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 ...

ITEN, Kenya (AP) — As dawn breaks over the sleepy town of Iten, its dusty tracks come alive with packs of runners keeping rhythm, often followed by cheerful children headed to school. Some of the ...

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.

When German long-distance runner Sebastian Uridat first visited Kenya in 2012, it was to train in the high-altitude region of Longonot. Although he did not exactly plan on returning, he has found ...

Iten, Kenya (CNN)Martin Tirop pumps his fists in the air as Faith Kipyegon wins her third 1,500-meter gold medal at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday in Budapest. It is a bittersweet moment ...

When the iconic Kamariny Stadium in Iten was brought down six years ago to pave way for an upgrade, critics predicted a massive exodus of athletes out of one of the world's esteemed training locations ...

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 ...