Martin Lel

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Martin Lel
Martin Lel (right) at the 2006 London Marathon
Personal information
Nationality Kenya
Born (1978-10-29) 29 October 1978 (age 45)
Kapsabet, Kenya
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)

Martin Kiptolo Lel (born 29 October 1978) is a Kenyan professional

marathon runner. He won the London Marathon in 2005, 2007, and 2008, the New York City Marathon in 2003 and 2007 and the Great North Run in 2007 and 2009. His personal best time, as of April 2008, is 2:05:15, which he ran in the 2008 London Marathon setting a course record.[1] Lel is coached by Claudio Berardelli and lives in the Rift Valley
region of Kenya.

Lel ran his first marathons in 2002: he failed to finish at the

2008 Beijing Olympics
and came fifth in the marathon.

He beat

Patrick Makau at the finish line.[7] He ran the 15K Saint Silvester Road Race at the end of the year, but was beaten into fourth place.[8] Lel entered two races the year after: he was runner-up again at the 2012 London Marathon (finishing in 2:06:51) and was victorious at the Portugal Half Marathon with a time of 61:28 minutes.[9]

In 2011, the American Charity, Shoe4Africa, funded and opened the Shoe4Africa Martin Lel school in Lel's home village, Kimn'geru, to honor the athlete.

His brother, Cyprian Kimurgor Kotut, followed in his footsteps as a marathon runner and won the 2016 Paris Marathon.[10]

Competition record

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2003 World Half Marathon Championships
New York, New York, U.S.
 1st Half marathon
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 5th Marathon

Road races

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2003 Boston Marathon
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
 3rd Marathon
New York City Marathon
New York, New York, U.S.
 1st Marathon
Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon, Portugal 1st Half marathon
Virginia Beach Half Marathon Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. 1st Half marathon
2004 Peachtree Road Race
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
 1st 10 km
Boston Marathon
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
 3rd Marathon
2005 London Marathon London, England 1st Marathon
2006 Peachtree Road Race
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
 1st 10 km
London Marathon London, England 2nd Marathon
2007 London Marathon London, England 1st Marathon
Great North Run Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1st Half marathon
New York City Marathon
New York, New York, U.S.
 1st Marathon
2008 London Marathon London, England 1st Marathon
2009 Great North Run Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1st Half marathon
2010
Mardi Gras Half Marathon
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
 1st Half marathon
Falmouth Road Race Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. 3rd 7.1 miles
2011 London Marathon London, England 2nd Marathon
2012 London Marathon London, England 2nd Marathon

References

  1. ^ The Associated Press (2008-02-13). "Martin Lel wins third London Marathon in four years". iht.com. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  2. ^ Running Times Magazine, June 2005: Martin Lel
  3. ^ James Wokabi and Mutwiri Mutuota (2008-08-12). Focus on Athletes - Martin Lel. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-24.
  4. ^ IAAF, March 22, 2009: Lel and Goucher win in Lisbon Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
  6. IAAF
    (2010-08-16). Retrieved on 2010-08-16.
  7. ^ Brown, Matthew (2011-04-17). Mutai and Keitany dominate and dazzle in London. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-24.
  8. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-01-01). T. Bekele and Jeptoo beat the Sao Paulo New Year’s Eve rain. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-02.
  9. ^ Lel and Jeptoo beat the heat in Lisbon - REPORT. IAAF (2012-09-30). Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
  10. ^ Kenya’s Cyprian Kotut wins Paris Marathon. Daily Nation (2016-04-03). Retrieved on 2016-04-03.

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