Mary Jepkosgei Keitany

Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (born 18 January 1982) is a Kenyan long distance runner. She is the world record holder in a women-only marathon, having won the 2017 London Marathon in a time of 2:17:01. As of November 2019, she sits third all-time at both the marathon and half marathon.

Mary Jepkosgei Keitany
Personal information
Born (1982-01-18) 18 January 1982
Kabarnet, Baringo County, Kenya
Weight42 kg (93 lb)
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
World Half Marathon Championships
2009Half marathon
2009Team race
2007Team race
2007Half marathon
World Marathon Majors
2018 New York Marathon
2017 London Marathon
2016 New York Marathon
2015 New York Marathon
2014 New York Marathon
2012 London Marathon
2011 London Marathon
2019 New York Marathon
2017 New York Marathon
2015 London Marathon
2011 New York Marathon
2010 New York Marathon

Her former half marathon best of 1:05:50 (2011) lived three years as the women's world record. She also has held the world record at 10 miles (50:05 minutes), 20 kilometres (1:02:36), and 25 kilometres (1:19:53), all of which were set in road races. In August 2018 she was honored by the Shoe4Africa foundation who funded and built the Mary Keitany Shoe4Africa school in Torokwonin, Baringo County, Kenya.[1] She and her husband Charles sit on the Shoe4Africa school board.[2]

Career

Born in Kabarnet, Baringo County, Keitany started running while in primary school. In 2002, she joined the Hidden Talent Academy.

2006

In January, she placed 21st in her first senior race at the Shoe4Africa 5 kilometre women's race.[3]

2007

She won a silver medal at the World Road Running Championships, finishing second to Lornah Kiplagat who broke the world record.[4]

2009

After a year out due to pregnancy, she returned to competition at the World 10K Bangalore in May.[5] She set a new personal best but finished one second behind winner Aselefech Mergia.[6]

In September, she won the Lille Half Marathon with a finish time of 1:07:00, which was the seventh fastest of all-time.[7]

This performance qualified her for the World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham, where she outpaced Aberu Kebede to win her first world championship, set a new personal best of 1:06:36, and broke the championship record. She won a second gold medal as part of the winning Kenyan squad in the team competition. Reflecting on the win, she noted, "It's my best ever time, so I'm so happy.... I had a baby just 1 year and 3 months ago." Her 15 kilometre interval time, 46:51 minutes, was faster than the world record of 46:55 held by Kayoko Fukushi of Japan; however, Keitany's time was not ratified as a new world record because of the lower elevation of the 15 kilometre mark compared to the race start.[8] Her time was the second fastest ever in the half marathon (after Lornah Kiplagat). The half marathon time was a new African record, with the previous record of 1:06:44 hours set by Elana Meyer of South Africa in 1999. Keitany also beat the previous Kenyan record of 1:06:48 that she set in Udine two years earlier.[9] The director of the New York City Marathon, Mary Wittenberg, suggested that she could become a world-beater over the full marathon distance in the coming years.[5]

2010

She won the Abu Dhabi Half Marathon.[10]

She also won the Berlin 25 kilometre race, setting a new world record of 1:19:53 hours. The previous record was set by Mizuki Noguchi of Japan in 2005. Keitany finished almost five minutes ahead of runner-up Alice Timbilili.[11]

In preparing for the New York City Marathon, she won the Portugal Half Marathon in Lisbon in September, leading from the front to win largely uncontested in a time of 1:08:46.[12]

In her debut at the New York City Marathon, she was among the leading three for much of the race but faded to finish third in a time of 2:29:01 hours.[13]

2011

Keitany began the year in record-breaking form as she won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon with a world record time of 1:05:50 hours. This marked the first time a woman had run the distance in under 1:06 hours on a non-aided course. She also set other records along the way, including a world record of 1:02:36 for 20 kilometres and world best times for 8 kilometres and 10 miles.[14]

She then won the London Marathon in a time of 2:19:17, pulling away from the field at the 14-mile mark and becoming the fourth fastest woman ever over the marathon distance.[15]

In September, she won the Portugal Half Marathon for the second time and improved upon her own course record with a winning time of 1:07:54 hours.[16]

She was the pre-race favourite for the New York City Marathon, where she built a significant lead by the halfway point (running at more than four minutes faster than the course record). She slowed dramatically, however, in the second half of the race and was overtaken by Firehiwot Dado and Buzunesh Deba, leaving her in third place with a finishing time of 2:23:38 hours.[17]

2012

She intended to improve her world record mark at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, but windy conditions slowed her to a finish time of 1:06:49 hours.[18]

At the London Marathon, she broke Catherine Ndereba's African record with a winning time of 2:18:37 hours and became the third fastest woman ever at this distance.[19]

At the Summer Olympics in London, she ran a fast pace among the lead pack until the 41 kilometre mark, where she fell behind to finish fourth.[20]

2013

She announced her pregnancy at the start of 2013 and skipped that year's competitions.[21]

2014

On 2 November, Keitany battled with eventual second-place finisher Jemima Sumgong to win the New York City Marathon in a time of 2:25:07.[22]

2015

At the London Marathon, Keitany was one of the "Fantastic Four" of Kenyans (consisting of Keitany, Edna Kiplagat, Florence Kiplagat, and Priscah Jeptoo) who were expected to win the race and possibly challenge Paula Radcliffe's course record (and women's world record). Down the last stretch of the race, Keitany battled Ethiopian Tirfi Tsegaye, with Keitany finishing second in 2:23:40 hours, 18 seconds behind winner Tigist Tufa from Ethiopia.[23] Keitany remarked after the race that she was affected by the wind and cold weather.[24]

2016

Keitany won the New York City Marathon in 2:24:26 hours. Sally Kipyego finished second (2:28:01), with Molly Huddle in third (2:28:13).

2017

Peres Jepchirchir won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon on 10 February. Her finish time of 1:05:06 hours set a new world record, with Keitany finishing second with a new personal best of 1:05.13 hours. The third, fourth, and fifth-place finishers (Joyciline Jepkosgei, Jemima Sumgong, and Tirunesh Dibaba) also set new personal bests.[25]

In April, Keitany won the London Marathon, setting a new world record (women only) at 2:17:01 hours. She bettered Radcliffe's record by 41 seconds, which she set at the 2005 London Marathon. Tirunesh Dibaba finished second, 55 seconds behind.[26] (Radcliffe has run a faster time in a mixed gender event, but that is a separate record.) Her 1st half marathon split time was 1:06:54 hours.[27]

She won the TD Beach to Beacon 10k on 5 August 2017 in a course record time of 30:41 minutes. She improved the cr set at last year's run.[28]

Keitany did not be compete at the World Championships in London.[29]

On 10 September 2017, Keitany won the 2017 Great North Run in 1:05:59, 20 seconds off her course record from 2014.[30]

On 5 November 2017, Keitany finished at the TCS New York City Marathon at a time of 2:27:54.

2018

On 4 November 2018, Keitany won the TCS New York City Marathon in a time of 2:22:48,[31] a time just 17 seconds off the course record. For the first half she needed 75:30 and the second 66:58, in a women-only race. Her 10 km interval times were 37:07, 35:02, 31:33, 31:47 and 7:19 for the last 2.195 km. Keitany's time between km 25 and km 35 was 30:53. Vivian Cheruiyot was the runner up in 2:26:02, and last year's winner Shalane Flanagan was in third place with 2:26:22.[32]

2019

Keitany came second at the New York City Marathon behind half marathon world record holder and debutante Joyciline Jepkosgei in 2:23:32.[33]

Personal life

She is married to another runner Charles Koech and gave birth to her first child, Jared, in June 2008,[34] and her second child, Samantha, in April 2013. She stopped training and other sporting activities at the third month of pregnancy, and resumed when the babies were six months old.[35] She trains in Iten, is managed by Gianni Demadonna.[36]

