Description
The Physio Running Camp Kenya:
New dates: 5-14 October 2025!
UPDATE:
The tickets are now on sale!
Are you a physio who loves to run and also travel?
Wouldn’t it be awesome if there was a way to combine all three?
Yes! Introducing the Physio Running Camp Kenya!
You will learn all things running from experts Aidan O’Flaherty and Hugo van den Broek.
Then we all run together through the amazing Kenyan highlands around Iten: The home of Champions!
We will have Kenyan pacers helping you with your pace.
The perfect altitude training, because Iten is located at 2400 meters above sea level, to prepare you for your (half) marathon in the fall of 2025.
This is a great experience and a chance to meet new, like-minded people!
While you are in Kenya, you could combine this trip with a Safari!
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What does it include:
- 9 nights accommodation
- 9 days continental buffet breakfast every morning
- 9 days lunch (sandwiches incl. vegetarian options)
- 9 days two-course dinner
- Transport from Eldoret Airport to Iten
- 4 mornings of interactive learning with The Running Course by Aidan O’Flaherty
- 2 running seminars by running expert Hugo van den Broek
- Upskill your clinical practice, gain an in-depth understanding of running injury assessment and treatment of common injuries
- Improve your running and maximize your conditioning to prepare yourself for your marathons in the Spring!
- Run alongside an experienced Kenyan pacer
- Freetime to socialize and connect with Aidan and Hugo and fellow course attendants during the activities and in the evenings
- Professional photos will be captured of the group throughout the runs in the breathtaking Kenyan countryside.
- Official camp ‘Kenyan running’ t-shirt
- Enjoy scenic runs along the famous Kenyan dirt roads, and make new friends!
- A “Once in a Lifetime” experience!
- Physios from Belgium, click HERE for more information.
- Physios from Holland, click HERE for more information about accreditation points.
Not included:
- Travel expenses to Nairobi and Eldoret
THE RUNNING COURSE with Aidan O’Flaherty
Course Content
Are you looking to improve your outcomes when treating running-related injuries? This course will help you advance your skills in assessing and treating runners, giving you the tools to confidently return them from injury. We will look at key principles that can be applied to effectively manage common challenges when working with runners, in order to achieve optimal outcomes. This interactive four-day course will include a mixture of both theory and practical case study work.
Introduction
• Understanding running mechanics • Exploring forces and loads during running • A look into why runners get injured
Managing running-related injuries
• Hip-related injuries in running • Common knee injuries in running • Foot/ankle injuries in running • Bone stress injuries in running
Gait analysis
• When is it appropriate to assess running gait? • How can we assess running gait in the clinic? • Gait retraining for running injuries and performance
Strength training for runners
• Understanding key principles of strength training for rehab and performance • Plyometric training for runners
Running footwear
• Key considerations for the injured runner • How can we use footwear to assist with the management of running injuries?
More about your course instructor:
Aidan O’Flaherty is a Physiotherapist specializing in running performance and the management of running-related injuries. Aidan’s passion is working with competitive athletes and recreational runners all over the world. He continues to expand his knowledge by staying up to date with current research into running injuries, biomechanics, and performance. He utilizes this knowledge in order to achieve the best outcomes in clinical practice. Aidan has worked in a clinic for the past 8 years and within this time has established himself as one of the top running physios in the UK, working with competitive runners, triathletes, and GB athletes that have competed in the Tokyo Olympic games. Aidan’s physio practice is based in London.
Running Seminars with Hugo van den Broek:
Running seminars:
– How to apply principles such as progression and specificity of training
You can read his blog called: Top 10 tips for high altitude training HERE
More about your instructor: Hugo is a former elite marathon runner, with a personal best of 2h12. He has coached amateur and elite runners from all over the world. His athletes ran at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics and had World Best performances in 2009 and 2015. Hugo has an incredible amount of training knowledge, based on his (more than) 30 years of running experience, his M.Sc. degree in Human Movement Sciences, and the fact that he has been training, meeting, and living with (elite and amateur) athletes from all over the world since he was young. Hugo has hosted camps in Iten since 2014. Runners of varying abilities who have attended Hugo’s camps describe the experience as life-changing.
Accommodation:
High-quality and affordable accommodation in the heart of Iten The Hub offers guests from all over the world the opportunity to stay in the Home of Champions at an affordable price while enjoying the comfort of high-quality, full board, or self-catered accommodation. We created The Hub in 2021 to provide athletes a simple, quiet, contemporary alternative to other training centers in Iten; a place to live and feel at home while you focus on your training.
Travel period: 5-14 October 2025.
