Titus Ekiru (born 2 January 1992) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He represented Kenya at the 2019 African Games and he won the men's half marathon with a time of 1:01:42. He became the first Kenyan to win this event at the African Games. This was also a new African Games record.

Career

In 2017, he won the

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in Seville, Spain with a time of 2:07:42. In 2018, he won the

Honolulu Marathon The Honolulu Marathon (branded JAL Honolulu Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a marathon (26.2 miles or 42.2km) in Honolulu, Hawaii, first held in 1973. It is one of the world's largest marathons, taking place annually on the second Sunday in ...

with a time of 2:09:01 and the half marathon event of the

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with a time of 1:01:02. He also won the Mexico City Marathon event with a new course record of 2:10:38. In 2019, he won the

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and he set a new course record of 2:04:46. In that year, he also won the

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and he set a new course record of 1:00:12. In December 2019, he won the

for the 2nd time with a new course record of 2:07:59. In 2021, he won the

and he set a new course record of 2:02:57. He also won the Abu Dhabi Marathon held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekiru, Titus Living people 1992 births Place of birth missing (living people) Kenyan male marathon runners Kenyan male long-distance runners African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century Kenyan people 21st-century Kenyan people