Christopher Kelong (born 10 December 1976) is a Kenyan male

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. He twice represented his country at the

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, placing tenth in the junior race in 1995 and sixth in the senior race in 1998. Such was Kenya's dominance at the latter event, he did not make the top four Kenyans to score points for the national team. Outside of international competitions, he was third at the

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in 1995, won the 1996 Swansea Bay 10K. He won the Edinburgh race two years in a row in 1996 and 1997 and also took the

Great South Run The Great South Run is an annual 10 mile (16.09 km) road running race which takes place in Portsmouth, United Kingdom providing an intermediate distance between the ten kilometre and the half marathon (21.097 km) runs. Launched in 1990 ...

in the latter year. The 1998 season was his last on the roads, and he was winner of the Puy-en-Velay 15K that year.Christopher Kelong

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. Retrieved 2018-02-09.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelong, Christopher Living people 1976 births Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male cross country runners 20th-century Kenyan people 21st-century Kenyan people