Ezekiel Kiptoo Chebii (born 3 January 1991) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in

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and marathon races. He has personal bests of 59:05 minutes and 2:09:15 hours, respectively. His half marathon best ranks him among the top twenty all-time for the distance. He has won the

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and the Lille Half Marathon, both in course record times.

Career

He first began competing in Europe in 2009, while still a teenager. He placed fifth at the

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that year. He was fourth at the Paderborn 10K in 2010, dipping under 28 minutes for the distance for the first time and ranking in the global top 40. Chebii stepped up to the

distance in 2011 and set a best of 61:40 minutes at the Nice Half Marathon. He also placed in the top eight at the

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and

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. He established himself among the world's top road runners in 2012. He ran the half marathon in under an hour for the first time at the

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, taking third in 59:22 minutes. He broke the Lille Half Marathon course record with a run of 59:05 minutes that September. This time ranked him fourth in the world for that season, and also raised him into the top twenty of all time for the distance. He served as pacemaker for the

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(which resulted in a course record), After this high, he struggled to capture the same form, taking tenth at the

Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale The Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale is an annual half marathon which follows a course from Marseille to Cassis in France during the last weekend in October. It has the silver label of the IAAF Road Race Label Events and is thus among the ...

, twelfth at the

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, and fifth at the CPC Half Marathon. He began to take on longer distances, serving pacing duties at the 2013

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up to the 30 km mark. The 2014

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(third in 60:50 minutes) was his preparation for his marathon debut, which he ran a course record of 2:09.15 hours to top the podium at the

. His next attempt at the marathon was less convincing – 2:13:14 for 17th in

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IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-08.

Personal bests

* 5000 metres – 13:54.48 min (2009) *

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– 27:54 (2010) *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...

– 59:05 (2012) * Marathon – 2:07:18 (2015)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chebii, Ezekiel Kiptoo Living people 1991 births Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners 20th-century Kenyan people 21st-century Kenyan people