The Home of Champions
THE Iten Epic Trail Run
AN ADVENTURE
25 MAR – 29 Mar 2024
The Iten Epic over 5 days will cover 20 kilometres a day on carefully selected trails in Iten, Kenya, The Home of Champions.
Join Us For 5 Days Of Trail Magic
Entry fee ZAR 2,750
THE ITEN EPIC TRAIL RUN
AN ADVENTURE
Daily Start & Finish at the The Hub,
one of Iten Accommodation’s facilities.
Race briefing at 5pm on 24 March at the Hub
EXPLORE
SCENES FROM THE TRAIL
Accommodation
The hub & Lodge
Owned by former international athletes and current coaches, Hugo van den Broek (Netherlands) and his wife Hilda Kibet (Kenya)
The following information can be found on their website
[ Details Of Accommodation & Tariffs ] [ An Introduction to Hugo & Hilda ] [ Travel Arrangements & Visa Requirements ]
MORE ABOUT ITEN
THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS
Iten is considered the Mecca of running. It is a relatively small Kenyan town in the Rift Valley region and is situated at an altitude of 2400m. It is surrounded by hundreds of miles of hilly trails and is considered the ideal place for long distance training, as well as the most inspiring running area in the world.
Despite Iten only having about 8000 inhabitants, it is world-famous because it is home to many world class and upcoming runners. Kenyan runners come from all over the country to train in Iten, and top international athletes regularly visit to benefit from training at altitude and to soak up the spirit that makes Iten the Home of Champions. Warning: You will not be able to leave Iten unaffected by this aura that permeates the town.
The weather is relatively stable year-round, with temperatures generally around 20-25 degrees during the day and around 10 degrees at night.
Iten is easily accessible from Nairobi. It is a one-hour flight from Nairobi to Eldoret and then a 40 km drive to Iten. There is also a bus service from Nairobi. There is regular public transport between Eldoret and Iten but we will collect you on your arrival in Eldoret.
Iten has ATM’s for cash withdrawals, mini supermarkets for buying snacks and toiletries and daily fresh fruit and vegetable markets. Hugo’s barber comes highly recommended and ladies offer hair braiding services.
Eldoret has a recently constructed modern shopping mall with a well-stocked supermarket, chic coffee shop, health store and juice bar.
ITEN VISIT
Additional Opportunities
Meet & Greet World Class Athletes
Home Of The Champions
Visit A Traditional Kenya House
Learn How Ugali Is Made
Visit Saint Patrick's High School
Famous For Producing World Class Runners
Visit Creation Hive In Eldoret
Where People With Chronic Ilnesses Are Trained To Make Fair Trade Crafts From Locally Sourced Materials
Track Sessions In Eldoret
At The Kiphoge Stadium Or At One Of The Local Iten Tracks Where You’ll Have The Opportunity To Run & Watch The Elites
FAmous Fartlek Sessions
Join Kenyans & Other Visiting Athletes
Meet & Greet
World Class Athletes
Home Of The Champions
Visit A Traditional
Kenya House
Learn How Ugali Is Made
Visit Saint Patrick’s
High School
Famous For Producing World Class Runners
Visit Creation Hive
In Eldoret
Where People With Chronic Ilnesses Are Trained To Make Fair Trade Crafts From Locally Sourced Materials
Track Sessions
In Eldoret
At The Kipchoge Stadium Or At One Of The Local Iten Tracks Where You’ll Have The Opportunity To Run & Watch The Elites
Famous Fartlek
Sessions
Join Kenyans & Other
Visiting Athletes
Contact Us
Refunds
Due to the use of deposits for purchases, reservations and preparations beforehand we cannot offer refunds for any reason.
Event Cancellation
We reserve the right to cancel the event for any reason, including insufficient sign-ups, political unrest, or acts of God or god that would impede operations. In the event of such a cancellation, we will refund all payments for land costs, minus any monies we are unable to recoup for payments made to our suppliers, staff and operators. If for any reason the event were to be stopped while in progress, we will refund what we can recoup from the expected outlays for that part of the trip not completed. This is highly unlikely of course, but we must, of course, mention this.
Medical & Possession Insurance
You must have comprehensive travel insurance that covers you fully against the costs of helicopter evacuation, hospitalisation, medical care and repatriation if you become too ill to continue the event and must above all cover you against the cost of air or other forms of evacuation and/or repatriation should sickness or injury necessitate such a course of action. We will need a photocopy (or PDF) of your insurance documents confirming this to allow you to compete. Additionally, while we will take due care of your bags on the trails, your equipment and belongings are your own responsibility. It is recommended that you also have adequate insurance to cover loss or damage of your belongings.
Iten EPIC TRAIL RUN
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We will provide the Online Booking Form and Payment Link within the next couple of days.