Itinerary:
Sunday: arrive at Eldoret airport and you will be transported in a van to Iten, welcome meeting
Monday – Easy morning run on the dirt roads of Iten with Kenyan pacers and coach – Physio course with Aidan O’Flaherty – Guided walk through Iten, where the guests are made familiar with the town. We finish with a drink at View Point
Tuesday – Leave for Eldoret with private vans early morning – Visit the track to see elite runners train – Do our own session after this – After this go to the house of former world-class runner Sylvia Kibet where we have breakfast and a seminar about Kenyan running
Wednesday – Morning run on beautiful forest trails with Kenyan pacers and coach – Physio course with Aidan O’Flaherty – Guided visit to St. Patrick’s High School
Thursday – Coached workouts in Iten, with pacers and coaches – Running seminar by Hugo van den Broek
Friday – Morning run on the dirt roads of Iten with Kenyan pacers and coach – Physio course with Aidan O’Flaherty – Visit a traditional Kalenjin household, where we meet the family at their house and they prepare a traditional meal for us
Saturday – Long run at the Sing’ore forest – Running seminar by Hugo van den Broek
Sunday No run (rest) – Physio course with Aidan O’Flaherty – Lunch at restaurant Kerio view – Performance of traditional singers
Monday – Morning run on the dirt roads of Iten with Kenyan pacers and coach – Meet and greet with top athlete
Tuesday – Leave for Eldoret with private vans early morning – Track session with coach and pacers / plus watch the elite runners – After this time buy souvenirs – Departure later in the day
Travel options:
You can book your flight to Nairobi. From there you need to book an in-land flight to Eldoret, where you will be picked up from the airport and get a transfer to Iten.
The Rooms:
Twin Room (2 people in total):
Newsletter
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Rianne (verified owner) –
For a recreational runner like me, I felt fit, strong and motivated. Physically and mentally. This camp was my highlight for 2024!
yves (verified owner) –
I’m running since more than 40 years, ran over 40 marathons and countless other races, but this was one of my best running experience ever! And that means a lot! No words strong enough to describe it, you have to feel it, you have to live it, you have to run it!
But it’s not only about running. It’s also about interacting with other physios from all over the world.
All together, a great experience.
Wouter (verified owner) –
My expectations were high when I signed up for the physio running camp. 2 days in and all expectations were already completely blown out of the water.
We had the chance to run and talk with world class athletes, got to run on magnificent roads and trails. The opportunity to interact with physios from all over the world is priceless and that’s not even mentioning Aidan’s running injury seminars which are indispensable for any physio dealing with injured runners.
Without a doubt my highlight of the year!
Surkh (verified owner) –
This was definitely one of the greatest experiences of my life. I got to meet some amazing people during my time in Kenya from my fellow physios, the instructors, the athletes, and the local Kenyans.
As an avid runner and a physio, this trip was everything I could have hoped for. We had the chance to train where some of the greatest runners train, learn alot the local culture, and learn from some of the best in Aiden and Hugo on dealing with running injuries and training.
It was an amazing experience, and one I hope to go to again!
Ben Breen –
I had high expectations for the running camp but the whole experience was on another level! Brilliantly organised with a great mix of cultural activities, time to explore to local village, well design seminars and of course, lots running. I would highly recommend to any runner looking to increase their knowledge around running and injuries whilst having an experience of a life time!
Martins (verified owner) –
I took me a while to decide if I should go to this camp. And now I have no regrets because it was awesome! I loved it because not only you will have chance to gain new knowledge how to treat injuries related to running, enjoy running with local runners, but also learn more about Kenyan culture. I enjoyed it, and definitely it was once in lifetime experience.
Somya Rout (verified owner) –
A unique workshop designed for physiotherapists to experience Running as a sport , learn various aspects of MARATHON RUNNING , training module and at the same time learn from the best Physiotherapist regarding Running related injuries and their management based on the recent advances in physical therapy practice . The workshop is one of the BEST in its unique way and moreover you get to experience and understand about KENYAN Runners and the way they live and train . in one work it’s INCREDIBLE and a life time experience .
Tash (verified owner) –
I had the most amazing time at the Physio Running Camp in Kenya. It was well organised and a perfect mix of running, learning and culture. I attended as a student physiotherapist and learnt so much about how to assess and treat running injuries. I particularly enjoyed the practical element to the teaching. It was also really interesting to learn about how the elites train during the running seminars and from the athletes themselves!
Patrick (verified owner) –
This was one of my most memorable trips ever! Nils, Hugo, and Aidan did an incredible job planning this Physio running camp in Kenya. Not only was it filled with valuable running knowledge, but the cultural experience was a major highlight. I really enjoyed meeting the local people who were so warm and friendly. The tips and information I learned helped prepare me for my first road marathon which qualified me for the Boston marathon. I also found it helpful prepare me for 3 ultramarathons that I ran later in the summer. I’m so grateful for my time in Kenya and I would give this 10 stars if I could!
Lukas –
From the beginning until the end i had the most amazig time in the hills of kenya. In the last 12 months i was on the road and travelled to many places all around the world. But when i get asked now what my highlight have been in the last year – the physio running camp in kenya is always my answer.
More than special and unique!
No words needed!
You really can‘t miss this opportunity if you are a physio who loves running!