FRONTLINE/WORLD . Kenya - Run, Lornah, Run . Interview With Alexis Bloom and Cassandra Herrman: High-Altitude Women | PBS THE STORY Synopsis of "Run, Lornah, Run" TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK ...

In this Jan. 30, 2016, photo photographs of past champions hang on the wall above a small television set, a rare concession to modernity, at the Global Sports camp near the village of Kaptagat in ...

Targeted altitude training can lead to an improvement in running performance, especially in endurance sports. Runners use ...

It’s common for athletes to seek new ways to improve their athletic performance. One popular strategy is high altitude training, also known as high elevation training. This method involves training at ...

Altitude training is a component of virtually all elite running programs-- 95 percent of all medalists at the world championships and the Olympic Games since 1968 have either lived or trained at ...

Tuesday is speed work day in Kenya too. And since it’s not raining, the track at Kamariny Stadium is packed with groups running intervals, practicing drills and chatting with their coaches. Wilson ...

The basic idea is pretty straightforward: you head to the mountains (or crawl into your altitude tent) to force your body to adapt to lower oxygen levels, then you come back to sea level and kick ass ...

It seems like a simple-enough concept: Train where there’s less oxygen, force your body to adapt, and come back down to low altitude to race fitter and faster. Indeed, the allure of altitude training ...

FRONTLINE/World co-producer and videographer Cassandra Herrman films near the home of Nancy Kiprop, a Kenyan runner training at the High Altitude Training Center, in Iten, Kenya. You both have lived ...