NEPHAT KINYANJUI
Sponsor: Nike
Full Name: Nephat Ngotho Kinyanjui
Place of Residence: Miharati, Kenya
Place of Birth: Miharati, Kenya
Date of Birth: June 30, 1977
Height: 5'4" (162.6 cm)
Weight: 114 lbs. (52 kg)
Marital Status: Married with 2 daughters
PERSONAL RECORDS
10 kilometers 29:15 (altitude)
5 miles 23:50
8 kilometers 23:48
15 kilometers 43:41
10 miles 48:01
Half-Marathon 1 :03:18
Marathon 2:08:09
COMMENTS
A protégé of 2-time New York City Marathon winner John Kagwe.
MARATHON PERFORMANCES
2008 - Nagano Marathon - Nagano, Japan - 1st - 2:14:17
2007 - Beijing Int'l Marathon - Beijing, China - 1st - 2:08:09 (PB)
2007 - Nagano Marathon - Nagano, Japan - 1st - 2:13:32
2006 - Nagano Marathon - Nagano, Japan - 1st - 2:11:18 (PB)
2005 - Berlin Marathon - Berlin, Germany - 13th - 2:12:48 (PB)
2005 - Country Music Marathon - Nashville, TN - 1st - 2:15:37
2004 - Dallas White Rock Marathon - Dallas, TX - 2nd - 2:14:35 (PB)
2004 - Country Music Marathon - Nashville, TN - 2nd - 2:15:52 (PB)
2003 - Dallas White Rock Marathon - Dallas, TX - 1st - 2:16:27 (debut)
ROAD RACE PERFORMANCES
2009
June 28 - Coban Half-Marathon – Coban, Guatemala – 6th - 1:08:41
2008
Apr. 20 – Nagano Marathon – Nagano, Japan – 1st – 2:14:17
2007
Mar. 10 – Ndakaini 15K – Thika, Kenya - 1st
Apr. 15 – Nagano Marathon – Nagano, Japan – 1st – 2:13:32
Oct. 21 – Beijing International Marathon – Beijing, China – 2:08:09 (PB)2006
Apr. 16 – Nagano Marathon – Nagano, Japan – 1st – 2:11:18 (PB)
July 4 – Peachtree 10K – Atlanta, GA – 9th – 29:04
July 9 - Utica Boilermaker – Utica, NY – 4th – 44:24
July 14 - Subaru Buffalo 4M – Buffalo, NY – 1st – 18:29
2005
Apr. 30 – Country Music Marathon – Nashville, TN – 1st – 2:15:37
July 10 – Utica Boilermaker – Utica, NY – 3rd – 43:41 (PB)
July 16 - Subaru Buffalo 4M – Buffalo, NY – 2nd – 18:33
July 30 – Bix 7 – Davenport, IA – 8th – 33:24
Aug. 14 – America’s Finest City 21K – San Diego, CA – 1st – 1:03:18 (PB)
Aug. 28 – Stone Harbor Lions 10K – Stone Harbor, NJ – 2nd – 31:06
Sept. 25 – Berlin Marathon – Berlin, Germany - 13th - 2:12:48 (PB)
2004
Apr. 24 – Country Music Marathon – Nashville, TN – 2nd – 2:15:52 (PB)
June 27 - Fairfield Half-Marathon - Fairfield, CT – 2nd - 1:03:33 (PB)
July 11 - Utica Boilermaker 15K - Utica, NY - 9th - 45:16
July 17 - Subaru Buffalo 4M – Buffalo, NY – 1st – 18:18
July 31 - Clarksburg 10K - Clarksburg, WV – 3rd – 30:01
Aug. 14 – Guadeloupe 15K – Guadeloupe, WI – 1st
Aug. 21 – Guadeloupe 15K – Guadeloupe, WI – 1st
Aug. 29 - Chris Thater 5K - Binghamton, NY – 5th – 14:30
Sep. 5 – Rock ‘n’ Roll 21K – Virginia Beach, VA – 9th – 1:04:43
Dec. 12 - Dallas White Rock Marathon – Dallas, TX – 2nd – 2:14:35 (PB)
2003
Mar. 29 – Ukrop’s Monument Ave. 10K – Richmond, VA – 5th – 29:27
May 24 – Ogden Newspapers 20K - Wheeling, WV – 9th – 1:05:19
June 7 – Orange Classic 10K – Middletown, NY – 3rd – 30:22
June 14 – Shelter Island 10K – Shelter Island, NY – 7th – 30:55
July 19 – Subaru Buffalo 4M – Buffalo, NY – 1st – 18:32
Aug. 9 – George Sheehan 5M – Red Bank, NJ – 5th – 23:50
Aug. 24 - Stone Harbor Lions Club 10K – 2nd
Sept. 1 – Park Forest 10M – Park Forest, IL – 3rd – 48:01
Oct. 5 - Syracuse Festival of Races 5K - Syracuse, NY – 7th - 14:39
Oct. 26 – Bone Run 5K – Pittsgrove, NJ – 7th – 14:33
Nov. 23 – Rothman 8K – Philadelphia, PA – 6th – 24:01
Dec. 14 – Dallas White Rock Marathon – Dallas, TX – 1st – 2:16:27 (debut)
2002
May 5 - Broad Street 10 Mile - Philadelphia, PA - 4th - 47:13
May 25 - Ogden Newspapers 20K - Wheeling, WV - 7th - 1:04:18
June 9 - Litchfield Hills 7M - Litchfield, CT - 8th - 36:00
June 15 - Mt. Washington 3.8M - Gorham, NH - 7th - 29:38
June 23 - Fairfield 21K - Fairfield, CT - 8th - 1:09:20
2001
Jan. 12 - KAAA 15K - Nyahururu - 2nd - 45:05
April 20 - Nyeri District 10,000m Championships - 3rd - 30:15
John Ngugi 12K - Nyahururu - 2nd - 36:41
Oct. 28 - Dedan Kimathi 21K - Nyeri - 8th - 1:06:39
Nov. 14 - KAAA XC 12K - Machakos - 14th - 46:59
Dec. 9 - Nyeri First XC Challenge 12K - Karatina - 1st - 39:30 ??
Dec. 15 - KAAA 15K - Embu - 2nd - 46:06.9