How One Kenyan Village Fuels The World’s Fastest Distance Runners | Feed The Flame

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The Kalenjin tribe from Kenya has dominated long-distance Olympic running like no one else. Discover the secret ingredients to their success.
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[@PedroReinaldoGarcia]

Definitely: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”. Kenyans Runners are examples of how aspirations and determination to a goal make you go far.

[@alinavasile1036]

Pedro Reinaldo Garcia my father used to say this,he still in Romania ,i moves to America but i totally agree!!

[@irenedavo3768]

Pedro Reinaldo Garcia please watch 8 videos of Jim Nduruchi

[@aliceg6747]

Inspired!

[@jamesambrocio]

Like China with their table tennis. Qualifying for team Kenya is probably much, MUCH harder than winning silver in the Olympics.

[@saintnicole3209]

or like south korea with their archery

[@heroe1486]

Which is why the Olympics are inherently flawed and not "purely" based on merits

[@footygrams]

I have lived in East Africa and i can tell yah...do not underestimate the power of that corn bread called Ugali.

[@kiwishbj1]

It's not a bread

[@tarajileo2445]

lol

[@cynfulification]

It's not a bread.. more of a cake

[@Teddymwenda]

Ugali just ate right now lll

[@vikramtamu6401]

Indeed yes, there is no way to do so. Respect them. Love from Nepal

[@TheSolution4Kickz]

She's right, life in Kenya is a simple easy one. I've been there a few times and I was in the best shape of my life. All natural food, the climate, and the air. I was shredded after being there. We put a lot of trash by-products in our food to preserve it. There were no left-overs ever! My simple early morning beach jogs made a difference in my overall fitness.

[@naomitheloyalgal3788]

True. Am from Kenya, kalenjin tribe. All you said is very true life is simple and all food is natural and fresh.

[@listenup2882]

Do you think all of Kenya us like those little villages? Nairobi and Mombasa are quite different.

[@TheTamashek]

Have got friends in the states, even simple tea is very different in the states

[@dimitris90schild92]

I dont think so...Do you know neck lacing..? In some villages they caught thiefs and all the village enjoys burning them alive..barbarism......

[@Melzeeeyy]

​@@dimitris90schild92 that doesn't happen in Kenya. Please don't generalize

[@omw2fub559]

the way they support each others, supporting their neighbours.. this is why Olympic marathons are for them...

[@nelsonlentoror7103]

Supporting each other is not only found in iten but it's a way of life in the whole country.. waking up in the morning before doing anything you must first say hi to your neighbor ask them how they're doing is a kenyan style 😉

[@xtrekrex]

When I think of Kenya I think of Eliud Kipchoge. When I think of East Africa I think of Eliud Kipchoge. When I think of the marathon I think of Eliud Kipchoge. 🤷‍♂️

[@lifehacks1019]

Very true! I can't imagine Olympics without Kenyans

[@lifehacks1019]

@Kedas Boti Show us a government that ain't corrupt and I'll show you a virgin in a brothel!

[@ruttokiplagat9548]

@@lifehacks1019 Thank You Sir!🇰🇪

[@ruttokiplagat9548]

@Hut Albah Don't follow everything you see on the news... Western News to be specific. Come to the ground and see for yourself.

[@emmanueloluoch4688]

Ugali is the main staple food in Kenya and it is always served with a stew, it can never go alone 😅. In fact I don't think if their is a Kenyan who can go more than a day without eating ugali. Here we keep it simple, food is direct from the farms, no preservatives. We also have a hard working DNA in our systems, in fact we are go-getters and we always wish to emulate or even surpass the champions who were there before us. We are a humble nation utilizing the little we have, and most of all we love visitors so much.

[@jmbeck777]

I always thought, by comparison, that I had the “easy” life. After viewing this video I realize that most Kenyans think my existence is too stressful, discontented and lacking a real joy of life; perhaps they are correct. In the end, what does all our striving gain us? This video isn’t so much about running as it is about living.

[@rhaziel69]

I agree 100%. This is something I think about often. I think the "American Dream" is a sham.

[@rhaziel69]

I think one of the main keys is 'community'. They are very community oriented, whereas we are very individual goal based. Family and community are losing their significance in much of America. Just some thoughts I've had, among many others.

[@ordinaryguy815]

jmbeck777 youre right. materialism is one big failure

[@bitzkymz4747]

running is life we all have to run at one point,when or how we do it depends on us. does that even makes sense,it did when i started typing.

[@cikumwaura2378]

All African cultures have strong and deep family and community values.. Normally, we are working hard to improve our families lives..not ourselves. We are communal not individualism. For example, when you move to the City to work..like myself. You are sending money home and also take care of your siblings needs such as education. Therefore, if you dont work hard your family and community will starve. I think it s the same for the athletes..you have to be determined, work hard because your entire family, community and country depend on you.

[@blackrabbit6680]

I like how the shots makes Kenya's nature look so good. It makes me wanna go there and just sort of live of the grid :)

[@ahmedm2726]

Welcome 🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@urbanaafricana]

Kenya is very beautiful. What you've seen is just maybe 1 percent of Kalenjin land...the scenery varies depending on where you are. But honestly all of Kenya...the Coast, Northern Kenya..just everywhere is stunning. Come join us.

[@ruttokiplagat9548]

Karibu Sana!🇰🇪

[@dimitris90schild92]

I dont think so...Do you know neck lacing..? In some villages they caught thiefs and all the village enjoys burning them alive..barbarism......

[@ryroberts1219]

@@dimitris90schild92 🙄🤦🏾‍♂️

[@AnupKumar-ru7gk]

I live in kenya and that's what makes me proud love u kenya

[@amillejj.428]

Anup Kumar yayyyyysss 😍🤣

[@plzineedtogowayrn6353]

I’m from America but I have so much respect for Kenya too 🇰🇪

[@mikevoss7240]

Anup Kumar i

[@igordragoslav9672]

Your name like indian

[@Darubini2]

@@igordragoslav9672 Kenya has a big population of people who migrated from India and Pakistan.

[@harshkumar6427]

Beautiful country ... beautiful people....Once upon on a time my India was like this....Respect from India to Kenya

[@dimitris90schild92]

I dont think so...Do you know neck lacing..? In some villages they caught thiefs and all the village enjoys burning them alive..barbarism......

[@heroe1486]

​@@dimitris90schild92There are crazy people everywhere, Americans do worse in Guantanamo, Russian as well, doesn't mean all Americans and Russians are like that

[@josephinesosingot-raisanen6743]

I come from this tribe but I cant run to save mylife but thank God my son inherited the genes so he can run quite well long distance

[@irenedavo3768]

Josephine Sosingot-Räisänen please watch 8 videos of Jim Nduruchi

[@TxHoneyBee]

I love what she said that life in Kenya is easy and quiet. Good food. Good family. Good community. Beautiful Earth. All living together in peace in beautiful Kenya. This sounds like a dream come true for me.

[@dimitris90schild92]

The other side of kenya is dark.. NECKLACING .. In some villages they caught thiefs they put them tires and all the village enjoys burning them alive..barbarism......

[@stephengichuki8605]

@@dimitris90schild92 May you heal from whatever you're going through son, it's not about the Kenyans, it's about you.

[@jeremiahdashura2764]

This is such an amazing video of these Kenyan runners. I live in America as first generation Ethiopians, and I was always told that my live is easy and i should never be stressed out for anything, and that people around the world in these villages and other excluded areas live the hard life. However after watching this video I figured that indeed I am the one stressing and living life hard focusing on school and other activities, not even having time to sit with family and eat meals with each other. A great message from this video is live for the simple things in life, because that is what will make you the most happy. :)

[@irenedavo3768]

Jeremiah Dashura please watch 8 videos of Jim Nduruchi

[@io-rj6sk]

@@irenedavo3768 is that common there?

[@dominicweber]

This is amazing. A village, poorer than most of the rest of the world, that gets to have it's citizens dominate the world by its own weapons. Imagine this: you are born in the middle of nothing, considered as the lower end of the human scale. But just by your means, because of what your sufferings are causing you, you win. Millions of people acclaim you, you, the little poor girl/boy that once played in the mud on the streets in the middle of nowhere in Africa. Who would have thought that this little child is going to be the elite of this world, idol to much more fortunate people? You literally change your life. This is a wonderful message of hope. And the true magic and essence of sport: it can change people's lives, by peace and by the dominance over your disadvantages. Amazing. The proof that the answer to war is sport.

