Kevin Chelimo

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Kevin Chelimo
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1983-02-14) 14 February 1983 (age 42)
Kabarnet, Kenya
Sport
SportTrack and field
Position Runner
College team Texas Tech

Kevin Chelimo (born 14 February 1983) is a Kenyan long- and middle-distance runner.

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Prep and College

Chelimo graduated from Tenges high school. Chelimo graduated from Tambach Teachers Training College and Texas Tech in 2006. Kevin finished 17th 2006 NCAA Division 1 cross country running championships, [1] and 10th in 2007 NCAA Division 1 10,000 metres. [2] Chelimo competed in national 3000 metres. [3]

Coach

Texas Tech cross country All-American Kevin Chelimo, [4] [5] [6] a volunteer assistant coach [7] for Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2006 - 2008.

Personal

Kevin Chelimo married Sally Kipyego in 2008 summer. [8] [9]

Professional

Since 2008

Training in Eugene, Oregon with Oregon Track Club. [10] [11]

2012

Chelimo ran 2012 Payton Jordan Invitational in 13:14.57. [12] [13]

Chelimo competed in the 10,000 meters at the 2012 Kenyan Olympic Trials.

2015

Kevin's long buildup to NYC Marathon included:

Kevin Chelimo debuted at 1 November 2015 NYC Marathon in 2:15:49 in 10th place. [15] [16]

Personal Best

Marathon : 2:15:49
Half-Marathon: 1:01:21
10000 m: 27:30.50
5000 m: 13:14.57

References

  1. ↑ "Texas Tech Cross Country Results (Women)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. ↑ 2007 NCAA Division 1 10,000 metres Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Kevin Chelimo Earns Trip to Nationals in the 3000M Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "IAAF: Kevin CHELIMO | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Kevin CHELIMO". www.diamondleague.com.
  6. ↑ "Profile of Kevin CHELIMO | All-Athletics.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  7. ↑ "Kevin Chelimo". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ Adam Zuvanich (2 December 2008). "Heart of Gold: Degree means more than medals to Tech's Kipyego". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Doug Binder (27 August 2011). "Sally Kipyego: Turning the Tables".
  10. ↑ "OTC Elite - Welcome to the OTC Elite Team Blog!". otcelite.wordpress.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.[ title missing ]
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2015-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ "Manzano Named USATF Athlete of the Week" (Press release). USA Track and Field. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "IAAF: Kevin CHELIMO | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  14. ↑ Kevin Chelimo Archived 2013-01-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  15. ↑ Kevin Chelimo New York Road Runners. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  16. ↑ 2015 tcs New York City Marathon results. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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