- Timothy Cherigat
Timothy Cherigat (born
December 29 ,1976 inChekorio ) is along-distance runner fromKenya , who was the winner of the 108thBoston Marathon held in 2004. Cherigat won this race in a time of 2:10:37 on an abnormally warm day during which temperatures reached as high as 87 °F (30 °C).His marathon best is currently 2:09:34 during his win at the
San Sebastian Marathon in 2002. Other top marathon results include a third place in theNew York City Marathon in 2004 (2:10:00) and a fourth in the Boston Marathon in 2003 (2:11:28). In 2001, he ran his debut marathon in Boston as well and finished 10th in 2:14:21.In the last few years, especially under the guidance of coach
Dieter Hogen , Cherigat has concentrated on the marathon only. In 2004, he did not run a single race besides the two marathons in Boston and New York. He also did not race before the Boston Marathon in 2005. His half marathon best of 61:23 is from 2000.Cherigat is employed by the Kenyan armed forces. He is a corporal of the
Kenya Navy but trains as a full time athlete either inIten (Kenya) orBoulder (USA). Cherigat lives with his family in Chekorio, which is nearEldoret . He likes gospel music and does preaching in Christian churches from time to time.Daniel Komen , another famous athlete from Cherigat's team of KIMbia Athletics, inspired and competed against Cherigat early in his career. Komen grew up in the same district. At school, the two men ran together and against each other in competition.ee also
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List of winners of the Boston Marathon References
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