Kaptagat is a human settlement in

Uasin Gishu County Uasin Gishu County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya located in the former Rift Valley Province. Eldoret has the county's largest population center as well as its administrative and commercial center. “It lies between longitudes 34 degrees ...

, in the southwestern part of Kenya. This part of the country, where the two counties of Uasin Gishu and

Elgeyo Marakwet County Elgeyo-Marakwet County is one of Kenya's 47 counties. Elgeyo Marakwet County is located in the former Rift Valley Province. Its capital and largest town is Iten. It borders the counties of West Pokot to the north, Baringo County to the east, ...

share a border, is used by the majority of Kenyan professional long-distance runners to train for professional competition.

Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge ( ; born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized at the 5000 metre distance. Widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time, he is the 2016 and 2020 O ...

, the marathon world record holder, who also doubles as the Tokyo Olympics and

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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. This is approximately by road, east of the city of Eldoret, along the B54 Road. This is approximately by road, northwest of the small town of Chepkorio, in neighboring Elgeyo Marakwet County, along the same B54 Road.

Athletics training camps

Kaptagat is home to the Great Rift Valley Sports Camp, a training camp for many Kenyan runners including Elijah Lagat,

Moses Tanui Moses Tanui (born 20 August 1965 in Sugoi Nandi District, Kenya) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the gold medal over 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo. Biography At the 1993 World Championships in ...

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.

Other considerations

Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor, a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in cross country, marathon, and

half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...

competitions, was born in 1992, in Chepkorio Village, not far from Kaptagat. He undergoes some of his training at ''Chepkoilel Grounds'' in Eldoret City. ''Plateau Mission Hospital'' is located in nearby ''Plateau, Kenya'', approximately , west of Kaptagat.

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Geographical Location of Kaptagat, Kenya
{{Authority control Populated places in Uasin Gishu County