Daniel Muchunu Mwangi (born 1984) is a Kenyan

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 is a joint

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holder for the

ekiden is a long-distance running multi-stage relay race, mostly held on roads.Otake, Tomoko. ''One for All.'' Dec. 28, 200The Japan Times accessed Feb. 19, 2009. The original Japanese term had nothing to do with a sport or a competition, but it sim ...

marathon relay race.

Biography

He gained an

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as a teenager to train and study in Japan. In 2003 he ran bests of 13:38.70 minutes and 28:13.34 minutes for the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

and

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

, respectively.Mwangi, Daniel Muchunu

IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...

. Retrieved on 4 December 2011. He also ran at the

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that year and came eighth in a personal best time of 1:03:16 hours. He improved his 5000 m best to 13:29.18 minutes in the 2004 season. He improved this further in 2005, running 13:18.21 minutes. He had two consecutive wins over the distance at the

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in 2006 and 2007. At the 2005 New Year Ekiden, he ran for the JAL AGS corporate team and won the first stage, completing the distance just one second short of

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's record. The 2005

International Chiba Ekiden The Ekiden#Other_Major_Ekiden_Events_in_Japan, International Chiba Ekiden was an annual team road running competition held in Chiba, Chiba, Chiba, Japan in late November. The marathon relay race (athletics), relay race, or ekiden as it is known in ...

in November saw Mwangi help break the

for the

marathon relay race as part of a Kenyan team including

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and

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. He returned to the New Year Ekiden race in 2006 and again won the first leg for JAL AGS. In 2008 he switched to

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

running and made his debut at the

Beppu-Ōita Marathon The is an annual men's marathon race that takes place every February between the cities of Beppu and Ōita on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The race has IAAF Silver Label Road Race status and is a listed course of AIMS (Association of Interna ...

. He fell over and lost a shoe mid-race but rejoined the leading pack and eventually finished in fifth place with a time of 2:14:28 hours.Nakamura, Ken (3 February 2008)
February 2008 AIMS Results
AIMS. Retrieved 4 December 2011. His second outing over the distance came at the

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and his run of 2:14:13 hours was a little faster, but this was only enough for twelfth place. He has not competed since this race.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mwangi, Daniel Muchunu Living people 1984 births Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners World Athletics record holders (relay)