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 ...

Kenya is the pre-eminent Olympic nation in Africa. Kenyan runners boast more gold medals than any other African nation across all sports. The rise of its athletes has inspired Kenya and the world, ...

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 ...

PARIS — On the eve of the biggest race of her life, 21-year-old Lornah Kiplagat left home with only spare change in her pocket. She journeyed more than six hours on a crowded bus, storefronts and ...

In April 2026, Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe became the first person to officially run the marathon in under two hours. This milestone was anxiously awaited by the running world. For anyone who pays ...

Agnes Tirop was a 25-year-old rising professional distance runner who represented Kenya at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 5,000-meters. One month after she competed in her first Olympic Games, ...

Portuguese entrepreneur Pedro Queirós could spend his vacation relaxing on a beach with his family, but instead, every year since 2021, he has chosen to spend at least a month at a training camp in a ...

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 ...

A nation synonymous with distance running was given a multimillion-dollar choice: Get serious about antidoping efforts, or get banned from world sports. By Tariq Panja Reporting from Paris No country ...