Lucas Kimeli Rotich (born 16 April 1990), Kapsoiyo Village, Elgeyo Marakwet County is a Kenyan

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

who specializes in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

. He won a silver medal in the 3000 metres at the 2007 World Youth Championships, the bronze medal in the junior race at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships and finished sixth in the 5000 metres at the 2009 World Athletics Final. He ran in the men's race at the 2010 World Cross Country Championships, but finished the race in twelfth position with an injury. After recovering, he set new personal bests over 3000 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m on the European circuit. He won at the Tuskys Cross Country in November 2010 and was focused on performing well at the 2011 World Cross Country Championships. He had a top three finish at the Cross Internacional Zornotza in January. He failed to qualify for the world cross event and instead changed his focus to road running, completing a half marathon debut at the City-Pier-City Loop in a time of 59:44 minutes for fifth place. He headed to the United States and finished in second place at the Beach to Beacon 10K with a time of 27:56 minutes. He was the 2011 winner of the Falmouth Road Race and finished as runner-up at the Portugal Half Marathon in September. He ran at the Lisbon Half Marathon (the city's other major race) in March and reached third on the podium.Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2012-03-25)
Tadese collects third consecutive win in Lisbon
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-26. His personal best times are 3:43.64 minutes in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

, achieved in May 2008 in Rehlingen; 7:35.57 minutes in the

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000 m sho ...

, achieved in May 2011 in

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; 12:55.06 minutes in the

from the 2010

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; and 26:43.98 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in September 2011 at the Brussels Diamond League meeting.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rotich, Lucas 1990 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male cross country runners 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen