Sam Chelanga
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Turned pro | 2011 | ||||||
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Now coaching | Scott Simmons | ||||||
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Personal best(s) | [1]
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Samuel Chelanga (born February 23, 1985, in
Early life
Sam Chelanga was born in Kabarsel village, Baringo County, Kenya, and was the 10th of 11 children.[4]
Running career
Collegiate
Originally hailing from
Year | Meet | Venue | Time | Place |
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2011 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake Stadium - Des Moines, IA | 13:29.30 | 1st |
2011 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake Stadium - Des Moines, IA | 28:12.18 | 2nd |
2011 | NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium - College Station | 13:27.34 | 2nd |
2011 | NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium - College Station | 8:11.15 | 15th |
2011 | Big South Conference Indoor Championships | Clemson-Indoor Track Facility - Clemson, SC | 4:16.88 | 1st |
2010 | NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships |
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course - Terre Haute, IN | 29:22.1 | 1st |
2010 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake Stadium - Des Moines, IA | 13:45.35 | 2nd |
2010 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake Stadium - Des Moines, IA | 28:37.40 | 1st |
2010 | NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Arkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, AR | 13:37.01 | 2nd |
2010 | Big South Conference Indoor Championships | Clemson-Indoor Track Facility - Clemson, SC | 4:13.75 | 1st |
2010 | Big South Conference Indoor Championships | Clemson-Indoor Track Facility - Clemson, SC | 8:14.07 | 1st |
2009 | NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships |
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course - Terre Haute, IN | 28:41.3 | 1st CR |
2009 | Big South Conference Outdoor Championships | Radford Patrick D. Cupp Track - Radford, VA | 14:01.89 | 1st |
2009 | Big South Conference Outdoor Championships | Radford Patrick D. Cupp Track - Radford, VA | 3:49.69 | 1st |
Professional
Chelanga signed a contract with Nike and made his professional race debut at the B.A.A. 10K in Boston in June 2011 under Jerry Schumacher and managed to take fourth place.[10]
In November 2013, he won the 77th
From 2013 - January 2015, Sam trained with Dartmouth College alumnus Ben True in Hanover, New Hampshire.
In January 2015, Sam joined coach James Li in Tucson, Arizona.[12][13][14]
At the
2014 Annual Bests
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Mile | 4:02.90 | Falmouth (USA) | 16.08.2014 |
3000m ind. | 7:45.21 | Boston (USA) | 08.02.2014 |
5000m | 13:16.24 | Berlin (GER) | 31.08.2014 |
5000m ind. | 13:04.35 | Boston (USA) | 16.01.2014 |
10,000m | 27:59.74 | Eugene (USA) | 30.05.2014 |
8 km Road | 22:45 | Kingsport (USA) | 12.07.2014 |
10 km Road | 28:11 | Boston (USA) | 22.06.2014 |
Half Marathon | 1:02:59 | Philadelphia (USA) | 20.09.2014 |
Seasonal best
Date | Time | Place |
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1 May 2016 | 27:54.57 | Palo Alto, CA |
30 MAY 2014 | 27:59.74 | Eugene, OR |
12 DEC 2013 | 27:46.06 | Melbourne (Albert Park) |
29 APR2012 | 27:29.82 | Palo Alto, CA |
10 JUN 2011 | 28:12.18 | Des Moines, IA |
01 MAY 2010 | 27:08.39 | Palo Alto, CA |
24 APR 2009 | 27:28.48 | Berkeley, CA |
04 MAY 2008 | 28:15.99 | Palo Alto, CA |
2015
Carlsbad 5000 Results:
1. @LawiLalang1 13:32
2. Wilson Too 13:35
3. @Lagat1500 13:40
4. @SamChelanga 13:50
Wharf to Wharf Santa Cruz to Capitola 6 mile results:
1. Sam Chelanga 27:24.48[15][16][17]
2. Shadrack Kosgei 27:27
3. John Muritu Watiku 27:28
43rd New Balance Falmouth Road Race
August 16
Sam finished 4th place 32:21 only 4 seconds behind the winner Stephen Sambu.[18]
USA 5 km Championships CVS/pharmacy Downtown 5k Providence, Rhode Island[19]
September 20,
1. David Torrence 13:56.0
2. Dan Huling 13:59.0
3. Dathan Ritzenhein 14:03.0
4. Sam Chelanga 14:07.0
USA 10 mile championship on October 4
1. Sam Chelanga 46:47
2. Tyler Pennel
3. Dathan Ritzenhein
2016
Sam placed third in 2016
Sam placed first in Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in Washington, D.C. Sam ran 10 Miles Road in 48:26 on 03.04.2016.[21] The first 🇺🇸a male win at @CUCB since Greg Meyer in 1983![22]
Sam Chelanga placed fifth in 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational 10,000m in 27:54.57 at Stanford University on 01.05.2016.[23]
Chelanga qualified for the 2016
Chelanga placed sixth in the 10,000 m in 28:56.12 and 22nd in 5000 meters in 13:59.52 at
Chelanga placed second in 59:16 at USATF 20 km Championships at
2017
Chelanga took home fourth place in 30:22.2 at 10 km at 2017 USATF cross country championships on February 4, 2017.[28]
Chelanga placed first at
Chelange placed first at World best 10 km Road in February in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in a time of 28:19.[32]
Chelanga placed third in 15 km Road in March in Jacksonville, Florida, in a time of 43:28.[33]
In May Chelanga served as a pacer for Nike's Breaking2 attempt at achieving a sub-2-hour marathon time.
Chelanga placed ninth in 10,000m at
Chelanga placed third in 10 km road in July at Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in a time of 28:25 and first at Quad-City Times Bix 7 in a time of 32:53.
Chelanga placed third in September at
Chelanga placed 15th in October at 2017 Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:15:02.
2018
Chelanga placed seventh at 2018 Aramco Half Marathon in 1:00:37.[35] Chelanga ran the sixth fastest American time all-time for the half marathon behind Ryan Hall (59:43 14 Jan 2007 in Houston Texas), Leonard Korir (59:52 19 Nov 2017 in New Delhi India), Dathan Ritzenhein (60:00 1 Oct 2009 in Birmingham England), Abdihakem Abdirahman (60:29 05 Aug 2007 in New York NY), and Galen Rupp (60:29 20 Mar 2011 in New York NY).
Personal bests
- Updated May 17, 2014.[36]
Surface | Event | Time | Date | Place |
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Outdoor track | 5000 m | 13:09.67 | June 2, 2012 | Eugene, OR |
10,000 m | 27:08.49 | May 1, 2010 | Palo Alto, CA | |
Indoor track | 3000 m | 7:45.21 | February 8, 2014 | Boston (Roxbury), MA |
5000 m | 13:04.35 | January 16, 2014 | Boston (Boston Univ.), MA | |
Road | 10 km | 28:11 | June 23, 2014 | Boston, MA |
Half marathon | 1:00:37 | January 14, 2018 | Houston, Texas |
References
- ^ All-Athletics. "Profile of Samuel Chelanga".
- ^ USTFCCCA Collegiate Track and Field Records Archived 2018-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, (updated May 24, 2018). Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Records and Lists".
- ^ "The Accidental Runner: Sam Chelanga's Amazing Journey From Poverty In Rural Kenya To American Citizen And US Olympic Favorite - LetsRun.com". LetsRun.com. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "Chelanga Outruns Doubts to Win NCAA Title", RunningTimes.com. 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-12-08.
- IAAFRetrieved on 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Chelanga Clicking Off Fast Times | Liberty Flames". www.liberty.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11.
- ^ "DirectAthletics". www.directathletics.com. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ Chelanga Places 4th in BAA 10K. Liberty Flames (2011-06-26). Retrieved on 2011-07-02.
- ^ [1] 2013 Manchester Road Race
- ^ "Chelanga To Train With Lagat In Tucson - Flotrack". www.flotrack.org. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19.
- ^ "Sam Chelanga on Twitter: "After Carlsbad 5000 with @Lagat1500 @bennysaint &@halagat. Thanks to God for the good times! http://t.co/GhJdhvB7O4"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
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- ^ Tim Riley [@timrileyphd] (5 March 2015). "@Lagat1500 @LawiLalang1 @Abdi_runs @SamChelanga putting in some work this perfect evening in Tucson" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Breaking News from your Local News Source Leader in Watsonville, California | Register-Pajaronian". www.register-pajaronian.com. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "Sam Chelanga wins Wharf to Wharf; Gotcher top American". Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "Sam Chelanga wins Wharf to Wharf; Gotcher top American | Santa Cruz". santacruzupdate.com. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "Stephen Sambu (32:17) & Diane Nukuri (36:47) Streak to Titles at 43rd Falmouth Road Race - LetsRun.com". LetsRun.com. 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "2015 USATF 5 km Championships - Official Website - info/results - 09/20/15". RunnerSpace.com. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ United Airlines NYC Half Marathon Results in New York City, NY Sunday, March 20, 2016
- ^ "Credit Union Cherry Blossom Race Results". www.cherryblossom.org. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "RunnerSpace.com on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "Fast Times at Payton Jordan - Stanford University". Stanford University. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "usatf.org 2016 Hoka One One Middle Distance Classic". Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field Results - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon USATF. Retrieved by September 5, 2016.
- ^ 2016 Results - USATF 20 km Championships Published by USATF 20 km Championships - Official Website USATF. Retrieved by September 5, 2016.
- ^ Landry Seeks to Extend USATF Running Circuit Lead at USATF 20 km Championships 9/2/2016 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT USATF. Retrieved by September 5, 2016.
- USATF. February 4, 2017
- ^ USA – Korir, Tuliamuk victorious at USATF Cross Country Championships athleticsnacac.org. February 5, 2017.
- ^ Olympians Top Canadian Contingent At NACAC 10K Road Race Cup February 27, 2017.
- ^ Olympians top Canadian contingent at NACAC 10K Road Race Cup runningmagazine.ca/ - February 26th, 2017 by Tim Huebsch.
- NACAC. Retrieved by February 27, 2017
- ^ Association of Road Racing Statisticians Runner profile Samuel ChelangaAssociation of Road Racing Statisticians
- USATF. Retrieved by June 23, 2017
- ^ Houston Half Marathon and Marathon Live Tracking, Results and Leaderboard LetsRun.com. Retrieved by January 13, 2018
- ^ IAAF Samuel Chelanga biography. Retrieved on 2011-06-27.
External links
- Sam Chelanga Track and Field Profile at Liberty Flames
- Sam Chelanga at World Athletics