Race to save Mau is more about life than medals

3000m steeplechase star Faith Cherotich and marathoner Vincent Ngetich joined Environment and Climate Change PS Festus Ng’eno and Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika in planting a tree at Rift Valley Sports Club during the launch of the Mau Conservation Marathon in Nakuru. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

As dawn breaks, silhouettes of athletes cut through the mist along the Keringet-Olenguruone road.

On these Mau Forest ridges where thin, cold air drifts heavily, such a scene is a daily rhythm.