Kenya: Athletics - Squad's Training Peaks in Mt Kenya

Nairobi — The windy, hot and dusty Siakago hills provide ideal training conditions for cross country running, which explains why for the last 14 years, Kenyan athletes have preferred this serene wilderness as a launching pad for the World Cross Country Championships.

Since 1994, Athletics Kenya has kept faith with the conditions in Embu where the athletes alternate from speed training on the slopes of Siakago to endurance drills on the base of the Mt Kenya, which is just a few kilometres from their base at the Kigari Teachers' Training College.

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