[@Mjmj101]

Sylla Atlas right

[@Mjmj101]

Sylla Atlas well said

[@benjaminlauter3819]

That's pretty meaningful

[@albon1762]

Listen, next time learn how to define the statement "born in the middle of nothing," these people have villages well equiped with a real diet better than so many of the people in the Western world, they are not in the middle of any war, they have access to various social services and their social set up makes them comfortable too. Just go visit a war torn area or conflict area that doesn't have any food supplies or social services you will know what having nothing is

[@headphonic8]

What are you talking about? They're not dirt poor. Just because they're black and don't have perfectly paved roads through their government doesn't mean they're living in squalor. They have clean houses, enough food, get their nails done, and can feed their kids properly.

[@Amanda.c91]

Amazing kenya. I eat ugali every night! Kenyan staple made its way to houston :) plenty of organic corn maize here! its so easy and fast to eat, and so inexpensive, digests like a dream.

[@ruttokiplagat9548]

How do you sleep After?

[@christinenduku5475]

Ugali is the staple food here in Kenya, it makes us strong and gives us energy.

[@theodore9339]

At the cooking part where they talked about neighbourbourly love, she said 'Tenda mema, Nenda zako' in Swahili. It's part of Ubuntu and directly means 'Do good, and continue with your journey'.

[@theodore9339]

*translates to

[@theodore9339]

*it's Ubuntu

[@nathanrotich7418]

I am a Kalenjin from Iten,...proud of my small town full of gold winners and record breakers

[@jawaharganesh7597]

Hi

[@WinstonKnows]

@@jawaharganesh7597 Hi

[@jawaharganesh7597]

@@WinstonKnows you from??

[@ahmedm2726]

God bless my country and its people 🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@chrisbenseler]

Great doc. BTW, subtitles are not synced with audio :-(

[@younge1666]

dont need the subtitles they speak very clearly

[@vladimir4614]

@@younge1666 well ... maybe, but no everyone here is native English speaker, so proper subtitles would be helpful anyway.

[@irenedavo3768]

Christian Benseler please watch 8 videos of Jim Nduruchi

[@mfarrukhiqbal1]

Life here is so simple, if I don't have anything to eat I can ask my neighbor to help or help the neighbor as well. That's called true community spirit. Lucky you Kenyans love from Lahore Pakistan

[@lifehacks1019]

Yes,in a Kenyan village one cannot starve. My food is our food and everyone is catered for

[@korbinpeterson5962]

This is the one place where your village rival could beat you to the Olympics :p

[@anthonyodeba4137]

hehe exactly

[@kipchorngwonektiroto457]

I have lived in America for 19 years, and I tell ya miss Kenya. I will go back to Kenya because I like the simple life there.

[@brutstrent]

as a child Jamaica my mom would give me a bowl of cornmeal porridge and one egg for breakfast, at one point in time i was so broke i ate cornmeal for breakfast lunch and dinner for a month and still was training for track.

[@MichaelTaphouse]

Loved this video so much!! Well done. Much respect for the Kenyan way.

[@stevocanuck]

these guys are so dedicated and inspire me to do what i think is the first process of becoming a long distance runner which is to lose weight. These guys are toothpick skinny, but clearly healthy and strong.

[@naomimugambi2181]

😂😂

[@evansbett7413]

Good try it I'm from Kenya too

[@amazingrefurbish2306]

6:32 they guy eat Ugali with fork, just for a camera 📸, but we usually eat by hands, squeeze it with palm and dip it either a soup, vegetables or meat 🥩

[@imani3975]

😂😂😂😂

[@nothernkiddah8980]

Ma guy😂😂😂😂🤝

[@kapsabet3]

Great production and genuine documentary of this beautiful Kenyan training village having lived there for two years while in high school. Thank you for sharing.

[@maverickegan5914]

One thing that I have observed with westerners is that they use technique in everything they do. That limits them from tapping into their full potential. With African Countries like kenya they are driven with pure passion and patriotism for their country.

[@lekis5975]

Indeed white people tend to obsess about technique, they lack spontaneity and creativity. However, I'll give them 10/10 for discipline and focus.

[@omegacroc2928]

Lol that’s not true they are genetically advantaged that’s why. It’s ok to admit that, different ethnic groups dominate different sports. We are all equal as humans, but physiologically there are differences. Natural selection is king.

[@bohrcyber1175]

Driven by the desire to get out of poverty

[@jaakizamazin]

13:50 Kalenjin: kirate sinendet ak artet olanyo bi boyot kai, ne ba gutwa haleiyo, kicham chepto nyo kakogure, oh ongeroo English: "There's a man on the hill with a cow who has loved one of our girls. He's calling the girl who he has loved..."

[@jdaniel282]

Ugali....in Mexico where corn is from, they call it Pinole and is an ancient source of carbs....stilled used by long distance runners like the tarahumara.

[@robertmassive5335]

For real??

[@tanakafupa4255]

Jose Daniel Salas to be fair Zimbabwe use white corn maze and you can make sadza, porridge and even alcohol

[@imani3975]

Pinole is nothing like Ugali ..

[@notreally5167]

beautiful, inspiring documentary, thank you!

[@therottenrook]

Maybe it has something to do with being born and living at 8,000 feet altitude for generations...??? They process oxygen better like the Sherpas in Nepal.

[@ah5650]

Nah there are plenty of cities in the U.S. at higher altitudes that don’t produce any exceptional runners.

[@MrBabyStunna101]

that and their diet

[@soenikrono8207]

Kalenjin community lives in the highest altitudes of mt elgon,Iten and the lowest plains of Narok and they all run. How do you explain?

[@EPmessi9800]

therottenrook genetics

[@WW-ky5pg]

The way they live and eat from kids is what I think makes them exceptional kids are never inside and eat well

[@rahulbarca4112]

Always wanted to visit Kenya. Will do it for sure in near future

[@christinenduku5475]

Welcome to Kenya

[@logannorman1287]

What a beautiful story and way of life!

[@mikeotieno8572]

That boy at 7.25 is the secret of why kenya is always successful in long distance running.. it's like an Argentine boy seeing messi training every day and even join him in the training

[@katied5314]

I want to go to this village!!

[@gideonnandwa4077]

Welcome, I'll walk you around

[@katied5314]

Gideon Nandwa really?

[@gideonnandwa4077]

@@katied5314 yes...just email

[@AnglinSolaman]

Hats off Olympic Channel... You r Great Channel... And team behind this channel is Great... They really worked hard to get this Awsome video for us.. 👍👏👏🙌💖💖💖I respect Athletes ❤️❤️❤️I love Olympics and Olympic channel 💖💖From India 🇮🇳❤️

[@davidalexander6500]

Fantastic documentary.....! Also, the look on her face when she went from drinking that Mursik to sitting on that stool out in the yard....PRICELESS!! :-)

[@rajatsharma_02]

great message, try making more such videos frequently ....

[@denniskipkemoi1755]

Makes me feel happy having been born a Kenyan Kalenjin.

[@TokyobuckettsLive]

Bana joh

[@nivardoparedes4583]

Pretty gerl thanks to show us how the atlets kenians get the first places in every competision , one of the important factor is the natural food , like the places where they live the humility way to do the live , and to get great prices for themselfs blessings for everybody. from Perú.

[@durianriders]

I did the kenyan vegan diet of processed corn meal aka ugali and dropped 10kg and smashed my marathon PR massively. Ive got heaps of vids about it.

[@leomrembo3812]

That's great .....😃simple and healthy food

[@lovesgibson]

There’s fat Kenyans in the village and they all eat the same diet. Their physique has more to do with the running than the food.

[@whatisitthesedays]

A wild narcissist appears.

[@Tedkelvin]

Am Kenyan....and the secret is breakfast is a liter of special porridge made from a blend of boiled cassavas,arrow roots,groundnuts and pumpkin all blended together. Do lots of Hard back breaking stuff.. Lunch is Corn meal Ugali, yellow beans and collard greens plus a glass of milk. Then run back home for a light supper.

[@jestymoresimon7576]

Proud of my home... Proud kalenjin

[@stardust7469]

We give God thanks. Yes, God gave the Kalenjin people the genetics to run, that's the answer, God given talent through some running endurance gene. We humbly give God thanks. From Kipchoge Keino, Conseslus Kipruto, Faith Kipyegon, Paul Tergat, Mary Keitany, Lornah Kiplagat etc. And across the Uganda border the Kalenjin on the Uganda side, Joshua Cheptegei, Stephen Kiprotich...keep on running brothers and sisters...and don't forget to offer glory and thanks God.

[@JSangmaria]

At 12.34, that wood stuff is actually activated charcoal. Charcoal is a product of incomplete combustion of wood. The activated form can be used as a purifying agent. On the other hand, Ash is a product of a complete combustion of wood or charcoal. Studies show that the main component of wood ash is calcium carbonate. Wood ash can be used to increasing the alkalinity of soil if the soil is too acidic.

[@tomm487]

That is my home town!! Fantastic climate, great people and epic landscapes.

[@SunUp08]

Gotta love that forward tilt... chi running at it's best!

[@samuelalridge3718]

I need to go to the motherland to have peace👍

[@johnmohblaxta]

y'r welcome bro

[@lifehacks1019]

Welcome home brother

[@eteee9575]

A proud Kalenjin here

[@s.m6963]

Love you guys

[@UnfilteredAmerica]

Love Kenya so much I could cry

[@marthawarrington7748]

Eating of the land was always designed for mankind. Many people would think that's a poor wstpy of living, however this is a rich way of living. Healthy natural foods as we should all put in our bodies

[@jinsonpalex]

Good video. thanks

[@mlrj12]

Great documentary about awesome people. I know life is tough for the Kalenjin people, but they handle it with grace and strength.

[@decoloniz_afro]

how tough??? useless comment all tribes in kenya we have rich ...middle class and those on poverty but believe me there is no homelessness in africa because IN villages there is everything..NATURAL FOOD...MILK..ETC

[@lydiasigei6071]

Life is not tough for us; we are doing just fine.

[@doriscandy3396]

Life is not tough,we have our own farms n grow our own food/crops.We do not go hungry.

[@gracemakinde]

I understand what you are saying. It's not that you are shaming them in any way. You understand the challenges of living in that community, as in every community, nowhere is perfect. But you see their grace and strength. We don't have to push each other down guys

[@amazingrefurbish2306]

7:29 twende twende (let's go let's go) proud to be a 🇰🇪 Kenyan. It other country children they always play pokimon and Playstation. Always be fit

[@tomnix8194]

As I already have recognized during my life it seams to be here also a part of success....the energy! You can take it out if somebody brings it in.....in this case I have seen a lot of unprocessed food which seams to be a important factor beside the positive energy the people provide to each other with their interactions.....allways milling faces if they meet each other. Time to think about make a step back for the most of us.....

[@kornado8833]

why are they eating UGALI with spoons?...that's not the way we do it!!!!

[@bellaolum1230]

Correct - we just dig in with our fingers!

[@rishabhdimri9520]

Yes we do indeed

[@doriscandy3396]

Am kalenjin and we use forks to eat ugali.Sometimes we use hands as well.

[@Darubini2]

The goal is to get it to the stomach, and the spoon accomplishes that.

[@Akengaroo]

You're right, I use forks.

[@francoiswilliams]

In South Africa we eat pap every day...it is same maize porridge...it is very good...

[@ravishankarnemmuri7769]

My respect towards kenyians raised high!!

[@momoben9899]

bravo le reportage.

[@VLOGERARUN]

You guys really awesome...I love the kenyian..I want to come in kenya

[@winnienduti2279]

You are welcome.

[@plzineedtogowayrn6353]

I loved this. I hope I could train with them one day

[@unminutoporfavor2024]

Beautiful people!

[@maureenw.m2677]

Wow...Kalenjin kenyans are so lucky. I am Kikuyu, we are heavy boned unlike the tall,dark and skinny kalenjins.

[@waitheradegisth3669]

He just did not turn that Ugali with a bang. hihihihiiiiiii Proud Kenyan!!

[@oarabilejongani9736]

Hihihi!Kwaaks!

[@susanmuthoni1167]

The CERA Talk 😂😂😂nimeskia tuu paa😂vile amebandika hio ugali kwa sahani.aki kenyans..

[@gideonnandwa4077]

😂😂bang it

[@desertdetroiter428]

Beautiful country, people and way of life. I’m jealous.

[@thomassmith3644]

Great doc. Who was the interviewer? She was excellent

[@sandeepnavalekar9052]

yes.....this is amazing and super humans...

