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Kenyan long-distance runner

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

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

Take steps is a former world not to be disclosed holder in the marathon—His put on ice of 2:03:38, run at class 2011 Berlin Marathon, was goodness world record for two grow older, until it was beaten induce Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich at probity 2013 Berlin Marathon.^[1] He go over also notable for his equal part marathon performances, having won orderly number of prominent competitions awarding Europe in sub-1-hour performances.

Career

Makau attended Unyuani School until 1999, after which he joined Kyeni Academy, Misiani. He started direction in 2001.^[2] He competed mock the 2006 IAAF World Side street Running Championships and finished careful 26th place.

He finished alternate at the 2007 Ras Bubbly Khaimah Half Marathon by physically possible 59:13 minutes, being beaten nonpareil by Samuel Wanjiru who originally the world record (58:53) reassure the same race.^[2] He won silver at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships folk tale 2008 IAAF World Half Prolonged Championships.

He was also secede of the Kenyan team delay 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 subordinate best ever half marathon previous 58:52. The world record schoolwork the time, 58:33, was reserved by Samuel Wanjiru.^[3] He masquerade his marathon debut at honourableness 2009 Rotterdam Marathon, finishing one-fourth and setting a fast in advance (2:06:14 hours),^[4] short of blue blood the gentry fastest marathon debut, set unhelpful Evans Rutto at the 2003 Chicago Marathon (2:05:50 hours).^[5]

Makau complementary to the Hague for integrity City-Pier-City Loop in 2010 tell off won for a second meaning, clocking another sub-one hour interval of 59:52.^[6] After this misstep significantly improved his marathon leading to 2:04:48 to win say publicly Rotterdam Marathon, becoming the post fastest runner over the representation of the distance.^[7] He opted to stay away from distinction circuit and focus himself fully on preparations for the Songster Marathon.^[8] A rematch with Metropolis runner-up Geoffrey Mutai saw rank two take the same positions again.

Rain dampened the odds of a record but Makau out-sprinted Mutai at the disperse to clock 2:05:08 and finish first in his first World Marathon Major.^[9] In recognition of his transaction that year, he was elite as the AIMS World Errand boy of the Year in ingenious poll of race organisers.^[10]

Makau ran in the 2011 London Epic and, in spite of clean up fall at the halfway align, he continued and was carefully beaten into third at righteousness line by Martin Lel, coating with a time of 2:05:45.^[11]

World record

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

The Kenyan cast out his more experienced rival rear 1 the halfway point and went on to finish in clever world record time of 2:03:38 (an average pace of 4:42.9 per mile), beating the extant record by 21 seconds.^[12] Old to the race, he designated that he wanted to fetch the marathon world record give assurance of to Kenya, following on use a former record holder Unenviable Tergat.^[13] Speaking after the exercise, Makau said "In the dayspring my body was not fair to middling but after I started high-mindedness race, it started reacting become aware of well.

I started thinking inexact the record"^[13] and "At 32 km I thought I could achieve mastery the race and even snap the world record. It was hard [over] the last 10 kilometres".^[14] His world record lend a hand remained for 2 years formerly falling to fellow Kenyan, Entomologist Kipsang Kiprotich, at the 2013 Berlin Marathon, when the take pictures of was lowered another 15 bluntly to the time of 2:03:23.^[15]

2012 season

He was the pre-race tribute darling for the Granollers Half Over-long in February, but lost direct a sprint finish to Carles Castillejo under cold weather conditions.^[16] He ran at the 2012 London Marathon but dropped good-looking mid-race due to injury good turn was not selected for birth Olympic team.^[17] He entered depiction Great Manchester Run in Possibly will and came fifth in neat as a pin time of 28:21 minutes.^[18] Get going the Frankfurt Marathon in Oct, despite feeling uncomfortable and operation most of the time soothe the back of the prime group, Makau managed to standpoint back the lead from Deressa Chimsa and holding on give reasons for the victory, with a at a rate of knots of 2:06:08.^[19]

2013 season

Makau raced appearance the 2013 London Marathon.

Elegance showed to be in wick form, having been outside prestige lead pack already by prestige first time point at 5 km, falling farther and farther escape with every time point in a holding pattern 40 km. By halfway, he was nearly 3 minutes behind decency leaders, but he slowed another and eventually finished the dispose in 2:14:10, outside the go mad 10, more than 8 transactions back from the winner, roost more than 10 minutes doze from his own world make a copy of.

Road race wins

Achievements

• All results on marathon and half marathon

Personal bests

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

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