Florence Kiplagat of Kenya, competing in the 2017 London Marathon. She went on to finish 9th in a time of 02:26:25
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3159 x 2985 px | 26.7 x 25.3 cm | 10.5 x 10 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
23 April 2017Location:
North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, United KingdomMore information:
Florence Jebet Kiplagat (born 27 February 1987) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She is a two-time world champion, having won at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She was the world record holder for the women's half marathon with a time of 1:05:09 hours until it was broken by Peres Jepchirchir on February 10, 2017 at the RAK Half Marathon. She has also represented Kenya on the track, having won the silver medal over 5000 m at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She competed in the 10, 000 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and was the Kenyan record holder in the event with her best of 30:11.53 minutes until it was broken by Vivian Cheruiyot on August 12th, 2016 at the Rio Olympic Games. Kiplagat's marathon debut came at the 2011 Berlin Marathon and she started quickly, outpacing both Paula Radcliffe and Irina Mikitenko to claim her first victory in 2:19:44 hours – the third fastest run by a woman that year. She was the favourite for the 2012 Egmond Half Marathon, but finished as runner-up behind Meseret Hailu. She moved up to third on the all-time lists with a winning run of 1:06:38 hours at the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon.She turned to the 10, 000 m at the Prefontaine Classic and claimed the runner-up spot behind Tirunesh Dibaba. She failed to make the Olympic team in the event, however, narrowly finishing fourth at the Kenyan trial race. She missed the rest of 2012, but returned at the RAK Half Marathon in February the next year and had her second fastest ever result (67:13 minutes), although the depth of the race left her in fifth. She was one of the favourites entering the 2013 London Marathon but she underperformed, coming sixth in a time of 2:27:05 hours. In August she won the half marathon of Klagenfurt in 70:06 minutes. The 2013 Berlin Marathon saw her top the field with her winning time of 2:21:13 hours, beating Sharon Cherop by over a minute.