Even a wrong number can lead you to a world-class runner in Kenya

Not every Kenyan is an elite athlete but, as Adharanand Finn discovers in the last of his blogs, those that can run probably will

I was walking along the street in Eldoret with a friend the other day when he bumped into someone he knew.

"Hey, meet James," he said to me. James looked like any other man in town that day, dressed in a shirt and smart trousers, his jacket too big for him, hanging off his shoulders. He smiled nervously and offered me a limp handshake.

"Are you an athlete?" I asked hi...