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Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (born 18 January 1982 in Kisok, Baringo District) is a runner from Kenya who specialises in long distance running up to the marathon distance. She won silver at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships and became the World Half Marathon champion two years later. She won the 2012 London Marathon with a personal best of 2:18:37 hours – making her the third fastest woman ever in the event. Her personal best of 1:05:50 in the half marathon is the former women's world record and second fastest of all-time. She also holds the world record in the women's 10 miles (50:05 minutes), 20 km (62:36), and the 25 km (1:19:53). ==Career== She started running while at primary school. In 2002, she joined the Hidden Talent Academy. In January 2006 she placed 21st in her first senior race at the Shoe4Africa women's race.〔Edwards, Myles (13 October 2011). (A Brief Chat With Mary Keitany ). ''Runners World''. Retrieved on 16 May 2012.〕 After some success in local races, she competed abroad for the first time, winning some road races in Europe. She won a silver medal at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships, finishing second only to Lornah Kiplagat who broke the world record. She married fellow Kenyan athlete Charles Koech in late 2007 and the couple had a son, Jared Kipchumba, in mid-2008. After her year out, she returned to competition at the World 10K Bangalore in May 2009.〔Powell, David (11 October 2009). (Marathon beckons for Keitany – World Half Marathon, Birmingham ). IAAF. Retrieved on 11 October 2009.〕 She finished one second behind the winner Aselefech Mergia, but set a new personal best of 32:09 in the 10 km.〔Krishnan, Ram. Murali (31 May 2009). (Merga and Mergia take thrilling 10km victories in Bangalore ). IAAF. Retrieved on 11 October 2009.〕 In September that year, she finished the 2009 Lille Half Marathon with 1:07:00, which was a winning mark and the seventh fastest run of all-time over the distance.〔Turner, Chris (7 September 2009). (Keitany powers to 67mins clocking in Lille Half Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 11 October 2009.〕 Her run in Lille meant she had qualified for the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham. She outpaced Aberu Kebede to win her first World Championship, setting a new personal best of 1:06:36 and breaking the Championship record. She also took a second gold as part of the winning Kenyan squad in the team competition. Reflecting on the win she noted "it's my best ever time, so I'm so happy...I had a baby just 1 year and 3 months ago." Her 15 km interval time, 46:51 minutes, is better than the world record 46:55 held by Kayoko Fukushi of Japan, but will not be ratified as a world record due to low elevation of the interval related to the race start.〔Turner, Chris (11 October 2009). (Frustration turns to delight for Keitany – WOMEN's RACE REPORT – World Half Marathon, Birmingham ). IAAF. Retrieved on 11 October 2009.〕 Her time was the second fastest ever in the half marathon (after Lornah Kiplagat) and the director of the New York City Marathon, Mary Wittenberg, suggested that she could become a world-beater over the full marathon distance in the coming years.〔 The half marathon time was a new African record, the previous record, 1:06:44 hours, was set by Elana Meyer of South Africa in 1999. She also beat the previous Kenyan record 1:06:48 she had set in Udine two years earlier.〔IAAF: (Top List ) (as of 11 October 2009)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary Jepkosgei Keitany」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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