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How running unites contrasting worlds

It was a severe culture shock yesterday for Kenyan athletes Bernard Kipyego and Micah Kogo when they rolled up the driveway of Merchiston Castle School, past sylvan lawns and lush acres of cricket and rugby pitches.

It was a severe culture shock yesterday for Kenyan athletes Bernard Kipyego and Micah Kogo when they rolled up the driveway of Merchiston Castle School, past sylvan lawns and lush acres of cricket and rugby pitches, to be confronted by stylish Georgian grandeur.