He is 30 and at his peak - but the cost is three months' isolation from his wife and the twins who didn't recognise him It is not just the altitude in Kenya's Rift Valley that rips your breath away. The sight of hundreds of elite athletes taking hills as if they were escalators does too. They are as much part of life in the town of Iten as the shacks and shanty; the haze of red dust they kick up providing a natural Instagram filter over its skyline. Iten prides itself as the "home of champions"....
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The Guardian - 3 Feb 2014 00:30
He is 30 and at his peak - but the cost is three months' isolation from his wife and the twins who didn't recognise him It is not just the altitude in Kenya's Rift Valley that rips your breath away. The sight of hundreds of elite athletes taking hills as if they were escalators does too. They are as much part of life in the town of Iten as the shacks and shanty; the haze of red dust they kick up providing a natural Instagram filter over its skyline. Iten prides itself as the "home of champions"....
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