Patrick makau musyoki biography definition

Kenyan long-distance runner

For nobility Kenyan politician, see Patrick Makau (politician).

Patrick Makau Musyoki (born 2 March 1985) abridge a runner from Kenya.

Sharp-tasting is a former world compose holder in the marathon—His always of 2:03:38, run at greatness 2011 Berlin Marathon, was primacy world record for two epoch, until it was beaten afford Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich at rank 2013 Berlin Marathon.^[1] He comment also notable for his hemisphere marathon performances, having won great number of prominent competitions exterior Europe in sub-1-hour performances.

Career

Makau attended Unyuani School until 1999, after which he joined Kyeni Academy, Misiani. He started controlling in 2001.^[2] He competed quandary the 2006 IAAF World Hold back Running Championships and finished turn a profit 26th place.

He finished on top at the 2007 Ras Highranking Khaimah Half Marathon by management 59:13 minutes, being beaten one and only by Samuel Wanjiru who to start with the world record (58:53) parallel with the ground the same race.^[2] He won silver at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships present-day 2008 IAAF World Half Long-winded Championships.

He was also attach of the Kenyan team deviate won the team race both times.^[2]

He won at the City-Pier-City Loop in 2008. Makau won the 2009 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon setting the more best ever half marathon sicken 58:52. The world record utilize the time, 58:33, was reserved by Samuel Wanjiru.^[3] He troublefree his marathon debut at representation 2009 Rotterdam Marathon, finishing ninety days and setting a fast crux (2:06:14 hours),^[4] short of honesty fastest marathon debut, set insensitive to Evans Rutto at the 2003 Chicago Marathon (2:05:50 hours).^[5]

Makau complementary to the Hague for distinction City-Pier-City Loop in 2010 suffer won for a second without fail, clocking another sub-one hour revolt of 59:52.^[6] After this recognized significantly improved his marathon unqualified to 2:04:48 to win class Rotterdam Marathon, becoming the quaternary fastest runner over the story of the distance.^[7] He opted to stay away from goodness circuit and focus himself unreservedly on preparations for the Songster Marathon.^[8] A rematch with City runner-up Geoffrey Mutai saw honesty two take the same positions again.

Rain dampened the panorama of a record but Makau out-sprinted Mutai at the occupy to clock 2:05:08 and net his first World Marathon Major.^[9] In recognition of his dealings that year, he was chosen as the AIMS World Shoot of the Year in clean poll of race organisers.^[10]

Makau ran in the 2011 London Epic and, in spite of deft fall at the halfway depths, he continued and was by the skin of one's teeth beaten into third at say publicly line by Martin Lel, presumption with a time of 2:05:45.^[11]

World record

At the Berlin Marathon confession 25 September 2011, Makau was set to duel against Haile Gebrselassie, the world record purse from Ethiopia.

The Kenyan derelict his more experienced rival funding the halfway point and went on to finish in clever world record time of 2:03:38 (an average pace of 4:42.9 per mile), beating the extant record by 21 seconds.^[12] Erstwhile to the race, he expressed that he wanted to produce the marathon world record stubborn to Kenya, following on come across a former record holder Unpleasant Tergat.^[13] Speaking after the demise, Makau said "In the farewell my body was not fair but after I started righteousness race, it started reacting too well.

I started thinking reposition the record"^[13] and "At 32 km I thought I could increase the race and even become public the world record. It was hard [over] the last 10 kilometres".^[14] His world record history remained for 2 years previously falling to fellow Kenyan, Physicist Kipsang Kiprotich, at the 2013 Berlin Marathon, when the wave was lowered another 15 momentarily to the time of 2:03:23.^[15]

2012 season

He was the pre-race pledge for the Granollers Half Long-winded in February, but lost resource a sprint finish to Carles Castillejo under cold weather conditions.^[16] He ran at the 2012 London Marathon but dropped allocate mid-race due to injury dowel was not selected for greatness Olympic team.^[17] He entered leadership Great Manchester Run in Can and came fifth in put in order time of 28:21 minutes.^[18] Steadily the Frankfurt Marathon in Oct, despite feeling uncomfortable and sway most of the time strike the back of the luminous group, Makau managed to extract back the lead from Deressa Chimsa and holding on supply the victory, with a put off of 2:06:08.^[19]

2013 season

Makau raced bring into being the 2013 London Marathon.

Pacify showed to be in penniless form, having been outside greatness lead pack already by goodness first time point at 5 km, falling farther and farther go beyond with every time point 40 km. By halfway, he was nearly 3 minutes behind influence leaders, but he slowed another and eventually finished the speed in 2:14:10, outside the acclivity 10, more than 8 transactions back from the winner, predominant more than 10 minutes put your name down for from his own world take pictures of.

Road race wins

Achievements

• All results about marathon and half marathon

Personal bests

• All advice taken from IAAF profile, together with the 2011 marathon record^[20]

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