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James Moiben (born 20 April 1977) is a male long-distance runner from Kenya. He set his personal best (2:10:07) in the men's marathon at the 1999 Paris Marathon.
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James Moiben (born 20 April 1977) is a male long-distance runner from Kenya. He set his personal best (2:10:07) in the men's marathon at the 1999 Paris Marathon.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1999 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 7th | Marathon | 2:10:07 |
| 2000 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | 7th | Marathon | 2:12:31 |
| 2001 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 11th | Marathon | 2:10:44 |
| 2002 | Frankfurt Marathon | Frankfurt, Germany | 3rd | Marathon | 2:12:56 |
| 2004 | Xiamen International Marathon | Xiamen, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:54 |
| Beijing Marathon | Beijing, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:42 | |
| 2005 | Xiamen International Marathon | Xiamen, China | 22nd | Marathon | 2:19:18 |
| Beijing Marathon | Beijing, PR China | 2nd | Marathon | 2:12:15 | |
| 2006 | Madrid Marathon | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Marathon | 2:12:30 |
| Beijing Marathon | Beijing, China | 6th | Marathon | 2:14:07 | |
| 2007 | Madrid Marathon | Madrid, Spain | 4th | Marathon | 2:16:42 |
| 2009 | Madrid Marathon | Madrid, Spain | 5th | Marathon | 2:20:48 |
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Marathon is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by Bungie, and released in December 1994 for the Apple Macintosh. The game takes place several centuries into the future in outer space and sets the player as a security officer attempting to stop an alien invasion aboard a colony ship named the Marathon.
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