Jafred Chirchir Kipchumba (born 8 August 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He won the 2011

Eindhoven Marathon The Eindhoven Marathon (Dutch: ''Marathon Eindhoven'') is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195km which is held in the city of Eindhoven, The Netherlands in October. It has been an annual race since 1990 – it was held bie ...

in a personal best time of 2:05:48 hours.

Biography

Hailing from

Keiyo District Keiyo District (also known as ''Elgeyo district'' or Elgeiyo) is a defunct administrative district in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The district was formed in 1994, when ''Elgeyo/Marakwet-District'' was split into two - the other half wa ...

in Kenya, he began training for marathon

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in 2003.Sampaolo, Diego (2011-04-11)
Surprise victories for Kipchumba and Mengistu in Milan
IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. He made his first competitive appearance over the classic distance at an all-debutant version of the Vienna City Marathon in 2009. He finished in sixth place with a time of 2:10:42 hours. He again finished sixth at the Istanbul Eurasia Marathon in October later that year. In his fourth outing over the 42.195 km distance, Kipchumba had his first competitive win. He defeated former world champion Charles Kamathi to win the

Milano City Marathon The Milano City Marathon is a marathon race held every April in Milan, Italy. It was first organised in 2000 by the Milano City Marathon Club and the first nine editions were held in November. History The 2009 edition of the race, initially set ...

in a personal best time of 2:10:42 hours and later declared that he himself had not expected to win the competition. He improved his time further at the

Toronto Waterfront Marathon The Toronto Waterfront Marathon is an annual marathon held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in October. The race day also includes a half marathon and 5 km race. The race has quickly become an elite level marathon and is one of just five World ...

where he crossed the line after 2:08:09 hours to take the runner-up spot behind Kenneth Mungara, who ran the fastest time ever set in Canada.Gains, Paul (2010-09-26)
Mungara and Cherop take Toronto Marathon titles as Canadian All-Comers records tumble
IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. He made a significant career breakthrough at the 2011

: he ran a course record time of 2:05:48 hours, beating the previous course record by over a minute (Geoffrey Mutai's 2:07:01 from 2009). He was surprised by his achievement, stating after the race: "I was only thinking about running 2:07. I was not confident I was going to run faster".Minshull, Phil & van Hemert, Wim (2011-10-09)
Kipchumba sizzles 2:05:48 course record in Eindhoven
IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. He trains with

Geoffrey Mutai Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai (born 7 October 1981) is a Kenyan long distance runner who specialises in road running competitions. On 18 April 2011 at the Boston Marathon, Mutai ran the fastest marathon ever at the time in a time of 2 hours 3 minutes 2 ...

, who won the 2011 Boston Marathon in a world's fastest time.

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Marathon Info profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kipchumba, Jafred Chirchir 1983 births Living people People from Elgeyo-Marakwet County Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners