Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot biography
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, (born Sept. 26, 1978, Eldoret, Kenya), Kenyan runner who turned the primary man to win the Chicago Marathon and the Boston Marathon in the identical 12 months (2006).
Cheruiyot, a Nandi tribesman, loved success as a high-school runner however struggled for 2 years after commencement when his dad and mom separated. He lived along with his mom after which along with his father, and he ultimately endured a hand-to-mouth existence on his personal earlier than becoming a member of the coaching camps of previous Boston Marathon winners Cosmas N’Deti and Moses Tanui.
In February 2002 Cheruiyot gained the Discovery Kenya Half-Marathon, a race organized in Eldoret by Italian coach Gabriele Rosa. The victory earned him an invite that month to the Rome-Ostia Half-Marathon, the place he gained in a private file time of 1 hr 6 sec. In December of that 12 months Cheruiyot gained a spectacular dash end over Kenyan Michael Rotich and Italian Daniele Caimmi to triumph in his first marathon, the Milan City Marathon. All three runners have been credited with the identical time: 2 hr 8 min 59 sec. Cheruiyot gained the 2003 Boston Marathon, saying afterward that the course’s fabled hills suited his aptitude for hill climbing. This was a considerably stunning assertion by a runner who stood 6 ft 2 inches (1.88 metres) tall; standard knowledge holds that shorter runners typically make higher hill climbers. With his Boston winnings he purchased a tea plantation and began his personal coaching camp. After the plantation enterprise failed, Cheruiyot in 2004 joined the coaching camp of marathon world-record holder Paul Tergat within the Ngong Hills close to Nairobi. When requested, Cheruiyot credited Tergat and Tanui with having taught him the persistence to deal with—and win—main worldwide races.
Cheruiyot surged to the forefront of marathon operating in 2006, successful the a hundred and tenth Boston Marathon in April with a course file of two hr 7 min 14 sec and the Chicago Marathon in October in 2 hr 7 min 35 sec. Just earlier than crossing the end line, as he raised his arms to rejoice a five-second victory over fellow Kenyan Daniel Njenga, Cheruiyot slipped on plastic sheeting laid over the pavement and fell. His momentum carried him throughout the end line, however he struck the again of his head with such pressure that he needed to be hospitalized for 2 days with inside and exterior cranial bleeding. The following 12 months Cheruiyot once more gained the Boston Marathon, a victory that helped him seize the lads’s title within the first two-year cycle (2006–07) of the World Marathon Majors. In April 2008 he turned the primary Kenyan man to win the Boston Marathon 4 occasions.