John Korir Kipsang Explained

John Korir Kipsang (born December 15, 1975) is a Kenyan athlete who specializes in road running.

Korir won against the similarly named John Cheruiyot Korir at the 2002 Lisbon Half Marathon and 2005 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, while John Cheruiyot Korir won at a cross country event in Kenya in 2003.^{[1] [2]}

He trains with Kimbia Athletics and is coached by Dieter Hogen.

Achievements

Korir has won several road races, including:

• Peachtree Road Race (2001)
• Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run (2003, 2005)
• World's Best 10K (2004, 2005)
• Bix 7 (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004)^[3]
• Bellin Run (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
• Lilac Bloomsday Run (2003, 2005, 2007)
• Bay to Breakers (2007, 2008)
• Steamboat Classic (2006, 2007)

Personal bests

Track

• 5000 metres - 13:34.41 (1999)
• 10,000 metres - 28:13.52 (2007)

Road

• 10 kilometres - 27:47 min (2004)
• 15 kilometres - 42:57 (2001)
• 10 miles - 46:12 min (2001)
• Half marathon - 60:47 min (2004)

External links

• • Kimbia.net
• Interview with John Korir

Notes and References

1. Cherry Blossom, March 28, 2005: Two John Korirs Meet; Sally Barsosio Favorite in Women's Race
2. Web site: Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Road Race results 2005 . 2006-12-28 . 2010-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100417130220/http://www.cherryblossom.org/results/2005/CB05-M.htm . dead .
3. Web site: Bix 7 year-by-year history. 2021-10-08. The Quad-City Times. en.