Edna Kiplagat
Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat (born 15 September 1979) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.
Edna Kiplagat surfaced as a true World Class Marathoner in 2010. She won the Los Angeles Marathon, only her second marathon ever, and went on to win the New York City Marathon, defeating the two Marathon Debutants, Shalane Flanagan and Mary Keitany.
In 3000 metres she won a silver medal at the 1996 World Junior Championships and a bronze medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships. She was the winner of the Monument Avenue 10K in 2003. She finished thirteenth in the long race at the 2006 World Cross Country Championships.
Kiplagat finished second behind Emily Chebet at the 2010 Freihofer's Run for Women, running a time of 15:20 and winning $5000 in the process.[1] She managed third place at the Beach to Beacon race in August 2010,[2] and completed the same feat at the Falmouth Road Race two weeks later (finishing behind Lineth Chepkurui and Wude Ayalew at both competitions).[3]
She trains with Kimbia Athletics and is coached by Dieter Hogen. She is married to Gilbert Koech, also a runner.
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Kenya
| ||||
| 2010 | Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, United States | 1st | 2:25:38 |
| 2010 | New York City Marathon | New York City | 1st | 2:28:20 |
- 2006 Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon (Virginia Beach, VA) - 1st [4]
- 2007 Lilac Bloomsday Run -1st
- 2007 Bay to Breakers (San Francisco) -1st
Personal bests
- 3000 metres - 9:05.46 min (1998)
- 5000 metres - 15:57.3 min (2006)
- Half marathon - 1:09:32 hrs (2006)
References
- ^ Pardham, Ed (2010-06-06). Chebet beats the heat to set course record in Albany 5K. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-06.
- ^ Course record for Chepkurui in Cape Elizabeth 10K. IAAF (2010-08-08). Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
- ^ Gebremariam and Yimer the winners in Falmouth. IAAF (2010-08-16). Retrieved on 2010-08-16.
- ^ IAAF website, September 4, 2006: Edna Kiplagat runs to Half Marathon victory in Virginia Beach
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