Meriem Wangari Kiprugut (born 22 February 1979) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in half marathon and 10K road races. Her personal best for the half marathon distance is 1:10:27 hours, set in Lille in 2007. She made her marathon debut in 2012 and set a time of 2:31:30 hours on her first attempt.
She has competed in mainly British and French competitions. She has won half marathons in Bristol, Bath, Lille, Boulogne-Billancourt, as well as Gothenburg and Marrakech. She is a three-time winner of the 20 Kilomètres de Paris, a four-time winner of the 20 kilomètres de Maroilles, and has had five victories at the Foulée Suresnoise.
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Wangari won her first races while based in the United Kingdom. She won the Swansea Bay 10K in 2001, then took the women's title at the Windsor Half Marathon a week later. She returned to the Swansea race the following year and took a second straight victory.[1][2] She had consecutive wins at both the Cardiff 10K and the Bristol Half Marathon in 2003 and 2004.[3][4] A personal best run of 1:11:58 hours came at the Bath Half Marathon in March 2003 and she was narrowly beaten by a second by race winner Deborah Robinson.[5] She won the Göteborgsvarvet in Sweden in May,[6] returned to the UK to win the Stroud Half Marathon in October, then went on to reach the top of the podium at her second attempt at the 2004 Bath Half Marathon.[7][8] Her fastest run of 2004 came at the Glasgow Half Marathon, where she completed the distance in 1:12:00 hours to take second place behind Beatrice Omwanza.[9]
Wangari moved to France for the 2005 season and completed extensively on the country's road race circuit that year. Among her outings were victories at the 20 kilomètres de Maroilles, Semi-Marathon d'Oloron Sainte Marie, La Rochelle Half Marathon, Alençon-Médavy 15K, and the Foulée Suresnoise 10K.[10][11][12][13] Another win came at the Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon in what was then a course record time of 1:12:00 hours.[14] She improved her personal best time to 1:11:54 hours at that year's Reims à Toutes Jambes half marathon.[15]
The highlight of her 2006 season was a win at the Lille Half Marathon in a personal best of 1:11:36 hours.[16] She retained her titles at the Maroilles 20K and Oloron Sainte Marie races and also ran a 10K personal best of 32:47 minutes at the Istanbul 10K, finishing second to Elvan Abeylegesse. Her 15K time also fell that year, as she took the women's race at the Corrida Festas da Cidade do Porto in a time of 48:51 minutes.[17][18] Her 2007 began she won a third straight win in Maroilles.[10] She knocked a second off her best at the Lille Half Marathon, recording 1:10:27 hours and being beaten by Mary Keitany.[19] In September she won the Le Lion Half Marathon and the Paris-Versailles Race within the space of a week.[20][21] The following month she won the 20 Kilomètres de Paris and came third at the Istanbul 15K.[22]
In April 2008 she ran the half marathon at the Humarathon in Vitry-sur-Seine and was third in an all-Kenyan sweep of the podium.[23] A fourth straight win in Maroilles was also her fastest, as she completed the distance in 1:08:49 hours (the second fastest in the race history).[10] Further to this, she also achieved consecutive wins at both the Course Paris-Versailles and Paris 20K, as well as winning the Foulée Suresnoise. She repeated her victories again at these three races in 2009 and at the Paris 20K set a career best of 1:05:30 hours.[21][22] She came close to a personal best with a run of 1:10:28 hours for fourth at the Humarathon. At the Corrida de Langueux she defeated all comers and was five seconds off the course record. That year, she also reached the podium at the Lille and Boulogne-Billancourt half marathons.[24]
The 2010 season saw Wangari retain her titles at the Corrida Langueux, Foulée Suresnoise and Paris-Versailles races.[21][25] Over the half marathon, she was fifth at the Paris Half Marathon and ran a season's best of 1:12:19 hours to win at the Marrakech Half Marathon.[26][27] She continued her winning streaks at the Corrida Langueux and Foulée Suresnoise into 2011.[28] Her fastest run that year was 1:11:10 hours, which brought her the title at the Saint Denis Half Marathon.[29] She made her debut over the marathon distance at the 2012 Xiamen Marathon in China and although she was some minutes behind the winner Ashu Kasim, she claimed second place with a debut time of 2:31:30 hours.[30]
