Titus Ekiru
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| Born | 2 January 1992 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
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Titus Ekiru (born 2 January 1992) is a Kenyan marathon runner. In 2019, he represented Kenya at the 2019 African Games and he won the men's half marathon with a time of 1:01:42.[1][2] He became the first Kenyan to win this event at the African Games.[1] This was also a new African Games record.
Career
In 2017, he won the Seville Marathon in Seville, Spain with a time of 2:07:42.
In 2018, he won the Honolulu Marathon with a time of 2:09:01 and the half marathon event of the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon with a time of 1:01:02. He also won the Mexico City Marathon event with a new course record of 2:10:38.
In 2019, he won the Milano City Marathon and he set a new course record of 2:04:46.[3] In that year, he also won the Portugal Half Marathon and he set a new course record of 1:00:12. In December 2019, he won the Honolulu Marathon for the 2nd time with a new course record of 2:07:59.[4]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Kenya
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| 2016 | Casablanca Marathon | Casablanca, Morocco | 2nd | Marathon | 2:15:43 |
| 2017 | Seville Marathon | Seville, Spain | 1st | Marathon | 2:07:42 |
| Honolulu Marathon | Honolulu, Hawaii | 4th | Marathon | 2:12:19 | |
| 2018 | Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon | San Diego, United States | 1st | Half marathon | 1:01:02 |
| Mexico City Marathon | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:38 | |
| Honolulu Marathon | Honolulu, Hawaii | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:01 | |
| 2019 | Milano City Marathon | Milano, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:04:46 |
| African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | Half marathon | 1:01:42 | |
| Portugal Half Marathon | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Half marathon | 1:00:12 | |
| Honolulu Marathon | Honolulu, Hawaii | 1st | Marathon | 2:07:59 | |
References
- ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (30 August 2019). "Ekiru makes history as Kenya rocket up medal standings on last day of athletics at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Ekiru, Kiplagat shatter Italian all-comers records in Milan". The Star (Kenya). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kenya's Titus Ekiru and Margaret Muriuki earn Honolulu Marathon wins". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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