So one has a Kenyan wife and the other an Ethiopian one. Does this mean they're not together these days but instead in each of their wives' countries? And do you have any idea of what their lives will be like when they're too old to make a living from running assuming they stay in East Africa? Have they, like many high level East Africans, made enough money either to live out their days or buy some sort of business that will let them do that? I assume being married to locals means they're permanent residents.
So one has a Kenyan wife and the other an Ethiopian one. Does this mean they're not together these days but instead in each of their wives' countries? And do you have any idea of what their lives will be like when they're too old to make a living from running assuming they stay in East Africa? Have they, like many high level East Africans, made enough money either to live out their days or buy some sort of business that will let them do that? I assume being married to locals means they're permanent residents.
Jake lives in ITEN and has a guest house there. I’m not sure where Zane lives but he also shows up in ITEN from time to time. when I was there a few weeks ago I was told that Jake was charging around €40 per night for a room in his guest house which is on par with other guest houses for Muzungus in ITEN. Of course if you want to live like a local with outside toilet being a hole in the ground and just a very basic room with a tin roof you can also do that and locals pay around 2000 to 3000 shillings per month for that which is around $20-$30 a month. But you would not be comfortable there. Your things would not be secure there either. On a personal level, I think that where Kenya fails in that it does not cater to backpacker type tourists in the mid range level with very few options available. Kenya is different from countries like Thailand, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, where they are used to foreigners coming and needing budget accommodation. In Kenya it is either very bare-bones accommodation for locals where you would not be comfortable or safe or high-end accommodation with very little in the middle.
So one has a Kenyan wife and the other an Ethiopian one. Does this mean they're not together these days but instead in each of their wives' countries? And do you have any idea of what their lives will be like when they're too old to make a living from running assuming they stay in East Africa? Have they, like many high level East Africans, made enough money either to live out their days or buy some sort of business that will let them do that? I assume being married to locals means they're permanent residents.
If any of the information I gave with regard to Jake’s accommodation and the price of the accommodation is incorrect, I stand corrected, but I’m just going by what I was told by locals when I was in ITEN a few weeks ago. By the way, I also recommend a certain former high level runner’s guest house and if any information is needed on that one please send me a personal message via JS, and/or WhatsApp. Thank you.
You can follow Jake on Instagram. He seems to be fully adapted to living and training at altitude with the caveat that racing at altitude might still be a tall order even for Muzungus who have lived in Kenya for years.
Zane also lives in Kenya according to his Instagram. I think the issue in Ethiopia is that when foreigners live in Addis Ababa and want to train they have to take transport to the training areas for many hours every day so it is inconvenient compared with Kenya where you can run on dirt roads right outside your front door. In addition, in Ethiopia there is the language barrier with Amarrhic (excuse the spelling ) being a very complex language with a different script as well.
Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: አማርኛ), Amarəñña, IPA: [amarɨɲːa] (listen)) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amha...
What is embarrassing is the fact of doing the "dust off shoulders" movement after crossing the line. That's very disrespectful for the other runners. I haven't seen any Kenyan doing that after winning a race...
He doesn't dress like a w!gga he dresses like a bogan which is inkeeping with where he came from. I didn't want to say bc I don't like the word bogan or chav as it's looking down on people but w!gga is a US thing.
I would sometimes see parents telling their little children that I was a mzungu/azungu, and the really little kids would sometimes run away because of the scare stories they'd been told of white people!
True stories
Seriously! With all the disgusting rape tourist pedophiles around, I’d tell my child to run away if some random white man showed up too!
Jake lives in ITEN and has a guest house there. I’m not sure where Zane lives but he also shows up in ITEN from time to time. when I was there a few weeks ago I was told that Jake was charging around €40 per night for a room in his guest house which is on par with other guest houses for Muzungus in ITEN. Of course if you want to live like a local with outside toilet being a hole in the ground and just a very basic room with a tin roof you can also do that and locals pay around 2000 to 3000 shillings per month for that which is around $20-$30 a month. But you would not be comfortable there. Your things would not be secure there either. On a personal level, I think that where Kenya fails in that it does not cater to backpacker type tourists in the mid range level with very few options available. Kenya is different from countries like Thailand, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, where they are used to foreigners coming and needing budget accommodation. In Kenya it is either very bare-bones accommodation for locals where you would not be comfortable or safe or high-end accommodation with very little in the middle.
40 euro a night seems really expensive. What do you get for that?
Those are standard prices for standard running camps in ITEN. It's basic accommodation with meals included and I think they throw in some running coaching as well.
I'm comparing prices for 3/4 running camps in Iten.
For those interested in better options please contact me by personal message or/and through WhatsApp.
Jake lives in ITEN and has a guest house there. I’m not sure where Zane lives but he also shows up in ITEN from time to time. when I was there a few weeks ago I was told that Jake was charging around €40 per night for a room in his guest house which is on par with other guest houses for Muzungus in ITEN. Of course if you want to live like a local with outside toilet being a hole in the ground and just a very basic room with a tin roof you can also do that and locals pay around 2000 to 3000 shillings per month for that which is around $20-$30 a month. But you would not be comfortable there. Your things would not be secure there either. On a personal level, I think that where Kenya fails in that it does not cater to backpacker type tourists in the mid range level with very few options available. Kenya is different from countries like Thailand, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, where they are used to foreigners coming and needing budget accommodation. In Kenya it is either very bare-bones accommodation for locals where you would not be comfortable or safe or high-end accommodation with very little in the middle.
If only we could figure out what the difference is.