Rose Jerotich Kosgei (born 22 August 1981) 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 competes in
half marathon
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and
marathon
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races.
She initially started out as a
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
runner and placed fourth in the event at the
World Junior Championships in Athletics
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in 1996 and 1998, before going on to claim the
silver medal
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at the
2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile between 17 and 22 October 2000.
Results
Men
Women
Medal table
Participation
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1122 athle ...
.
[Rose Kosgei]
IAAF. Retrieved 4 December 2011. She was the
gold medal
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture.
Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
list in the 1500 m at the
1997 African Junior Athletics Championships. She also competed in
cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...
and lifted the junior title at the
1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 23 March 1997. The races were held at the Parco del Valentino in Torino, Italy. A report of the event was given in ''The New York Times'',
in the Herald,
and for the IAAF.
Compl ...
, taking the team title alongside
Priscah Jepleting
Priscah Jepleting Cherono, née Ngetich (born 27 June 1980) is a Kenyan professional runner who specialises in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. She represented Kenya in the 5000 m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is the Kenyan r ...
.
After her junior career, she initially focused on running 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 ...
as a senior, but focused on
road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain.
These events are usually classified as long-distance ac ...
competitions from 2007 onwards.
[ In 2008, she was runner-up at the Dallas Half Marathon and the ]Carlsbad 5000
The Carlsbad 5000 is an annual five kilometer (3.1 mile) road running event that takes place each spring in the city of Carlsbad, California along the north coast of San Diego County.
Organization
The event is organized by Groundwork Endurance, a ...
She ran a personal best and course record of 1:09:03 hours at the 2009 Prague Half Marathon
The Prague Half Marathon (known as the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in Spring on the city streets of Prague, Czech Republic, first held in 1999. It ...
and then placed third at the Freihofer's Run for Women
Freihofer's Run for Women is an annual five-kilometer road running competition for women that is usually held in late May or early June in Albany, New York, United States. First held in 1979, the race has grown into a sizable event that holds IAA ...
. She was the winner at that year's New York Mini 10K
The Mastercard New York Mini 10K is an annual 10-kilometer road running competition for women that takes place in Central Park, New York City, in the United States. The race has been organised by New York Road Runners since 1972. The competition ...
. After a defence of her title at the Prague Half Marathon, her marathon debut came 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 A ...
in September and she came in eighth place with a time of 2:30:52 hours.
Kosgei came within a second of her personal best at the RAK Half Marathon
Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon is an annual half marathon held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
History
The first event, in 2007, saw Samuel Wanjiru breaking the world record, but Wanjiru himself set a new world record only a month later in ...
, where she finished in fourth place. In attempt for a third straight win, she ran at the Prague Half Marathon, but failed to top the podium on this occasion, coming in third place instead. An outing at the 2011 Hamburg Marathon
The Hamburg Marathon (german: Hamburg-Marathon) is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of held in Hamburg, Germany. In 2009, 13,938 participants were counted. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athlet ...
and although her time of 2:39:40 hours was much slower than her best, she still took sixth place overall.2011 Hamburg Marathon results
Hasp Hamburg Marathon. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
References
External links
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Living people
1981 births
Kenyan female long-distance runners
Kenyan female middle-distance runners
Kenyan female cross country runners