The Baringo Half Marathon is an annual road running competition for men and women over the half marathon distance which takes place every December in Baringo, Kenya. The programme previously had a

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race for women, but this was extended to a half marathon in 2011.Macharia, David (2011-11-06)
Jepkurui dominated Baringo Half Marathon
IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-07. The race was established in 2001 by Paul Tergat, a former

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holder, who was born in the local area. Tergat hoped that the race would unearth and nurture high quality runners in the area. It tends to attract around 500 (mostly Kenyan) runners, among them a number of world-class road racing athletes.Macharia, David (2006-01-07)
Shami defends Baringo Half Marathon title

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. Retrieved on 2009-12-22. The course of the road race features many curves and multiple uphill and downhill sections.

Mubarak Hassan Shami Mubarak Hassan Shami ( ar, مبارك حسن شامي, born Richard Yatich on December 1, 1980) is a Kenyan-born Qatari long-distance runner. He specializes in half marathon and marathon races. Biography Shami won the Baringo Half Marathon, a race ...

became the first runner to defend the title, and

Agnes Kiprop Agnes Jepkemboi Kiprop (born January 14, 1980) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon events. Initially a cross country specialist, she has focused on marathons since 2008 and has won races in Reims, Turin, Frankfurt, Prague and ...

became the first woman to win the competition twice consecutively. The race received greater commercial support in 2009, attracting sponsorship deals with Safaricom and the National Social Security Fund. Around 300 runners took part in the 2010 men's half marathon race. The men's event was changed to a 20 kilometres road race in 2006 and 2007, but it returned to its original half marathon format in 2008 with the 20 km races not considered to be within the editions of the race.Macharia, David (2008-12-06)
Loritam and Kiprop take Baringo road race titles

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{{Athletics in Kenya Half marathons Athletics competitions in Kenya Recurring sporting events established in 2001 Baringo County Sport in Rift Valley Province 2001 establishments in Kenya