10/08/2026
In the heights of Iten, running begins in the red.
Arriving on this deep, singular soil, runners
owe something. To family and to the future.
To those who first flattened the plateau
with their footfall. To the miles yet covered,
the self still undiscovered.
This record was made slowly, over time.
Across multiple journeys to Kenya, photographer
Sebastien Lorsbach returned to the same
roads, the same tracks, the same light.
The images were shot on film, a deliberate
choice that mirrors the pace of the place.
These captures reveal that the essence of speed
rarely springs from rushed work.
In this part of the world, running is not
an escape from life. It is a way into it.
To run in Kenya is to step into a system larger
than the body. Each stride stretches beyond
performance. Past perseverance. It conjures
hope and feeds households. It rewrites what
is possible for daughters as much as sons.
The voices that accompany these images
do not explain running, they circle it.
Agnes Jebet Ngetich speaks from within
the effort, from the urgency of the body and
the weight of responsibility. Brother Colm
O’Connell speaks from the long view, shaped
by decades of presence, transmission, and
care. Together, they suggest that running
is less about motion than orientation.
A way of standing in the world. A global practice,
grounded in a specific place, that binds body,
community, and belief into a single forward
movement. A choice to evolve oneself while
remaining rooted in the red.
Legendary Athlete
Legendary Coach Brother colm o'connell
Filming and editing
Camera supply and digitization
Processing Lab
Music and sound direction
Interview
Transcription
Special thanks to Jef Pontier
Many thanks