[@therealscoobydoo]

Wonderful documentary, but I think you place too much emphases on diet. Diet does place a part, but the Kenyan diet is easily replicated, but diet alone is only small part of the overall formula for Kenyan success. The more important factors are the aerobic foundation built from living and growing up running long distances at altitude, great genetics and the motivation to succeed that comes from being poor.

[@kiswahilikitukuzwe2547]

Michael Murray It is a combination of both genetics and altitude. The Kalenjin and the Maasai come from the cattle rustling cultures. They believed that all the cattle in the world belonged to them; that God gave them the right to claim the animals that even belong to other communities especially from the low lowlands. They developed very efficient cattle rustling technique that they used for a period of hundreds if not thousands of years. Since they lived in the highlands with some places being over 9,000 ft above sea level. Once they raid the cattle from communities living at lowlands typically around 3,000 ft above sea level near the Great Lake Victoria. They would disappear with the stolen cattle up the steep hills and escarpments in the middle of the night with such efficiency and stamina.

[@stardust7469]

Michael Murray, Exactly True.

[@johnholmes2517]

Kiswahili Kitukuzwe 254 wtfu

[@rimun5235]

While there is some truth to this. If you have ever witnessed how the Maasai live, you will note, there is very minimal running done. They spend long hours walking and not running. I will say there bodies are just efficient as they walk in these sandals and cover a massive distance without any form of exhaustion.

[@amols101]

Good points but the intent of the video is the diet, it is pretty evident from the title.

[@joewillburn]

I want that "Faster Kenya" shirt to wear while training!

[@omesonyabs5244]

I wear it to bed.

[@sabrimarli7168]

I guess u can be whatever u want to be with right knowledge, hard work n dedication..n pray to Almighty God for His blessings

[@peterwaweru7802]

That my country kenya 🇰🇪 East Africa but still proud of African as a whole

[@user-xn2hf9re8r]

Great vid

[@eugean12]

congrats chemu.

[@jaligawesa]

Remember: East Africans we eat ugali but Kalenjin tribe is a gene/talent and altitude of the village as well. Because Tanzania and Uganda also eat Ugali and Beans ( maharage) but still can’t compete with Kalenjin ( Kenya). It’s so rare maybe a Kalenjin from Uganda or Tanzania- they have a different name within both countries.

[@ivynnerachael4272]

Even in kenya it's the same most of the time if not all its the kale who rep us in athletics 😂. Not all Kenyans are runners

[@varunrajkumar4403]

these people jog faster than i can sprint

[@saintnicole3209]

this is some awesome ethnographic fieldwork!

[@bobdole7292]

they look like gazelles when they run. perfect form

[@dj2one2]

I am a Kalenjin. I cant wait to tell my Kalenjin story.

[@damarisjerono4587]

Mtu wa kapsabet

[@megaman2127]

It’s not there diets it’s the dedication and devotion to the sport. Also there in altitude which is an advantage. If someone has dedication they sac accomplish a lot.

[@jackhandma1011]

I bet everyone in the tribe has a personal record in every long distance event.

[@cjoe1950]

15:45 EPIC! The kinkiest come-on I've ever heard. Happy dude.

[@o.a.m7954]

Kenapa orang kenya sangat kuat berlari dan jadi juara lari di berbagai ajang olahraga di dunia, karena mereka di ajarkan oleh kondisi alam mereka dan mereka terbiasa dengan yang nama nya berjalan kaki puluhan kilometer dari 1 kampung ke kampung lain nya dengan melalui kondisi alam yang bergunung,panas dari itu lah mental dan fisik tubuh mereka terbentuk,mereka tidak makan apa apa, hanya mereka di ajarkan oleh alam mereka

[@thibod07]

Awesome video ! Thank you for sharing! I agree with you what makes them amazing runners is likely their environment and life style very suitable for that activity and not primarily their genetic. One way to test that theory is to check in regions that produce the best swimmers in the world to see if similar reasons are found. So maybe genetics is an adaptation to their extensive running and not the major reason of their success as runners.

