Final Days with Hotchkiss
We spent the rest of Thursday relaxing back at the HATC. Cat gave her STRIVE talk on the prevalence of energy deficiency syndrome and its dangers. We then enjoyed our [...]
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06, 2018
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06, 2018
Ty’s Training: Week of June 18, 2018
Weekly Summary - 104 miles in 12 runs. Great week w/ a good bump up in mileage and a nice 38km long run. Getting into a good rhythm! Don’t forget, [...]
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06, 2018
Week 2: Finishing Up Service Learning and Planning Service
This week, the STRIVE Peru crew finished up discussions about service learning and started to discuss potential options for doing service. Some of these include re-establishing the STRIVE Center and [...]
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06, 2018
Hotchkiss School’s First Week in Kenya
Hey all! The Kenya Krew’s second week in Iten has been nothing short of amazing. Student-athletes and coaches from the Hotchkiss School arrived Monday afternoon. The group consists of five [...]
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06, 2018
First Weekend Adventures, and the Beginning of Week 2
This weekend, the group visited Cuzco on Saturday after running in the morning. Upon arriving, the interns and staff all visited a hostel owned by Tyler’s good friend, Ronny, to [...]
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06, 2018
Ty’s Training: Week of June 11, 2018
Weekly Summary - 70 miles in 11 runs. First week w/ the STRIVE intern gang! A great group and great week of running (except for one sick day). Got in [...]
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06, 2018
Kenya Krew’s First Weekend Adventure
Our first week in Iten has flown by. We have had a variety of activities, ranging from Swahili lessons to visiting schools. This weekend, we decided to venture from the [...]
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06, 2018
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 [...]
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06, 2018
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 [...]
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06, 2018
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 [...]