Wesley Korir has been running his whole life. Born in Kenya and now a cross country All-American at the University of Louisville, he grew up running five miles each way to school every day.

But he never dreamed that one day he'd find himself on the run out of his country, or sprinting through a cornfield to escape a group of his tribesmen trying to force him to fight, or running to confront gunmen about to execute a man from a rival tribe.

Korir (pronounced koh-REER) traveled to his hometown of Kitale, Kenya, in December with a message of peace. He preached in two churches and passed out 30 pairs of shoes he'd collected from U of L teammates to give to the poor. But while he was in Kenya, the country exploded into violence....