Michael Kosgei Rotich, or Mike Rotich (born October 26, 1982) 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 from

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. Rotich finished second in the 2002

Milan 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 se ...

. Winner

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Robert "Mwafrika" Kipkoech Cheruiyot (born 26 September 1978 in Kapsabet, Kenya), sometimes known as Omar Ahmed, is a Kenyan marathon runner and is the former record holder and four-time winner of the Boston Marathon. Early career Cheruiy ...

, Rotich and third placed

Daniele Caimmi Daniele Caimmi (born 17 December 1972, in Jesi) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race. His personal best marathon time is 2:08:59 hours, achieved in December 2002 in Milan. Biography He finished tenth at the 19 ...

all clocked the same time, 2:08:59 hours.IAAF, December 1, 2002
Okayo fights back from Big Apple disappointment to win Milan Marathon
/ref> The same year Rotich won the

Reading Half Marathon The Reading Half Marathon (currently known as the Sage Reading Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a half marathon road running event held on the streets of the English town of Reading, first held in 1983. The race is normally held on a Su ...

with a time of 1:03:23.''Reading Evening Post'', 2002-03-13, pages 23–42 He won the

Paris Marathon The Paris Marathon (french: Marathon de Paris) is an annual marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France. It is the marathon with the second-most finishers in the world, behind the New York City Marathon. The marathon begins along the Champs ...

in 2003 setting a course record and personal best of 2:06:32 hours, both still in force as of 2008. The same year he won the Paris Half Marathon. He competed at the 2003 World Championships marathon race, also held in

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, finishing 8th. He finished 2nd at the 2004 Rotterdam Marathon, behind compatriot Felix Limo. In 2007 he won the Salzburg Marathon. Rotich comes from a Kiptoit village near

Eldoret Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya and serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. The town was referred to by white settlers as Farm 64, 64 and colloquially by locals as 'Sisibo'. As per the 2019 Kenya Population ...

. He is managed by

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. He is an uncle to marathon world champion

Abel Kirui Abel Kirui (born 6 April 1982) is a long-distance runner from Kenya who competes in marathons. He had back-to-back wins in the World Championship marathon in 2009 and 2011. Kirui won in 2009 with a time of 2:06:54, then defended his title with ...

.IAAF, August 22, 2009
Kirui following Gebrselassie's Berlin example
He is not to be confused with

Michael Rotich :''not to be confused with Kenyan marathon runner Michael Kosgei Rotich'' Michael Rotich (born July 14, 1978, in Kimowo) is a runner from Kenya. Rotich won bronze at the 2003 Military World Games Catania, ItalygbrathleticsMilitary World Games/r ...

, a Kenyan 800 metres runner who competed at the

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Achievements

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Marathoninfo - Mike RotichRosa & Associati profile
1982 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Paris Marathon male winners {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub