- Rita Jeptoo
Rita Jeptoo Sitienei (born
15 February 1981 inEldoret ) is aKenya n marathon runner.She won the
Stockholm Marathon , her first marathon race, [ [http://www.stockholmmarathon.se/start/content.cfm?Dep_ID=20&Sec_ID=478&Rac_ID=126&Lan_ID=3 Stockholm Marathon History 2004-2006] accessed August 10 2007] and the Milan City Marathon [ [http://milanocitymarathon.gazzetta.it/2004/index.shtml Milan City Marathon 2004] accessed August 10 2007] in 2004, finished third in the 2005 Turin Marathon, [ [http://tm.turinmarathon.it/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=10 Turin Marathon History] accessed August 10 2007] seventh at the 2005 World Championships, and won the bronze medal at the 2006 World Road Running Championships. Her personal best time is 2:23:38 hours, achieved when she won the 2006Boston Marathon . In 2007, she finished fourth, attempting to defend her title, and was quoted as saying, "I never felt good in the cold. I couldn't get my body in a rhythm." [ [http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-239-379--11801-0,00.html Runner's World article by Toby Tanser - Russian Woman wins Boston] accessed August 10 2007]She is married to Noah Busienei, a middle distance runner. [ [http://www.boston.com/marathon/runners/2007_runners/jeptoo.htm Boston Marathon Runner Profile - Rita Jeptoo] accessed August 10 2007]
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