Up before dawn and shivering in this record-setting cold spell, two wispy, thin Kenyan runners who only days ago had been whisked across the world and into town via an extraordinary fundraising effort headed out for a 10-mile workout along Sacramento’s American River bike trail.

Kenyan marathon runners Shadrack Chepyego, right and Japhet Koech finish a 10-mile run early Thursday morning along the American River bike trail east of California State University, Sacramento.

Kenyan marathon runner Shadrack Chepyego dresses for a workout in his hotel at the Hilton in Sacramento on Wednesday afternoon.

Kenyan marathon runners Shadrack Chepyego, left, and Japhet Koech visit the state Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday afternoon13.

Children hold up posters for arriving Kenyan marathon runners Shadrack Chepyego, left, and Japhet Koech at Exhibit S Gallery in the Downtown Plaza on Thursday night before a book signing.