It's no secret that Kenyan runners are some of the fastest and most awarded in the world. Names like Eliud Kipchoge and David Rudisha have graced the Olympic stage for years, and for good reason. But ...

Nestled six hours northwest of Nairobi, Kenya, sits the small town of Iten. At 8,000 feet above sea level, Iten is marked with lush vegetation and striped with Kenya's iconic red clay roads. Running ...

Nearly 300 athletes from Kenya have been punished for using banned substances since 2015, tarnishing the country’s image as a running powerhouse. By Jeré Longman Reporting from Eugene, Ore., and ...

Last summer I got to go to camp like a kid again. More than that, I got to know personally three Kenyan running legends. I fit in a six-day trip to "Camp Marafiki" in New Mexico while my own two boys ...

The big spring marathons are just ahead - Rome (March 23), Paris (April 6), London (April 13) and Boston (April 21). One absolutely safe prediction is that almost all the top places will go to ...

Rebecca Cheptegei loved chickens. She reared them and collected their eggs each morning. Her family would gently joke she loved them too much. “She was always laughing,” says her mother, Agnes. “You ...

The town of Iten, perched on an escarpment in western Kenya a mile and a half above sea level, holds an elevated place in the sports world as a training ground for elite long-distance runners.