Running with the Kenyans
Adharanand Finn travels to the town of Iten on a six-month mission to discover the secrets of Kenya's elite runners
Running with the Kenyans: return to Iten - in pictures
In 2011, Adharanand Finn spent six months in Kenya researching his book Running with the Kenyans. Earlier this year he returned to Iten, the town known in the running world as the ‘Home of Champions’
Running with the Kenyans - in pictures
Six months ago Adharanand Finn travelled to Iten to discover the secrets of Kenya's elite runners. Here are the best images from his time there
Even a wrong number can lead you to a world-class runner in Kenya
Not every Kenyan is an elite athlete but, as Adharanand Finn discovers in the last of his blogs, those that can run probably will
How Kenyan athletes help struggling local communities
Adharanand Finn visits Arusei Junior Academy with athlete Isaac Arusei, who started the school when its precursor was destroyed in post-election violence
Rising to the challenge of Kenya's 4,000ft half marathon
Adharanand Finn: The Fluorspar run – a punishing route up a 21km slope – is a rite of passage for Kenyan athletes wishing to reach the top
Improvisation and brilliance in the Rift Valley
Some of the events may seem like a chaotic school sports day, but on the Kameriny Stadium track Adharanand Finn sees an astonishing display of speed
Which Kenyan athletes will triumph at London 2012?
Among the hundreds of astonishing athletes in Kenya, Adharanand Finn picks four to look out for at the London Olympics next year
Running up the Ngong Hills
Adharanand Finn heads to Nairobi for a dawn run up a mountain. Is he finally getting fit enough to keep up with the Kenyans?
The trails keeping Ethiopia's distance runners in sprint condition
Adharanand Finn: The secret to those explosive finishes could be the training regime conducted in single file along unpredictable forest paths
Competing in Ethiopia, land of runners – and Kenya's rivals
Adharanand Finn: After four months of training with some of the greatest runners in the world, it was time for a half-marathon north of the border
'The secret is that you think there's a secret'
Adharanand Finn meets Brother Colm O'Connell, the man behind many of Kenya's greatest runners
A matter of course: Watching Kenyans rule the London Marathon – in Kenya
Adharanand Finn: I'd met both Mary Keitany and Emmanuel Mutai in the run-up. How strange to watch them stride through my home city on TV
'After the running come the speeches – then the marathon really begins'
Adharanand Finn experiences Kenyan timekeeping during a long day in the field in Iten
'A head start is what I need'
Adharanand Finn gets a lift while training with the world-class athletes at an elite camp in Iten
Marathon training with the Iten Town Harriers
To prepare for the Lewa marathon, Adharanand Finn starts training with a new team of top Kenyan runners
An unusual birthday treat
On a run with the Kenyan military, Adharanand Finn experiences unexpected psychological challenges
Running with the Kenyans: A chase with the Hash House Harriers
Adharanand Finn gets a break from the hard pace of Iten and meets some unlikely inner-city runners in Nairobi
'I've discovered the true meaning of a hard session'
Adharanand Finn joins a group of runners outside Iten for an interval run ... and is still going after most of them are finished and walking home
'This is one race an athletics fan in Kenya just has to witness'
Adharanand Finn travels 200 miles to meet the runners taking part in the Kenyan national cross country championships
Young, barefoot and fiercely competitive: Kenya's future athletes
Adharanand Finn takes a break from training to attend a school cross country race. Could an early dedication to running be the key to Kenya's success in the sport?
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