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2017 RESULTS (SELECTION)
2015 RESULTS (SELECTION)
BEYOND THE STATS:
Full name: Anraham Kapsis Kipyatich
Racing name: Abraham Kipyatich
Nationality: Kenya
Date of birth: 10 May 1993
Born in: Marakwet (altitude 2,400m above sea level)
Resident of: Iten, Kenya (altitude 2,400m above sea level) – since 2012
Personal best (selection):10K: 27:40, Prague (CZE), 2016Half marathon: 1:00:03, Berlin (GER), 2015
Specializes in (as of 2017): Road races
First international race in: Course de l’Escalade 7,25 km, Genève (SUI), 2013
adidas athlete since: 2016
Le Puy-en-Velay 15K, Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA) — 2nd, 44:00Berlin Half marathon, Berlin (GER) — 5th, 1:00:03 PB
• #AbrahamKipyatich #RunCzechRacing
• Renting house, lives with wife Marcy
• Self-coached
• Training in a group of about 20 athletes with Willy Kibor
(Marathon PB 2:08:32) and Luka Kanda (Marathon PB 2:07:20)
• Ran to school 5 km each way, for period of 10 years
• Has 4 brothers and 3 sisters
• First established athlete in the family
• Enjoys watching movies. Favorite movie is “Machachari” (Kenya)
• Professional goals: to improve results
• Dream: to assist family and friends and make their life easier
and happier
• Favorite training type: speed work 6 times 400m plus 4 times 600m
• Trains on dirt-roads only
• Strength training: doesn’t do any strength training, only stretching
• Mileage per week per training phase: 140 km
• Longest Long Run: 36 km
• Number of training sessions in a typical week: 8 sessions
Typical day:
5:40 wakes up, doesn’t take any food or water before training
6:00 training
9:00 shower and breakfast, tea with milk and chapatti (flat bread)
10:00 massage (twice a week)
11:00 nap
12:00 lunch
13:00 relaxation
15:00 second training
16:00 watching movies, socializing with friends
20:00 supper
21:00 retires for the night
• Favorite foods: ugali
• Would like to invest his earnings in real estate
• Favorite sports: athletics only
• Favorite athletes: Wilson Kipsang (former world record holder in
marathon, PB 2:03:13), Kenenisa Bekele (World record holder in
10000 m, PB 26:17.53), Haile Gebrseilassie (former world record
holder in marathon, PB 2:03:13)
• Enjoyed hospitality of RunCzech team during his visits in the
Czech Republic
B.A.A. Half Marathon, Boston (USA) — 2nd, 1:03:22Mattoni Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon, Ústí nad Labem (CZE) — 3rd, 1:01:40
Birell Prague Grand Prix, 10k, Prague (CZE) — 1st, 27:40 PBLe Puy-en-Velay 15k, Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA) — 2nd, 43:20 PBSportisimo Prague Half Marathon, Prague (CZE) — 7nt, 1:00:16
2016 RESULTS (SELECTION)
Marugame half marathon, Marugame (JPN) — 4th, 1:01:00