In many parts of the Rift Valley, running is part of life. The typical rural set-up has a school catchment area of up to 15km.
Without a motorised school transport system, children, from their nascent years, must run to school to make it on time for lessons and back home before dusk.
And as they get older, chores are incorporated into their morning routine, which they must accomplish before getting to school.
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