Philip Kiprono Langat (born 1990) 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 ...

who specialises in

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events. He won the 2011

Montferland Run Pfixx Solar Montferland Run is an annual 15-kilometres road running competition held in 's-Heerenberg, Montferland, Netherlands. It was first organised in 1996 and typically takes place on the first Sunday in December. Unlike many elite level road ...

. He has a half marathon best of 1:01:05 and a 10K best of 27:28 minutes. Philip Langat at Hamburg Marathon 2019

After competing on the Kenyan junior cross country circuit to little success, Langat made his breakthrough in 2010 by winning the Administration Police National Cross Country Championships, having entered as a member of the public. He performed poorly at the Kenyan World Championship trial race (placing 60th) and instead competed on the Italian road running circuit that year. He was runner-up at the

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and Cremona Half Marathons, setting a best of 62:52 minutes at the latter race.Langat Philip
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-12-04. He also came third at the Giro Podistico di Rovereto and fourth at the Giro al Sas races. Langat ran in a series of Dutch races in the 2011 season, starting with a second-place finish at the Venloop half marathon. He was fourth at the

Parelloop Parelloop (''Pearl Run'' in English) is an annual 10 kilometres road running competition usually held in late March or early April in Brunssum, Netherlands. The inaugural edition was held in 1989. In 2009, Micah Kogo broke the world record for th ...

then won the Oelder Sparkassen Citylauf and Zwitserloot Dak Run 10K races. A half marathon best followed at the Zwolle Half Marathon, where he was fifth with a time of 61:56 minutes. He won the

Singelloop Utrecht The Singelloop Utrecht is an annual road running event over which takes place on the streets of city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. It is typically held in either September or October The competition, which roughly translates as the ''Utrecht Can ...

10K in September then won the

Singelloop Breda Singelloop (Dutch for ''Canal Run'') is the name which may refer to a number of road running competitions in the Netherlands: * Bredase Singelloop, a half marathon race in Breda first held in 1986 * Goudse Nationale Singelloop, a 10 km race in ...

half marathon the following month. He won his fifth Dutch race of the year at the

15K, where he beat high level competition including

Hailu Mekonnen Hailu Mekonnen (born April 4, 1980 in Arsi) is an Ethiopian runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. His first medals came in 1998, when he took bronze and team gold at the junior race at the IAAF World C ...

and

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 ...

. He was runner-up to Geoffrey Mutai at the

B.A.A. 10K The B.A.A. 10K is an annual road running event for men and women over that takes place in June in Boston in the United States. A total of 3040 people finished the race at the inaugural edition. The B.A.A. 10K is one of two major annual races tha ...

in June 2012. He spent the rest of the year on the Dutch where he won the Stadsloop Appingedam and

Breda Half Marathon Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...

, as well as runner-up at the Utrecht Singelloop and Monterferland Run.van Hemert, Wim (2012-12-02)
Mutai sets course record in 's Heerenberg
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Langat, Philip Living people 1990 births Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan female cross country runners