Evans Rutto

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Rutto (center) between Martin Lel (left) and Jaouad Gharib (right)

Evans Rutto (born 8 April 1978 in Marakwet District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specialises in road running events. He made the fastest-ever marathon debut by winning the 2003 Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:05:50. He won the London Marathon and a second title in Chicago the following year.

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After 2004, Rutto's form dipped considerably and in 2006 he took time away from marathoning due to injury. He has not yet returned to competition, although his personal best still keeps him within the top-20 fastest runners of all time. [1]

Career

His first major competition was the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and he finished in fifth place in the long race and helped secure a dominant Kenyan finish in the team competition. Rutto became an elite runner at the 10k to half marathon distances: he won the 2001 Beach to Beacon race and was the top Kenyan finisher at the 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships with a run of 1:00:43 for sixth place.

He moved up to the marathon in 2003 and won the Chicago Marathon with a record debut time of 2:05:50, making him the fourth-fastest marathoner ever at the time (after Paul Tergat, Sammy Korir and Khalid Khannouchi). [2] This was the fastest-ever time for a marathon debut and remains so [3] – it also remains his personal best time.

He opened his 2004 season with a win at the London Marathon, beating Sammy Korir to the finish by half a minute. [4] He returned to the Chicago course in October and defended his title with a winning time of 2:06:16 – over a minute and a half ahead of runner-up Daniel Njenga. These two times placed Rutto at the top two spots on the season's fastest marathons list for 2004. [5]

His 2005 performances were considerably less successful as he only managed tenth place at the London Marathon, losing his unbeaten record of three straight victories. [6] His fastest time of the year, 2:07:28, was only enough to bring him fourth at the Chicago Marathon. [7] At the 2006 London Marathon he was in tenth place again and appeared in agony at the end of the race. [8]

Rutto took time out from competitive running after a disappointing 2006, due to injury and personal problems.[ citation needed ]

He trains with Kimbia Athletics and is coached by Dieter Hogen. Rutto is married with three children, Winnie, Dennis, and Dieter (after Coach Dieter Hogen) (as of 2005). His father Kilimo Yano was also a runner, whose personal best at 10,000 metres was 29 minutes.[ citation needed ] He won the 2014 Mumbai Marathon [9] losing out on the course record by one second and a US$15,000 bonus for it. [10]

Personal bests

SurfaceEventTime (h:m:s)VenueDate
Track 5000 m 13:02.71 Nürnberg, Germany25 June 2000
10,000 m 27:21.32 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France17 June 2000
Road 10 km 28:07 Vancouver, Canada22 April 2001
Half marathon 1:00:43 Bristol, United Kingdom7 October 2001
Marathon 2:05:50 Chicago, United States12 October 2003

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1999 World Cross Country Championships Belfast, Northern Ireland5thLong race39:12
1stTeam race
2001 World Half Marathon Championships Bristol, United Kingdom6thHalf marathon1:00:43
2ndTeam race
2003 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States1stMarathon2:05:50 (fastest debut)
2004 London Marathon London, United Kingdom1stMarathon2:06:18
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States1stMarathon2:06:16 (Year's fastest)
2005 London Marathon London, United Kingdom10thMarathon2:12:49
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States4thMarathon2:07:28
2006 London Marathon London, United Kingdom10thMarathon2:09:35

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References

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  2. ↑ "Rutto makes 2:05:50 debut in Chicago". IAAF. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Marathon trivia. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Frank, Bob (18 April 2004). "Okayo and Rutto make it a Kenyan double in the London Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Yearly Rankings- Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Frank, Bob (17 April 2005). "Radcliffe powers to third London win in 2:17:42". IAAF. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Ferstle, Jim (9 October 2005). "Limo and Kastor secure victories in Chicago". IAAF. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  8. ↑ Downes, Steven (23 April 2006). "Limo wins 'brain game', Kastor fourth fastest ever - London Marathon". IAAF. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  9. ↑ "Evans, Mekash Win Mumbai Marathon 2014". India Times. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Mehta, Rutvick (20 January 2014). "Mumbai Marathon: 1 second=$15,000". DNA . Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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