Kenyan runners in Iten recover using traditional foods after intense training sessions. Their diet includes chai, ugali, ...

A New York Times reporter’s quest to beat the personal best he set 14 years ago took him to a Kenyan village, where the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's no secret that Kenyan runners are some of the fastest and most awarded in the world. Names like Eliud Kipchoge and David ...

ITEN, Kenya: Thousands of feet above the Great Rift Valley that runs through East Africa, the small city of Iten, Kenya, calls itself the Home of Champions. It has long produced and attracted ...

The suspicions bubbled up as soon as she streaked across the finish line. Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich began fending off questions from skeptical reporters immediately after she ran a 2:09.56 to demolish ...

New book "Why Kenyans Win Marathons and Estonians Build Unicorns" explores how societies build "ladders of opportunity" to nurture global talent.

Meru County, Kenya – Every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, Wanjiru Kamau heads out from her home in Mikumbune village in South Imenti Constituency to run five kilometres (3.2 miles). She is 82 years ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A Catholic church in Eldoret, an epicenter of global long-distance running in the north Rift Valley region of Kenya, is in the spotlight after a runner prayed there and later ...

Benson Kipruto, 34, and Hellen Obiri, 35, both from Kenya, secured victory in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday. Kipruto, an Olympic bronze medalist, narrowly beat fellow Kenyan Alexander ...

LONDON (AP) — Running his first major marathon in unusually warm temperatures, Sabastian Sawe made it look easy. The Kenyan runner made a solo breakaway with more than 10 kilometers left and never ...