- Emmanuel Wanyonyi trains at the 2 Running Club in Kapsabet, Nandi County.
- Some of the big names that train together with Wanyonyi at the 2 Running Club are Sabastian Sawe, Benson Kipruto, Evans Chebet, Margaret Chelimo and Nelly Chepchirchir.
- Wanyonyi is among the runners from the 2 Running Camp that are expected to represent Kenya in the upcoming Tokyo World Athletics Championships 2025.
While athletics fans in the country continue to celebrate the encouraging performances produced by Emmanuel Wanyonyi and other Kenyan runners at the Monaco Diamond League 2025, few truly understand the sacrifices and hard work that have made them excel in their respective disciplines.
Wanyonyi, who is already doing wonders at the age of 20, won the 800m title at the Monaco Diamond League in a world lead time of 1:41.44.
The time that Wanyonyi posted in the race where he decided to take the matters into his early, was among the top 10 fastest ever in the history of 800m running.
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As it stands, David Rudisha and Wilson Kipketer are the only runners who have clocked faster times in the discipline since the inception of the sport.
Besides Wanyonyi, Kenyans Nelly Chepchirchir and Edmund Serem finished first and third in the 1000m and 3000m steeplechase races respectively at the Monaco Diamond League.
This article takes a brief look at the training camp that continues to produce a lot of Kenyan superstars including Wanyonyi and Chepchirchir.
2 Running Club: Kenya’s talent powerhouse
Wanyonyi is one of the prominent runners that train at the 2 Running Club in Kapsabet, Nandi County.
Similar to the Global Sports Communication training camp in Kaptagat where the likes of Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon train, runners at the 2 Running Club utilize the natural train of the region.
Another plus about this running camp, is that it was established on high-altitude.
As mentioned above, Wanyonyi and Chepchirchir, sharpen their skills at the training camp that is located in the Rift Valley region of Kenya.
Other stars who train with Wanyonyi and Chepchirchir at 2 Running Club
The 2 Running Club, which was founded by the respected Italian coach Claudio Berardelli, is also home to many talented runners.
Some of these stars are the reigning London Marathon champion Sabastian Sawe, multiple Boston Marathon winner Evans Chebet and 2024 Paris Olympic Games bronze medalist Benson Kipruto.
Amos Kipruto, who has won several high profile marathons including the 2022 London edition, Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi, Phanuel Koech, Cybrian Kotut, and Vincent Kipchumba are among the other stars who train at 2 Running Club.
Wanyonyi’s coach explain what makes 2 Running Club special
Berardelli has described the training facility as a family that works together to achieve success.
“Yeah, I mean, I think I’m privileged because it’s an amazing experience and to have a group of athletes of such a level, but also a group of friends. I don’t know how to say it, but we really go together.
So we are here to work for a better future of course, running is what we do and the club is called 2 Running Club, basically, because two is the essence of togetherness, not the individual for the group and the group for individual, because I thought that the idea of being a champion is much more than just to be a number one,” he was quoted by Runners World in a recent interview.
With the likes of Wanyonyi and Sawe hitting their primes on the track and road races, the future for the 2 Running Club is brighter.
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