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Edwin Kipyego (born 16 November 1990) is a Kenyan

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, best known for a series of victories, at the

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and 10K distances, in the

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and elsewhere. His personal best for the half marathon is 60:05 minutes. He first began to compete in European road races in 2009 and he placed in the top ten at that year's

Hamburg Half Marathon The Hamburg Half Marathon is an annual road running event held in Hamburg, Germany. It is currently sponsored by . History The race was first run in 1995 in Hamburg Stadtpark and was named the Hamburg-Mannheimer Cup. In 2003, the course was ch ...

. Having chosen to focus on the

distance, he had his first road race victories in 2010. He won the

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and

Bristol Half Marathon The Great Bristol Half Marathon is an annual road running event held on the streets of Bristol, UK. The route is at sea level and starts on Anchor Road outside We The Curious. Participants make their way toward Hotwells before heading under the C ...

s and was runner-up in

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and

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. Moving on from his United Kingdom base, he won the 2011 Ribarroja Del Turia Half Marathon with a personal best of 61:23 minutes. He came close to that mark at the

Nice Half Marathon The Nice Half Marathon (french: Semi-marathon international de Nice) is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance (21.1 km) held in April in the city of Nice, France. It is organised by the Azur Sport Organisation, wh ...

(61:26) and was seventh at the

Lille Half Marathon The Lille Métropole Half Marathon (French: ''Semi-Marathon de Lille Métropole'') is an annual half marathon foot race which takes place in Lille, France, in early September. First organised by the Association de Promotion des Événements Lillo ...

. In his eighth half marathon outing of the year, he retained his title in Bristol in September. He suffered an injury in October, but on his return in January 2012 he caused an upset at the Kenyan Discovery Half Marathon, beating

Emmanuel Mutai Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (born 12 October 1984) is a long distance runner from Kenya, who specialises in marathons. He is now the joint 6th fastest man ever over the 42.195 km distance. Initially running in half marathons, he made his de ...

and

James Kwambai James Kipsang Kwambai (born February 28, 1983) is a runner from Kenya, who specialises in marathons. He is a former Kenyan record holder in the event, with his personal best of 2:04:27 hours in 2009. At the time this made him the second fastest ...

. He improved his best to 61:11 minutes with a runner-up performance at the

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in Italy then had his second career victory at the Reading Half Marathon. Kipyego incorporated 10K races into his schedule the following year and it proved to be a successful move. He won the

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with a time of 27:49 minutes – making him the twelfth fastest in the world that year. His last two outings of the year also brought personal bests: he set a course record of 58:16 minutes 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 ...

and improved to 60:55 minutes to win the

Delhi Half Marathon Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) is an annual half marathon foot-race held in New Delhi, India. Established in 2005, it is both an elite runner and mass participation event. It is an AIMS-certified course and is listed as a Gold Label Road Race ...

. Kipyego ran a personal best of one hour five seconds to win the

CPC Loop Den Haag The CPC Loop Den Haag (abbreviated for ''City-Pier-City Loop'') is an annual half marathon competition held in the Hague, Netherlands, every mid-March. The inaugural edition was held in 1975 and featured a 14.5 km course. This was extended to ...

in March 2013.van Hemert, Wim (2013-03-10)
Kipyego and Picoche triumph on cold windy day at The Hague
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kipyego, Edwin 1990 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners