Lineth Chepkurui (born 23 February 1988 in Bomet) is a Kenyan long distance runner.
At the 2008 World Cross Country Championships Chepkurui finished eleventh in the individual race, however this was not enough to be a part of the Kenyan team, who won silver medals in the team competition. She won her third consecutive Lilac Bloomsday Run in 2010, running a world's best time over 12 km with her course record run of 38:10. [1] [nb 1]
Chepkurui is a two-time champion of the Bay to Breakers. In 2010, her time of 38:07 was a women's course record. [5] She also set a course record at the Beach to Beacon 10K, knocking 26 seconds off the former record to win with a time of 31:00 minutes. [6] She ran at the Falmouth Road Race two weeks later, but was beaten into second place by Wude Ayalew. [7] She entered the Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon in September and finished as runner-up with a personal best of 1:07:46, two seconds behind Meseret Defar. [8]
Chepkurui trains with Kimbia Athletics and is coached by Dieter Hogen.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | World Cross Country Championships | Edinburgh, Scotland | 12th | Long race |
| 2009 | World Cross Country Championships | Amman, Jordan | 4th | Long race |
| 1st | Team | |||
| 2010 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | Long race |
| 1st | Team |
Road running performances
- 2006 Philadelphia Half Marathon - 1st
- Lilac Bloomsday Run - 1st (2008–2010)
- 2008 Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run - 1st
- 2010 Philadelphia Half Marathon - 2nd
Personal bests
- 10 Kilometres - 30:51 minutes [9]
- Half marathon - 1:07:46 hrs (2010) [10]
Notes
- ^ The International Association of Athletics Federations, the international governing body for the sport of athletics/track and field, does not recognize world records or world bests in either an indoor or outdoor 12 km. [2] The Association of Road Racing Statisticians does recognize a world record in the outdoor 12 km, however, their record keeping rules state: "A record quality course is defined as having not more than 1 m/km net drop between the start and finish and not more than 30% of the race distance separation between that start and finish, e.g. not more than a 3 km separation for a 10 km race [or 3.6 km for a 12 km race]. Records will only be accepted for record quality courses." [3] [4] Per ARRS standards, the course for the Lilac Bloomsday Run fulfills these conditions. Although Chepkurui ran a 38:07 two weeks later on May 16, 2010 at the Bay to Breakers (presumably the fastest 12 km ever for a woman), the course is not considered a "record quality course" in that the start and finish are separated by approximately 10.5 linear kilometers.
References
- ^ Richardson, Jared (2 May 2010). Chepkurui sets world record on Bloomsday course Archived 2010-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. KXLY. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "60 Metres - men - senior - indoor - 2017". Iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ Working Group on Road Records ARRS Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ "Association of Road Racing Statisticians". www.arrs.run. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ "'Peaceful' Bay to Breakers Race Sets New Record - cbs5.com". Archived from the original on 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ "Course record for Chepkurui in Cape Elizabeth 10K". IAAF. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Gebremariam and Yimer the winners in Falmouth". IAAF. Chinese Olympic Committee. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Larkin, Duncan (20 September 2010). "Defar clocks 1:07:44 in Half Marathon debut in Philadelphia". IAAF. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "AJC Peachtree Road Race - 2010 ajc.com". Archived from the original on 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ^ "MyFinisher Center – Search Results". Running.competitor.com. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
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