John Korir Kipsang
Appearance
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John Korir Kipsang (born December 15, 1975) is a Kenyan athlete who specializes in road running.
Korir won against the similarly named John Cheruiyot Korir at the 2002 Lisbon Half Marathon and 2005 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, while John Cheruiyot Korir won at a cross country event in Kenya in 2003.[1][2]
He trains with Kimbia Athletics and is coached by Dieter Hogen.
Achievements
[edit]Korir has won several road races, including:
- Peachtree Road Race (2001)
- Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run (2003, 2005)
- World's Best 10K (2004, 2005)
- Bix 7 (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004)[3]
- Bellin Run (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
- Lilac Bloomsday Run (2003, 2005, 2007)
- Bay to Breakers (2007, 2008)
- Steamboat Classic (2006, 2007)
Personal bests
[edit]Track
- 5000 metres - 13:34.41 (1999)
- 10,000 metres - 28:13.52 (2007)
Road
- 10 kilometres - 27:47 min (2004)
- 15 kilometres - 42:57 (2001)
- 10 miles - 46:12 min (2001)
- Half marathon - 60:47 min (2004)
References
[edit]- ^ Cherry Blossom, March 28, 2005: Two John Korirs Meet; Sally Barsosio Favorite in Women's Race Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Road Race results 2005". Archived from the original on 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
- ^ "Bix 7 year-by-year history". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
External links
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