Eric Kimaiyo

Erick Kimaiyo Kimase (born 8 July 1969) is a Kenyan former marathon runner who came second at the 1997 Berlin Marathon, and won the Honolulu and Baltimore Marathons on multiple occasions. Kimaiyo now works as a marathon coach, and trains current women's world record holder Brigid Kosgei.

Eric Kimaiyo
Personal information
Full nameErick Kimaiyo Kimase
Born (1969-07-08) 8 July 1969
Kenya
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Marathon
World Marathon Majors
Representing  Kenya
1997 BerlinMarathon

Personal life

Kimaiyo is the cousin of fellow Kenyan former runner Raymond Kipkoech.[1] He has four children.[2]

Career

In 1996, Kimaiyo finished 18th at the Boston Marathon, in a time of 2:14:37.[3] Later in the year, he won the Honolulu Marathon in a time of 2:13:23.[4][5] It was the second fastest marathon time that year.[5] Kimaiyo and Jimmy Muindi had broken away around 19 miles (31 km) into the race, and Kimaiyo was awarded $20,000 for winning the race.[6]

Kimaiyo came second at the 1997 Berlin Marathon, losing in a sprint finish to fellow Kenyan Elijah Lagat by two seconds.[7][8] The Kenyan team at the event won the team world record.[9] Later in the year, Kimaiyo competed at the 1997 New York City Marathon.[10] In the same year, Kimaiyo won the Honolulu Marathon again, in a time of 2:12:17,[4] a course record time.[lower-alpha 1][2] Kimaiyo broke away from Muindi and Thabiso Moqhali after 25 miles (40 km) of the race, on the ascent of Diamond Head.[2] In 1998, Kimaiyo came eighth at a half marathon event in Ngong, Kenya.[11]

In 1999, Kimaiyo came second at the Honolulu Marathon behind Muindi. Muindi, Kimaiyo and Mbarak Hussein were all involved in the sprint finish.[12] Kimaiyo ran in the 2000 Berlin Marathon, but dropped away from the lead group 10–20 kilometres (6.2–12.4 mi) into the race.[8] In 2002, Kimaiyo came eighth at the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon.[13] In the same year, he won the Baltimore Marathon in a time of 2:17.44. He won the race by over two minutes.[14] In 2003, he retained his Baltimore Marathon title after beating Christopher Kipkosgei in a sprint finish.[15]

Kimaiyo now works as a marathon coach, and runs a training camp in Kapsait, Kenya at an altitude of 9,600 feet (2,900 m).[16] In 2015, Kimaiyo invited Brigid Kosgei to join his training camp in Kapsait, Kenya.[17] Since 2019, Kosgei is the current women's world record holder.[18] Kimaiyo has also trained Edward Zakayo, who won the 5000 metres event at the under-20 World Championships,[17] and Christopher Kipkosgei, who finished second to Kimaiyo at the 2003 Baltimore Marathon after training with him for half a year.[15]

Notes
  1. The Honolulu Marathon course was altered in 1992. Ibrahim Hussein ran 2:11:43 on a previous course.[2]

References
  1. "NAOKO TAKAHASHI – RAYMOND KIPKOECH". Berlin Marathon. 29 September 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. "Record Run for Kimaiyo in marathon". The Honolulu Advertiser. 15 December 1997. p. 25. Retrieved 21 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Running: Boston Marathon". Vancouver Sun. 17 April 1996. p. 8. Retrieved 21 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Kimaiyo Wins Honolulu Marathon". Associated Press. 14 December 1997. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. "Kenya's Eric Kimaiyo has the world's second fastest time this year". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 1996. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. "A long-shot captures Marathon going away". The Honolulu Advertiser. 9 December 1996. p. 8. Retrieved 21 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "McKiernan wins the Berlin marathon". The Irish Times. 29 September 1997. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. "Surprise win by pacemaker Simon Biwott". World Athletics. 10 September 2000. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. "Three world records run by Naoko Takahashi in Berlin". Berlin Marathon. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  10. "Forecast for the Marathon: A Cloud May Be Following Several Runners Around". The New York Times. 2 November 1997. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  11. "Africa: Kimaiyo beaten to 8th position". Daily Nation. 31 January 1998. Retrieved 21 November 2020 – via AllAfrica.
  12. "Kenyan outruns compatriots in Hawaii marathon". Press & Sun-Bulletin. 13 December 1999. p. 5. Retrieved 21 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Running: Rock 'n' Roll Marathon". The Palm Beach Post. 3 June 2002. p. 32. Retrieved 21 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Kolpakova, Kimayo Win In Baltimore". The Washington Post. 20 October 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  15. "In the Long Run, Kimaiyo Wins Baltimore With a Sprint". The Washington Post. 19 October 2003. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  16. "Kapsait Journal; A Tourist Spot With No Stars, but Many Medals". The New York Times. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  17. "Record-breaker: Why Brigid Kosgei is not your ordinary runner". Standard Media. 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  18. "Kenya's Brigid Kosgei: School dropout, mother of twins and world record-holder". BBC News. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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