^Hultman, Hans & Monti, David (24 May 2011). Göteborgsvarvet Half Marathon. ARRS. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
^McGeoch, Mick (1 November 2011). Stroud Half Marathon. ARRS. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
^McGeoch, Mick et al (8 March 2011). Bath Half Marathon. ARRS. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
^Women's Half Marathon 2004. IAAF. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
^ abcLefeuvre, Thierry (19 November 2011). Maroilles 20 km. ARRS. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
^Lefeuvre, Thierry (23 March 2011). La Rochelle Half Marathon. ARRS. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
^Lefeuvre, Thierry (28 March 2011).Alençon-Médavy 15.4 km. ARRS. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
^Seigneuric, Yves & Lefeuvre. Thierry (20 June 2011). Foulées de Suresnes 10 km. ARRS. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
^Boulogne-Billancourt Half-Marathon History 22 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Semi-marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
^Women's Half Marathon 2005. IAAF. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
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Meriem Wangari Kiprugut born 22 February 1979 is a Kenyan long distance runner who specialises in half marathon and 10K road races Her personal best for the half marathon distance is 1 10 27 hours set in Lille in 2007 She made her marathon debut in 2012 and set a time of 2 31 30 hours on her first attempt She has competed in mainly British and French competitions She has won half marathons in Bristol Bath Lille Boulogne Billancourt as well as Gothenburg and Marrakech She is a three time winner of the 20 Kilometres de Paris a four time winner of the 20 kilometres de Maroilles and has had five victories at the Foulee Suresnoise Career editWangari won her first races while based in the United Kingdom She won the Swansea Bay 10K in 2001 then took the women s title at the Windsor Half Marathon a week later She returned to the Swansea race the following year and took a second straight victory 1 2 She had consecutive wins at both the Cardiff 10K and the Bristol Half Marathon in 2003 and 2004 3 4 A personal best run of 1 11 58 hours came at the Bath Half Marathon in March 2003 and she was narrowly beaten by a second by race winner Deborah Robinson 5 She won the Goteborgsvarvet in Sweden in May 6 returned to the UK to win the Stroud Half Marathon in October then went on to reach the top of the podium at her second attempt at the 2004 Bath Half Marathon 7 8 Her fastest run of 2004 came at the Glasgow Half Marathon where she completed the distance in 1 12 00 hours to take second place behind Beatrice Omwanza 9 Wangari moved to France for the 2005 season and completed extensively on the country s road race circuit that year Among her outings were victories at the 20 kilometres de Maroilles Semi Marathon d Oloron Sainte Marie La Rochelle Half Marathon Alencon Medavy 15K and the Foulee Suresnoise 10K 10 11 12 13 Another win came at the Boulogne Billancourt Half Marathon in what was then a course record time of 1 12 00 hours 14 She improved her personal best time to 1 11 54 hours at that year s Reims a Toutes Jambes half marathon 15 The highlight of her 2006 season was a win at the Lille Half Marathon in a personal best of 1 11 36 hours 16 She retained her titles at the Maroilles 20K and Oloron Sainte Marie races and also ran a 10K personal best of 32 47 minutes at the Istanbul 10K finishing second to Elvan Abeylegesse Her 15K time also fell that year as she took the women s race at the Corrida Festas da Cidade do Porto in a time of 48 51 minutes 17 18 Her 2007 began she won a third straight win in Maroilles 10 She knocked a second off her best at the Lille Half Marathon recording 1 10 27 hours and being beaten by Mary Keitany 19 In September she won the Le Lion Half Marathon and the Paris Versailles Race within the space of a week 20 21 The following month she won the 20 Kilometres de Paris and came third at the Istanbul 15K 22 In April 2008 she ran the half marathon at the Humarathon in Vitry sur Seine and was third in an all Kenyan sweep of the podium 23 A fourth straight win in Maroilles was also her fastest as she completed the distance in 1 08 49 hours the second