Jimmy Mwangangi Muindi (born August 14, 1973) is a

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 ...

runner Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...

from Kenya.

Overview

Muindi started his marathon career by finishing 2nd at the Honolulu Marathon in 1997. Since then, he has been a perennial competitor at the Honolulu Marathon and has won it a record six times (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007). He set the course record of 2:11:12 hours in 2004, still valid in 2008. He won the Rotterdam Marathon in 2005 setting his personal record of 2:07:50 hours. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships marathon race in Helsinki, Finland, but did not finish the race. At the Chicago Marathon, Mundi finished 5th in 2003, 4th in 2004 and 3rd in 2006. At the Berlin Marathon, he finished 10th in 2001 and 5th in 2002. Muindi is of the Kamba people. Muindi's sister Marietta is married to Patrick Ivuti, also a prominent Kenyan marathon runner.

Achievements

References

External links

*
Marathoninfo profile
1973 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners Kenyan male steeplechase runners {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub