Lornah kiplagat biography
- Lornah Kiplagat (born 1 May 1974) is a Dutch professional long-distance runner.
- A three-time Olympian and four-time World Champion, Lornah Kiplagat had blazing speed from 5K to the marathon.
- Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch professional long-distance runner.
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Lornah Kiplagat’s story behind the picture
Dutch athlete Lornah Kiplagat, one of the most acclaimed road runners of the 2000s, comments on this eye-catching picture of her en route to 2008 world half marathon gold in Rio.
This image brings back many happy memories. To win a third successive world half marathon title in Rio was amazing. At that point of the race, I felt great. I was leading, running along the famous Copacabana, a place I never imagined I would be competing.
In many ways this moment caps my half-marathon career. It was always my favourite distance, one which was always comfortable for me.
I made my World Half Marathon Championships debut back in 1998, finishing 21st behind Tegla Loroupe. But by the time I returned to compete at my next World Half Marathon Championships seven years later in Edmonton, Canada, I was a very different athlete. I was now much stronger mentally and not nervous ahead of races like in the early phase of my career.
The 2005 race was not a lot of fun. For much of the race it rained, I was cold and I struggled with cramp Personal Bests Dutch long-distance runner Kiplagat competing at the FBK Games 2007 Lornah Kiplagat (born 1 May 1974) is a Dutch professional long-distancerunner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya[1] and moved to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands ever since.[2] She used to run not only road events but also in cross country and track and field. She ran at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, was the 2007 gold medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and took three straight World Road Running Championship titles from 2006 to 2008. In the marathon, she holds a best time of 2:22:22 hours and has won major races in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Osaka. She currently holds the world road record over 5 kilometres and 10 miles. Her best times over 20 km and the half marathon d
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Lornah Kiplagat
Born (1974-05-01) 1 May 1974 (age 50)
Kabiemit, KenyaHeight 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Weight 49 kg (108 lb) Updated on 21 July 2008
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