Kaptagat
Human settlement in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
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::summary Human settlement in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya ::
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| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
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| elevation_m | 2500 |
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Kaptagat is a settlement in Uasin Gishu County, in the southwestern part of Kenya. This part of the country, where the two counties of Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet County share a border, is used by the majority of Kenyan professional long-distance runners to train for professional competition.{{cite web| work=Runblogrun.com | url=https://www.runblogrun.com/2014/01/a-view-from-kenya-2400m-to-2800m-altitue-run-in-kaptagat-kenya-by-justin-lagat.html | title=A view from Kenya: 2400m to 2800m Altitue run in Kaptagat, Kenya, by Justin Lagat |date=12 January 2014 |author=Larry Eder |access-date=21 March 2022}} Eliud Kipchoge, the former marathon world record holder, and the Tokyo Olympics and Rio Olympics marathon gold medalist, maintains a training camp in Kaptagat.
Location
Kaptagat is located in Kaptagat Ward, Ainabkoi sub-county, at the eastern edge of Uasin Gishu County, approximately 24 km by road, east of the city of Eldoret, along the B54 Road, and approximately 14 km by road, northwest of the small town of Chepkorio, in neighboring Elgeyo Marakwet County, along the same B54 Road.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Chepkorio,+Kenya/Kaptagat,+Kenya/@0.3934,35.486287,12.75z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1780e7b82ed098bb:0xc7975346f29e9c!2m2!1d35.533333!2d0.383333!1m5!1m1!1s0x1780e39204ea5329:0xaa60c47343dfed61!2m2!1d35.451241!2d0.436426!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Chepkorio, Kenya And Kaptagat, Kenya |access-date=21 March 2022}}
Athletics
Kaptagat is home to the Great Rift Valley Sports Camp, a training camp for many Kenyan runners including Elijah Lagat, Eliud Kipchoge, Moses Tanui and Brimin Kipruto. Kaptagat is also home to Chepkorio Athletics Club, a club that caters for student athletes. Global Sports Communication's athletics training camp is also located in Kaptagat.
Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor, a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in cross country, marathon, and half marathon competitions, was born in 1992, in Chepkorio Village, not far from Kaptagat. He undergoes some of his training at Chepkoilel Grounds in Eldoret.
Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum was killed in a car crash near Kaptagat on 11 February 2024.
References
References
- Matt Cleary. (11 October 2018). "'Drink a lot of tea': what can be learned from a Kenyan marathon great". [[The Guardian]].
- "Road Distance Between Eldoret, Kenya And Kaptagat, Kenya".
- Andrew Maykuth. (25 April 2000). "A dash to marathon country: A side trip in search of Kenyan runners' long-distance secrets". maykuth.com.
- Bernard Rotich. (20 July 2016). "Geoffrey Kamworor: Man of all surfaces". [[Daily Nation]].
- (2024-02-12). "Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar, has died in a car cras".
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