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Sports Tourism: Foreigners flock Iten for more than just training

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Sebastian Uridat [Photo: Gloria Ihavi]

When German long-distance runner Sebastian Uridat first visited Kenya in 2012, it was to train in the high-altitude region of Longonot.

Although he did not exactly plan on returning, he has found himself coming back every year since.

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