[@lekis5975]

You best believe, genetics is the major reason for their success as runners. 70% of Kenyans live in the rural areas with more or less similar environment and lifestyle (walking for long distances, spartan diet (vegetabels, ugali and beans meals), however most of our elite athletes come from the Kalenjin ethnic group. The Kalenjin ethnic group live in high altitude area in the Rift Valley, oxygen is thin on the ground, as a result their hearts and breathing systems adapted to their environment. Subsequently, when they come down to lower altitudes, the abundance in oxygen allows them to maintain their stamina. Also, representation matters, seeing is believing. As a people, the Kalenjin have a rich history of producing Olympic winners- Wilson Kiprugut (first Kenyan Olympic Medalist), Kipchoge Keino, Julius Sang etc. Subsequently, it is easy for a Kalenjin child to believe that they too can succeed, hence the reason why they are able to pursue their dreams diligently.

[@mikefloriano1319]

Respect💯👌👌

[@jddolx2543]

Bloody beautiful Who the hek eats UGALI with spoon 🤔

[@doriscandy3396]

Kalenjins.

[@violakulei5563]

The way she feels after taking mursik is the same way i felt when i had my first pizza and burger

[@vickyk7610]

No cap🤣 that was me after having canned food in Australia 😫

[@JB-os4me]

飛脚と同じですね。 昔訪れたヨーロッパ人が飛脚の人に肉中心の食事を摂取させたら走れなくなったと言う話があるように、ケニアの人にとってベストな食事なんでしょう。

[@bikashanand9172]

A lot is similar here in India, we make corn rotis and eat Dahi which is fermented milk.

[@maudentable]

Ugali inashinda chakula zinginezo zote ulimwenguni. Ugali ni chakula cha nguvu, tembea kwetu western ujionee watu wa nguvu dunia mzima. Timu ya kenya ya raga inatoka western.

[@freddymello3227]

Mauladous Basantes Ugali ndio habari ya mjini.

[@gideonnandwa4077]

Ukweli kabisa

[@NinieMN]

Iten. Home of world class runners

I think genetics have more to do with it than diet. Also the conditions that makes them run long distances since childhood.

[@gmnboss]

benjamín saravia How about running 10,000 miles a day for 10 years?

[@Junior-zf7yy]

Lots of kids in Kenya run miles each day to get to school on time and to get home before dark. That’s another major reason why they dominate so much

[@ricabulletproof3560]

Excuses lazy people has

[@directcharge6648]

And living at altitude, if you look at the few non Kenyans that can compete at the world level, they all live at very high points of altitude.

[@cobwebtheorem7538]

All over the Third World kids cover great distances to school. So, why are they not as dominant as the ones from Eldoret and Iten in Kenya?

[@ah5650]

I think running makes people beautiful

[@Ninja-ky5nz]

I am from the region, having relatives champions. I see nothing to do with food. Its genetic.

[@charltonotieno957]

Hezz Tum Kuna kdf pia 😂😂

[@kiswahilikitukuzwe2547]

Ninja Genetics is not written in stone. It is evolutionary. It is determined by tradition and culture which is, by the way, dynamic. That explains Brazilians with football or Jamaicans with sprints.

[@redmanhigh]

@KrOjah 1 so why aren't good sprinters coming out of West Africa!!

[@ryannejadian9795]

it’s true that’s why white people tend to be better at swimming ( you need bigger muscles and ext.)

[@NA-gc2nc]

Robert because jamaica takes their sprinting seriously and have good coaches. America takes every single sport so seriously so will train people from like kids. West africans don’t have good coaches. Im sorry but its true. They also don’t put an emphasis on it as much as jamaica and america. If the coaches knew what they were doing and kids started off earlier and training as kids, they would be better

[@mikey090]

It would be interesting to find the properties in Ugali compared to Pinole from Mexico. The carbohydrates and other nutritional values that it adds for these long distance runners seems similar to what Pinole has.

[@chriswamahiu8751]

It's similar. Ugali is a staple food all over over here, but not all Kenyans are fitness runners. Mostly, is has to do with the altitude of Kalenjin land and the genes. Kikuyu land has similar geography but Kikuyu gene is not that handy, I think

[@Jarnotjee]

Amazing people and culture, hope I can visit one day!

[@bboy6surme]

amazing

[@KASPERSKY707]

Is the dirt track that they run on is it on Kamariny Road?

[@josephmargaryan]

nice video

[@jinarokimutai7393]

Im from the Kalenjin tribe. I can tell you its nothing about altitudes and training although those are contributory factors. It has something to do with the DNA structure of the Kalenjin people. When I was a kid I would run for kilometres without tiring, and now when I think about it it stuns me.