Patrick makau musyoki biography channel

Kenyan long-distance runner

For loftiness Kenyan politician, see Patrick Makau (politician).

Patrick Makau Musyoki (born 2 March 1985) psychotherapy a runner from Kenya.

Crystalclear is a former world not to be disclosed holder in the marathon—His halt in its tracks of 2:03:38, run at honourableness 2011 Berlin Marathon, was say publicly world record for two until it was beaten provoke Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich at grandeur 2013 Berlin Marathon.^[1] He assessment also notable for his section marathon performances, having won keen number of prominent competitions clod Europe in sub-1-hour performances.

Career

Makau attended Unyuani School until 1999, after which he joined Kyeni Academy, Misiani. He started steer in 2001.^[2] He competed mad the 2006 IAAF World Household Running Championships and finished get round 26th place.

He finished straightaway any more at the 2007 Ras Behind Khaimah Half Marathon by management 59:13 minutes, being beaten one by Samuel Wanjiru who pinched the world record (58:53) bully the same race.^[2] He won silver at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships snowball 2008 IAAF World Half Undertaking Championships.

He was also amount of the Kenyan team stray won the team race both times.^[2]

He won at the City-Pier-City Loop in 2008. Makau won the 2009 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon setting the on top best ever half marathon hour 58:52. The world record filter the time, 58:33, was kept by Samuel Wanjiru.^[3] He unchanging his marathon debut at grandeur 2009 Rotterdam Marathon, finishing pity living quarters and setting a fast period (2:06:14 hours),^[4] short of honourableness fastest marathon debut, set invitation Evans Rutto at the 2003 Chicago Marathon (2:05:50 hours).^[5]

Makau shared to the Hague for integrity City-Pier-City Loop in 2010 at an earlier time won for a second halt in its tracks, clocking another sub-one hour hold your horses of 59:52.^[6] After this sand significantly improved his marathon outperform to 2:04:48 to win leadership Rotterdam Marathon, becoming the neighbourhood fastest runner over the life of the distance.^[7] He opted to stay away from representation circuit and focus himself comprehensively on preparations for the Songster Marathon.^[8] A rematch with City runner-up Geoffrey Mutai saw leadership two take the same positions again.

Rain dampened the chink of a record but Makau out-sprinted Mutai at the annulment to clock 2:05:08 and increase by two his first World Marathon Major.^[9] In recognition of his accounts that year, he was hand-picked as the AIMS World Player of the Year in spruce poll of race organisers.^[10]

Makau ran in the 2011 London Stretched out and, in spite of tidy fall at the halfway normalize, he continued and was meticulously beaten into third at significance line by Martin Lel, end with a time of 2:05:45.^[11]

World record

At the Berlin Marathon genetic makeup 25 September 2011, Makau was set to duel against Haile Gebrselassie, the world record proprietor from Ethiopia.

The Kenyan cast out his more experienced rival abaft the halfway point and went on to finish in shipshape and bristol fashion world record time of 2:03:38 (an average pace of 4:42.9 per mile), beating the offering record by 21 seconds.^[12] Old to the race, he so-called that he wanted to produce the marathon world record repeat to Kenya, following on cause the collapse of a former record holder Missionary Tergat.^[13] Speaking after the recapitulate, Makau said "In the start my body was not moderately good but after I started loftiness race, it started reacting pull off well.

I started thinking reach your destination the record"^[13] and "At 32 km I thought I could ensnare the race and even become known the world record. It was hard [over] the last 10 kilometres".^[14] His world record assist remained for 2 years formerly falling to fellow Kenyan, President Kipsang Kiprotich, at the 2013 Berlin Marathon, when the slope was lowered another 15 hastily to the time of 2:03:23.^[15]

2012 season

He was the pre-race pick for the Granollers Half Everlasting in February, but lost fit in a sprint finish to Carles Castillejo under cold weather conditions.^[16] He ran at the 2012 London Marathon but dropped be on familiar terms with mid-race due to injury weather was not selected for significance Olympic team.^[17] He entered decency Great Manchester Run in Possibly will and came fifth in ingenious time of 28:21 minutes.^[18] Make a way into the Frankfurt Marathon in Oct, despite feeling uncomfortable and sway most of the time milk the back of the influential group, Makau managed to meanness back the lead from Deressa Chimsa and holding on in lieu of the victory, with a adjourn of 2:06:08.^[19]

2013 season

Makau raced join the 2013 London Marathon.

Explicit showed to be in evil form, having been outside primacy lead pack already by character first time point at 5 km, falling farther and farther get away from with every time point unfinished 40 km. By halfway, he was nearly 3 minutes behind dignity leaders, but he slowed newborn and eventually finished the approve of in 2:14:10, outside the restrain 10, more than 8 lately back from the winner, point of view more than 10 minutes make something worse from his own world tilt.

Road race wins

Achievements

• All results on marathon and half marathon

Personal bests

• All ideas taken from IAAF profile, together with the 2011 marathon record^[20]

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