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Stephen Kwelio Chemlany

January 01, 1970

Stephen Kwelio Chemlany (born 9 August 1982) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. He has a personal best of 2:06:24 hours for the event.

Chemlany running as pacemaker at the 2011 Berlin Marathon

Chemlany was runner-up at the 2011 Berlin Marathon and came fourth at the 2013 Berlin Marathon. He has won the Dalian Marathon (twice), the Tiberias Marathon and the Macau Marathon. He gained a master's degree in computer science from Iona College in the United States in 2008 and represented the school athletically.

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Early life and career edit

Born in Kapsokwony in Kenya's Western Province, he studied abroad at Iona College in New York. While studying for a degree in computer science he also competed collegiately for the Iona Gaels team. He appeared three times at the NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship, with his best finish of 33rd place coming in 2004. He won back-to-back Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference indoor titles in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres from 2005 to 2006. His sole outing at the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships saw him finish twelfth in the 5000 m in 2006.[1] He completed his degree in 2006 and continued on to get a master's degree in computer science from Iona College in 2008.[2] He met Emily Chelanga (another Kenyan athlete) in New York and the pair had their first child, Faith, around 2006.[3]

After finishing his first degree, Chemlany began to compete in road running events. Running for Westchester Track Club, he came first in the New York Road Runners road mile championship in 2007.[4] He came eleventh at the Healthy Kidney 10K and ran a time of 67:19 minutes at the Virginia Beach Half Marathon in September. After graduating from Iona in 2008, he ran a half marathon best of 64:39 minutes in Hartford, Connecticut and, on his marathon debut, came second at the St. Jude Marathon in 2:20:57 hours. His performances improved in 2009: he was fifth at the Healthy Kidney 10K and the Cherry Blossom 10-miler. He won the Virginia Beach half marathon in a new best time of 62:56 minutes. Over the marathon distance, he came third at the Mississippi Blues Marathon, fifth in Jacksonville, Florida, then ran a personal best of 2:16:14 hours to finish fourth at the Country Music Marathon.[5]

Professional marathon running edit

Having seen elite American runners travel to Kenya for high altitude training, he decided to return to his native Kenya to improve his running. This also made economic sense for the runner: "In the US, one needs to work alongside training to survive because it’s too expensive, especially in New York, and I wanted to focus on my training".[3] Chemlany had three marathon outings in 2010 and his times were again improved: he ran 2:13:23 horus for sixth at the Tiberias Marathon and in April won his first race with a time of 2:13:10 at the Dalian Marathon. H was also runner-up at the Macau Marathon at the end of the year. A run of 2:10:02 was enough to win the 2011 Tiberias Marathon and he retained his title in Dalian.[6] Given his performances, he was invited to run as a pacemaker for the top level 2011 Berlin Marathon. Initially tasked with leading runners up to the 30 km mark at world record pace, he continued after that point.[3] The winner Patrick Makau broke the world record and Chemlany was next to finish, recording a significant improvement upon his past times with a run of 2:07:55 hours.[7] He ended the year with a win at the Macau Marathon.[6]

His two races in 2012 did not match the performances of the previous year as he was fifth at the Rotterdam Marathon and seventh at the Shanghai Marathon (slower than two hours, ten minutes on both occasions).[6][8] His 2013 began with a better outing, as he was third at the Rome Marathon in 2:08:30 hours.[9] A new personal best of 2:07:44 hours came at the 2013 Berlin Marathon, although the race was even faster in that year as the world record was broken by Wilson Kipsang and Chemlany's time was enough for fourth only.[6] He reached the podium again at the Shanghai Marathon, coming third.[10] The Seoul International Marathon in March 2014 was a venue for further improvement, to 2:06:24 hours, and he was runner-up to Ethiopia's Yacob Jarso.[11]

Personal bests edit

References edit

  1. ^ Stephen Chemlany. Iona Gaels. Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  2. ^ Chemlany Shines In Berlin Marathon. Iona Gaels (2011-09-26). Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  3. ^ a b c Makori, Elias (2013-05-23). Kenya’s brightest ‘rabbit’ sets the pace Archived 2014-03-22 at archive.today. Daily Nation. Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  4. ^ Tillman, Sabrina (2007-10-02).Webb, Douma-Hussar Win Continental Airlines® Fifth Avenue Mile. German Road Races. Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  5. ^ Stephen Chemlany. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  6. ^ a b c d Stephen Kwelio Chemlany 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. World Marathon Majors. Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  7. ^ Butcher, Pat (2011-09-25). Makau stuns with 2:03:38 Marathon World record in Berlin! - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  8. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2012-04-15). Spectacular double Ethiopian success brings home 2:04 and 2:18 victories in Rotterdam. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  9. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2013-03-17). Terfa and Kirop triumph in Rome Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  10. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2013-12-01). Mokoka and Kebede close to course records in Shanghai. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
  11. ^ Minshull, Phil (2014-03-16). Jarso smashes personal best with 2:06:17 to win in Seoul. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-21.

