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EYES ON TITLE: Athletics stars to follow Boston action in Kapsabet

Wesley Korir
Wesley Korir of Kenya smiles after crossing the finish line to win the men's division of the 2012 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Nandi County, they say, is the ‘Source of Champions’. Almost every world beater in athletics – from the legendary Kipchoge Keino to Janeth Jepkosgei – calls this part of the country home.

This is where speed meets endurance; where budding athletes nurture their skills and where races are planned and executed with military precision. And that’s on the track.

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