fastest in the race history 10 Further to this she also achieved consecutive wins at both the Course Paris Versailles and Paris 20K as well as winning the Foulee Suresnoise She repeated her victories again at these three races in 2009 and at the Paris 20K set a career best of 1 05 30 hours 21 22 She came close to a personal best with a run of 1 10 28 hours for fourth at the Humarathon At the Corrida de Langueux she defeated all comers and was five seconds off the course record That year she also reached the podium at the Lille and Boulogne Billancourt half marathons 24 The 2010 season saw Wangari retain her titles at the Corrida Langueux Foulee Suresnoise and Paris Versailles races 21 25 Over the half marathon she was fifth at the Paris Half Marathon and ran a season s best of 1 12 19 hours to win at the Marrakech Half Marathon 26 27 She continued her winning streaks at the Corrida Langueux and Foulee Suresnoise into 2011 28 Her fastest run that year was 1 11 10 hours which brought her the title at the Saint Denis Half Marathon 29 She made her debut over the marathon distance at the 2012 Xiamen Marathon in China and although she was some minutes behind the winner Ashu Kasim she claimed second place with a debut time of 2 31 30 hours 30 References edit McGeoch Mick 27 September 2011 Swansea Bay 10 km Association of Road Racing Statisticians ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 McGeoch Mick et al 7 March 2009 Windsor Half Marathon ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 McGeoch Mick 17 September 2011 Cardiff 10 km ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 McGeoch Mick 14 September 2011 Bristol Half Marathon ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 2003 AIMS Statistics Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Hultman Hans amp Monti David 24 May 2011 Goteborgsvarvet Half Marathon ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 McGeoch Mick 1 November 2011 Stroud Half Marathon ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 McGeoch Mick et al 8 March 2011 Bath Half Marathon ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Women s Half Marathon 2004 IAAF Retrieved on 8 January 2012 a b c Lefeuvre Thierry 19 November 2011 Maroilles 20 km ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Lefeuvre Thierry 23 March 2011 La Rochelle Half Marathon ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Lefeuvre Thierry 28 March 2011 Alencon Medavy 15 4 km ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Seigneuric Yves amp Lefeuvre Thierry 20 June 2011 Foulees de Suresnes 10 km ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Boulogne Billancourt Half Marathon History Archived 22 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine Semi marathon de Boulogne Billancourt Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Women s Half Marathon 2005 IAAF Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Civai Franco amp Lefeuvre Thierry 6 September 2011 Lille Metropole Half Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved on 6 April 2010 Women s 10K 2006 IAAF Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Women s Half Marathon 2006 IAAF Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Women s Half Marathon 2007 IAAF Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Civai Franco amp Lefeuvre Thierry 27 September 2011 Le Lion Half Marathon ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 a b c Paris Versailles 16 3 km ARRS 26 September 2011 Retrieved on 8 January 2012 a b Paris 20 km ARRS 11 October 2011 Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Women s Half Marathon 2008 IAAF Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Women s Half Marathon 2009 IAAF Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Lefeuvre Thierry 3 July 2010 Corrida Langueux 10 km ARRS Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Women s Half Marathon 2011 IAAF Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Lee Catherine 6 September 2010 RW Race Report International Half Marathon de Marrakech Runner s World Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Vazel P J 25 June 2011 Tsegay and Wangari take Langueux 10Km titles IAAF Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Women s Half Marathon 2011 IAAF Retrieved on 8 January 2012 Jalava Mirko 7 January 2012 Kamais and Kasim cruise to Xiamen wins IAAF 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