He is like my dad or an elder brother to me.” “That’s the same year he beat El Guerrouj and Bekele in Paris. He won gold and I was fourth,” Augustine Choge told Olympic Channel ahead of the epic run in Vienna. We competed in the same team at the 2003 World Cross country. “I have known Eliud for 17 years and have raced him several times. Uganda’s Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich as well as Dutch marathon record holder Abdi Nageeye, are among foreign marathoners who frequently train with Kipchoge. There is also two-time World marathon champion Abel Kirui and 2017 world champion Geoffrey Kirui.

The athletes, Kipchoge included, do the house chores around the camp and spend most of their free time chatting and relaxing. But now we have running water and solar panels for heating.” “In 2002 we had no running water and used to get our water from a nearby well. “It’s free of distractions, “Eliud told about the minimalist camp, where he has spent most of his time over the last 19 years. The camp has a main building, basic dormitories, a kitchen, dining area, and a small TV and physio room. That’s also what the simplicity principle hinges on. It is a basic camp that houses around 30 athletes, who reside there for at least five days every week. The Global Sports Communication training camp was started by his mentor and coach Patrick Sang, an Olympic silver medallist in the steeplechase. In Kenya’s history, Kaptagat was where most of the British colonialists settled, but it is now known to be cradle of some of the best world distance runners, including marathon legend Moses Tanui, Olympic steeplechase champion Brimin Kipruto and many others. GettyImages-1277405367 (2020 Pool) Where does Eliud Kipchoge train?Įliud Kipchoge trains in Kaptagat in the Kenyan highlands, that lies at altitude of 2500m above sea level.

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