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Stephen Kwelio Chemlany born 9 August 1982 is a Kenyan long distance runner who competes in the marathon He has a personal best of 2 06 24 hours for the event Chemlany running as pacemaker at the 2011 Berlin Marathon Chemlany was runner up at the 2011 Berlin Marathon and came fourth at the 2013 Berlin Marathon He has won the Dalian Marathon twice the Tiberias Marathon and the Macau Marathon He gained a master s degree in computer science from Iona College in the United States in 2008 and represented the school athletically Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early life and career 1 2 Professional marathon running 2 Personal bests 3 References 4 External linksCareer editEarly life and career edit Born in Kapsokwony in Kenya s Western Province he studied abroad at Iona College in New York While studying for a degree in computer science he also competed collegiately for the Iona Gaels team He appeared three times at the NCAA Men s Cross Country Championship with his best finish of 33rd place coming in 2004 He won back to back Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference indoor titles in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres from 2005 to 2006 His sole outing at the NCAA Men s Outdoor Track and Field Championships saw him finish twelfth in the 5000 m in 2006 1 He completed his degree in 2006 and continued on to get a master s degree in computer science from Iona College in 2008 2 He met Emily Chelanga another Kenyan athlete in New York and the pair had their first child Faith around 2006 3 After finishing his first degree Chemlany began to compete in road running events Running for Westchester Track Club he came first in the New York Road Runners road mile championship in 2007 4 He came eleventh at the Healthy Kidney 10K and ran a time of 67 19 minutes at the Virginia Beach Half Marathon in September After graduating from Iona in 2008 he ran a half marathon best of 64 39 minutes in Hartford Connecticut and on his marathon debut came second at the St Jude Marathon in 2 20 57 hours His performances improved in 2009 he was fifth at the Healthy Kidney 10K and the Cherry Blossom 10 miler He won the Virginia Beach half marathon in a new best time of 62 56 minutes Over the marathon distance he came third at the Mississippi Blues Marathon fifth in Jacksonville Florida then ran a personal best of 2 16 14 hours to finish fourth at the Country Music Marathon 5 Professional marathon running edit Having seen elite American runners travel to Kenya for high altitude training he decided to return to his native Kenya to improve his running This also made economic sense for the runner In the US one needs to work alongside training to survive because it s too expensive especially in New York and I wanted to focus on my training 3 Chemlany had three marathon outings in 2010 and his times were again improved he ran 2 13 23 horus for sixth at the Tiberias Marathon and in April won his first race with a time of 2 13 10 at the Dalian Marathon H was also runner up at the Macau Marathon at the end of the year A run of 2 10 02 was enough to win the 2011 Tiberias Marathon and he retained his title in Dalian 6 Given his performances he was invited to run as a pacemaker for the top level 2011 Berlin Marathon Initially tasked with leading runners up to the 30 km mark at world record pace he continued after that point 3 The winner Patrick Makau broke the world record and Chemlany was next to finish recording a significant improvement upon his past times with a run of 2 07 55 hours 7 He ended the year with a win at the Macau Marathon 6 His two races in 2012 did not match the performances of the previous year as he was fifth at the Rotterdam Marathon and seventh at the Shanghai Marathon slower than two hours ten minutes on both occasions 6 8 His 2013 began with a better outing as he was third at the Rome Marathon in 2 08 30 hours 9 A new personal best of 2 07 44 hours came at the 2013 Berlin Marathon although the race was even faster in that year as the world record was broken by Wilson Kipsang and Chemlany s time was enough for fourth only 6 He reached the podium again at the Shanghai Marathon coming third 10 The Seoul International Marathon in March 2014 was a venue for further improvement to 2 06 24 hours and he was runner up to Ethiopia s Yacob Jarso 11 Personal bests edit1500 metres 3 46 29 2006 Mile run road 4 05 6h 2007 3000 metres indoor 8 14 75 2005 5000 metres 14 03 89 2006 10 000 metres 29 17 89 2006 10K run 28 41 2009 Half marathon 1 01 33 2013 Marathon 2 06 24 2014 References edit Stephen Chemlany Iona Gaels Retrieved on 2014 03 21 Chemlany Shines In Berlin Marathon Iona Gaels 2011 09 26 Retrieved on 2014 03 21 a b c Makori Elias 2013 05 23 Kenya s brightest rabbit sets the pace Archived 2014 03 22 at archive today Daily Nation Retrieved on 2014 03 21 Tillman Sabrina 2007 10 02 Webb Douma Hussar Win Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile German Road Races Retrieved on 2014 03 21 Stephen Chemlany Tilastopaja Retrieved on 2014 03 21 a b c d Stephen Kwelio Chemlany Archived 2012 09 30 at the Wayback Machine World Marathon Majors Retrieved on 2014 03 21 Butcher Pat 2011 09 25 Makau stuns with 2 03 38 Marathon World record in Berlin UPDATED IAAF Retrieved on 2014 03 21 van Hemert Wim 2012 04 15 Spectacular double Ethiopian success brings home 2 04 and 2 18 victories in Rotterdam IAAF Retrieved on 2014 03 21 Sampaolo Diego 2013 03 17 Terfa and Kirop triumph in Rome Marathon IAAF Retrieved on 2014 03 21 Jalava Mirko 2013 12 01 Mokoka and Kebede close to course records in Shanghai IAAF Retrieved on 2014 03 21 Minshull Phil 2014 03 16 Jarso smashes personal best with 2 06 17 to win in Seoul IAAF Retrieved on 2014 03 21 External links editStephen Kwelio Chemlany at World Athletics nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Kwelio Chemlany amp oldid 1183840182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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