby Kitale for a day of activities. They started with Saiwa Swamp National Park, home to the only species of semi-aquatic antelope, [...]
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07, 2018
Ty’s Training: Week of June 25 2018
Weekly Summary - 78 miles in 11 runs. Great race (at sea level) at the Surquillo 7km in Lima - 1st (solo’d the whole thing and new CR of 20’36 [...]
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06, 2018
STRIVE Week 3: The Re-Opening of STRIVE Center, Leo Manzano, and Ben Bruce
It’s week three here now at STRIVE Peru and things are falling into place. After several thorough planning sessions, we developed our first service project for the summer. We [...]
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06, 2018
Ten Best Aspects of Iten
1. The running culture—whether it’s a 200-person fartlek run or a casual group run, you are always surrounded by other motivated athletes. No wonder Iten has produced so many world [...]
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06, 2018
Strive Peru Week 3: Long Runs, Pachatusan Hike, and Strive Center
The days are rolling by now for the STRIVE Peru staff and interns. Last week concluded with the remainder of our service learning and the beginning of service project planning. [...]