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.

Town produces Olympic champions Iten is home to some 42,000 people, mostly subsistence farmers, and it has also been a temporary home to plenty of world champions, including two-time Olympic gold ...

A view of the entrance to Iten, considered a Mecca for producing some of Kenya's most elite athletes and a training ground for other international top distance runners in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya ...