Stanley Kipleting Biwott (born 21 April 1986) 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 competes in

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and

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races. He won the 2012

Paris Marathon The Paris Marathon () is an annual marathon (sport), marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France. It is the largest running event in France in terms of finishers and is typically among the five largest marathons in the world. The marathon begi ...

in a course record time of 2:05:11 hours and the

2015 New York City Marathon The 2015 New York City Marathon was the 45th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, New York, which took place on November 1. The event was organised by the New York Road Runners and sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Th ...

. His half marathon best is 58:56 minutes.

Career

He began working with Italian coach Claudio Berardelli in 2006 and came seventh at that year's Carpi Marathon. He was employed as the pacemaker at the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon the following February and he finished third with a time of 1:01:20 hours behind his training partners

Benson Barus Benson Kipchumba Barus (born 4 July 1980) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon and half marathon competitions. He has a personal best of 2:07:07 hours for the distance, set at the 2011 Prague Marathon, which he won. He als ...

and Jonathan Kosgei Kipkorir. He headed to Brazil in 2009 and came sixth at the Pampulha Lagoon International Race, then seventh at the Saint Silvester Road Race. His first marathon win came the year after at the São Paulo Marathon and his time of 2:11:19 hours was the fastest ever on the South American soil. He dipped under two hours and ten minutes for the first time at the 2010 Reims à Toutes Jambes, where he was three seconds behind the winner Stephen Chebogut with a finishing time of 2:09:41 hours. At the start of 2011 he improved his half marathon best to 1:00:23 hours in winning the Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon. At the

Chuncheon Marathon The Chuncheon International Marathon () is an annual marathon race which is held in late October in the city of Chuncheon, South Korea. First held in 1946, it is the second oldest marathon in the country after the Seoul International Marathon. Spo ...

he outran his teammate Jonathan Kosgei Kipkorir and won the race in a personal best of 2:07:03 hours – a course record and personal best by more than two minutes. He ended the year with a third place at the Zhuhai Half Marathon, losing out in a sprint finish. Biwott began 2012 with his first sub-one hour half marathon; his finishing time of 59:44 minutes was enough to win the Paris Half Marathon in a course record. Reaching a new career high, he recorded a marathon best of 2:05:11 hours to win the

a month later. He took the lead after the halfway point and continued at a fast pace to claim the prestigious course record. In the latter half of the road racing season he won both the Beach to Beacon 10K and the Falmouth Road Race. He was a comfortable winner at the Philadelphia Half Marathon, finishing forty seconds ahead of the field. His first race of 2013 of the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon where he finished as runner-up to Geoffrey Kipsang, running a best of 58:56 minutes to move up to tenth on the all-time lists. At the 2014

London Marathon The London Marathon (also known as the TCS London Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon held in London, England. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically held in April, although it moved to Oct ...

Biwott ran a career best time of 2:04:55 to finish in 2nd place. In March 2015, he won the City-Pier-City-Loop half marathon in the fastest time of the season (00:59:20). In November 2015, he won the

in 2:10:34. At the 2016 London Marathon he improved his career best to 2:03:51, coming second behind Eliud Kipchoge and placing him sixth on the all-time ranking list.

Marathons

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