Stanley Biwott during 2013 London Marathon (2)

Stanley Biwott during 2013 London Marathon (1)

Stanley Kipleting Biwott (born 21 April 1986) 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 A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...

and

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 ...

races. He won the 2012

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 a course record time of 2:05:11 hours and the

2015 New York City Marathon The 2015 New York City Marathon was the 45th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on November 1. The event was organised by the New York Road Runners and sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) ...

. His half marathon best is 58:56 minutes.

Career

He began working with Italian coach Claudio Berardelli in 2006 and came seventh at that year's Carpi Marathon. He was employed as the

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at the

Roma-Ostia Half Marathon The Roma-Ostia Half Marathon ( it, Roma Ostia Mezza Maratona ''or'' it, Maratonina Roma-Ostia) is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in early March in Rome, Italy. The course begins in the EUR district of the city and f ...

the following February and he finished third with a time of 1:01:20 hours behind his training partners Benson Barus and

Jonathan Kosgei Kipkorir Jonathan Kosgei Kipkorir (born 29 December 1982) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road running competitions, including marathons. He is a two-time winner of the Venice Marathon, with consecutive wins in 2006 and 2007, and won the 20 ...

. He headed to Brazil in 2009 and came sixth at the Pampulha Lagoon International Race, then seventh at the

Saint Silvester Road Race The Saint Silvester Road Race ( pt, Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre) is a long-distance running event, the oldest and most prestigious street race in Brazil. Regarded as the main international event in Latin American athletics, the Brazi ...

. His first marathon win came the year after at the

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and his time of 2:11:19 hours was the fastest ever on the South American soil. He dipped under two hours and ten minutes for the first time at the 2010

Reims à Toutes Jambes Reims à Toutes Jambes (''English: Reims at Full Speed'') is an annual road running event held in Reims, France in the month of October. First held in 1984, the competition comprises three main parts: a 42.195 km marathon, a 21.0975 km ha ...

, where he was three seconds behind the winner

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with a finishing time of 2:09:41 hours. At the start of 2011 he improved his half marathon best to 1:00:23 hours in winning the Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon. At the

Chuncheon Marathon The Chuncheon International Marathon ( ko, 춘천마라톤) is an annual marathon race which is held in late October in the city of Chuncheon, South Korea. First held in 1946, it is the second oldest marathon in the country after the Seoul Internat ...

he outran his teammate Jonathan Kosgei Kipkorir and won the race in a personal best of 2:07:03 hours – a course record and personal best by more than two minutes. He ended the year with a third place at the Zhuhai Half Marathon, losing out in a sprint finish. Biwott began 2012 with his first sub-one hour half marathon; his finishing time of 59:44 minutes was enough to win the

Paris Half Marathon Paris Half Marathon (''French: Semi-marathon de Paris''), known as the Harmonie Mutuelle Semi de Paris for sponsorship reasons, is an annual half marathon held every March in Paris, France since 1993. Kenya's Stanley Biwott is the men's cours ...

in a course record. Reaching a new career high, he recorded a marathon best of 2:05:11 hours to win the

a month later. He took the lead after the halfway point and continued at a fast pace to claim the prestigious course record. In the latter half of the road racing season he won both the

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and the

Falmouth Road Race The Falmouth Road Race is an annual road race on Cape Cod from Woods Hole, a village in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts, to Falmouth Heights. The race organizer is Falmouth Road Race, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that puts on the race e ...

. He was a comfortable winner at the

Philadelphia Half Marathon The Philadelphia Distanced Run is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States on the third Sunday of September. The competition was established in 1978 as the Philadelphia Distan ...

, finishing forty seconds ahead of the field. His first race of 2013 of the

Ras Al Khaimah 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 he finished as runner-up to

Geoffrey Kipsang Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (born 22 November 1992) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in cross country, marathon, and half marathon races. He was the 2011 World Junior Cross Country Champion. Kamworor won the IAAF Worl ...

, running a best of 58:56 minutes to move up to tenth on the all-time lists. At the 2014

London Marathon The London Marathon is an annual marathon held in London, United Kingdom, and is the 2nd largest annual road race in the UK, after the Great North Run in Newcastle. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically held ...

Biwott ran a career best time of 2:04:55 to finish in 2nd place. In March 2015, he won the City-Pier-City-Loop half marathon in the fastest time of the season (00:59:20). In November 2015, he won the

in 2:10:34. At the 2016 London Marathon he improved his career best to 2:03:51, coming second behind

Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge ( ; born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized at the 5000 metre distance. Widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time, he is the 2016 and 2020 ...

and placing him sixth on the all-time ranking list.

Marathons

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Biwott, Stanley Kipleting Living people 1986 births Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners New York City Marathon male winners Paris Marathon male winners World Athletics record holders 20th-century Kenyan people 21st-century Kenyan people