Patrick Ivuti

Patrick Ivuti (born June 30, 1978, Machakos, Kenya) is a Kenyan long distance athlete who currently resides in Nairobi, Kenya. He won the Chicago Marathon held on October 7 2007 with a time of 2:11:11. [IAAF, October 7, 2007: [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsid=41990.html Ivuti and Adere clinch Chicago Marathon victories with dramatic sprints] ] The race was a photo finish culmination of a shoulder to shoulder final 300 meter stretch run with Jaouad Gharib down Columbus Drive on a day of record setting F to C|88|wiki=yes temperatures. [cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/07/sports/NA-SPT-ATH-Chicago-Marathon.php|title=Patrick Ivuti of Kenya wins Chicago Marathon in photo finish|accessdate=2007-10-09|publisher=the International Herald Tribune|date=2007-10-07] The duo had pulled away from Robert Cheruiyot and Daniel Njenga at the 22 mile mark.cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/track_field/wires/10/07/2080.ap.run.chicago.marathon.1st.ld.writethru.0377/index.html|title=Kenyan Patrick Ivuti and Ethiopian Berhane Adere win muggy Chicago Marathon|accessdate=2007-10-10|date=2007-10-07|publisher=Time Inc.|work=SI.com] Ivuti had previously placed fifth in the 2005 Chicago Marathon in his marathon debut.cite web|url=http://www.chicagomarathon.com/CMS400Min/Chicago_Marathon/press_center/index.aspx?id=2703|accessdate=2007-10-07|publisher=LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon|title=Patrick Ivuti] This was his second Major Marathon and at least his fourth overall marathon. The race, which was decided by a twentieth of a second, was the closest Chicago Marathon ever.

Although Ivuti, had not matched his major marathon debut fifth place finish prior to this year, he has had much success at the half marathon. He has broken the hour mark several times since running a time of 59:31 in Lisbon 2000. [cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete%3D55731/|accessdate=2007-10-09|publisher=IAAF|title=Biography: Patrick IVUTI] He set his new half marathon personal record of 59:27 at the Fortis Rotterdam Half-Marathon on September 9 2007. He had won the Hervis Prague International Half-Marathon with a course record 1:01 on March 24 2007 in Prague, Czech Republic. [cite web|url=http://my.opera.com/hotel-prague/blog/winner-of-pragues-half-marathon-2007-is-patrick-m-ivuti-from-kenya|title=Winner of Prague's Half Marathon 2007 is Patrick M. Ivuti from Kenya|accessdate=2007-10-09|date=2007-03-26|publisher=my.opera.com]

He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in 10000 metres.

Ivuti has competed several times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing second in 1999 behind Paul Tergat and in 2003 when the race was won by Kenenisa Bekele. However, he was plagued by injuries during much of the early part of this decade. [cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/WXC04/news/Kind=2/newsId=23844.html|title=Ivuti heads line-up for Kenyan Armed Forces cross|accessdate=2007-10-10|date=2004-01-16|publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF]

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