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Kenyan Training Camp Produces Winning World-Class Runners

Mohammed Yusuf

   NDALAT, KENYA - Kenya's reputation as a producer of world-class
   marathon runners was further boosted this month when Kenyans Eliud
   Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei broke world records on the same weekend.
   Running is a big thing for the East African nation, where regular
   competitions give young runners a chance to prepare for greater glory.

   Kenya's Ndalat cross-country races -- a yearly event in the Rift Valley
   -- attract more than 5,000 runners of all ages.

   This year's contest comes just a week after Kenyan marathon runners
   Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei set new world records in Chicago and
   Vienna.

   Watch Mohammed Yusuf's video report:

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