Major competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2007 World Road Running Championships Udine, Italy 2nd Half marathon 1:06:48 NR
2009 World Half Marathon Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st Half marathon 1:06:36 AR
2010 New York Marathon New York, United States 3rd Marathon 2:29:01
2011 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1st Marathon 2:19:19
New York Marathon New York, United States 3rd Marathon 2:23:38
2012 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1st Marathon 2:18:37 AR
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 4th Marathon 2:23:56
2014 New York Marathon New York, United States 1st Marathon 2:25:07
2015 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 2nd Marathon 2:23:40
New York Marathon New York, United States 1st Marathon 2:24:25
2016 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 9th Marathon 2:28:30
New York Marathon New York, United States 1st Marathon 2:24:26
2017 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1st Marathon 2:17:01 WRwo
New York Marathon New York, United States 2nd Marathon 2:27:54
2018 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 5th Marathon 2:24:27
New York Marathon New York, United States 1st Marathon 2:22:48
2019 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 5th Marathon 2:20:58
New York Marathon New York, United States 2nd Marathon 2:23:32

Road races
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2006 Sevilla Half Marathon Seville, Spain 1st Half marathon
São Silvestre Olivais 10K Lisbon, Portugal 1st 10 km [37]
2007 Almeria Half Marathon Almeria, Spain 1st Half marathon
Vitry-sur-Seine Humarathon Paris, France 1st Half marathon
Puy-en-Velay 15k Puy-en-Velay, France 1st 15 km
Lille Half Marathon Lille, France 1st Half marathon 1:08:43
2009 Lille Half Marathon Lille, France 1st Half marathon 1:07:00
Delhi Half Marathon New Delhi, India 1st Half marathon 1:06:54
2010 New York Marathon New York, USA 3rd Marathon 2:29:01
2011 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah, UAE 1st Half marathon 1:05:50 Former WR
London Marathon London, UK 1st Marathon 2:19:19
New York Marathon New York, USA 3rd Marathon 2:23:38
2012 London Marathon London, UK 1st Marathon 2:18:37 NR
2014 New York Marathon New York, USA 1st Marathon 2:25:07
2015 London Marathon London, UK 2nd Marathon 2:23:40
New York Marathon New York, USA 1st Marathon 2:24:25
2016 London Marathon London, UK 9th Marathon 2:28:30
Beach to Beacon 10K Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA 1st 10K 30:45.0 CR
New York Marathon New York, USA 1st Marathon 2:24:26
2017 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah, UAE 2nd Half marathon 1:05:13
London Marathon London, UK 1st Marathon 2:17:01 WR
New York Marathon New York, USA 2nd Marathon 2:27:54
2018 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah, UAE 2nd Half marathon 1:04:55
London Marathon London, UK 5th Marathon 2:24:27
New York Marathon New York, USA 1st Marathon 2:22:48
2019 London Marathon London, UK 5th Marathon 2:20:58
New York Marathon New York, USA 2nd Marathon 2:23:32

World Marathon Majors results
World Marathon Majors201020112012201320142015201620172018 2019
Tokyo Marathon---------
Boston Marathon---------
London Marathon-1st1st--2nd9th1st5th5th
Berlin Marathon---------
Chicago Marathon---------
New York Marathon3rd3rd--1st1st1st2nd1st2nd

Personal bests
Distance Time Date City
1500m 4:29.7 13 June 2003 Nairobi, Kenya
5000 m 16:29.4 29 June 2006 Nairobi, Kenya
10,000 m 32:18.17 17 May 2007 Utrecht, Netherlands
10 km 30:41 August 2017 Cape Elizabeth, USA
15 km 46:30 10 February 2017 Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
20 km 1:01:52 10 February 2017 Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Half marathon 1:04:55 9 February 2018 Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
25 km 1:19:53 9 May 2010 Berlin, Germany
30 km 1:39:11 17 April 2011 London, England
Marathon 2:17:01 23 April 2017 London, England

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