Patrick Ivuti

Patrick Mutuku Ivuti
The final 200 meters of the 2007 Chicago Marathon was a shoulder to shoulder race between Ivuti (right) Jaouad Gharib (left)
Personal information
Born (1978-06-30) 30 June 1978 (age 46)
Tala, Machakos, Kenya
Sport
SportLong-distance running
EventMarathon

Patrick Mukutu Ivuti (born June 30, 1978) is a Kenyan long distance athlete, who currently resides in Nairobi, Kenya.[1] A two-time silver medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, he made his marathon debut in 2005 and had his first major victory at the Chicago Marathon in 2007. He had back-to-back wins at the Honolulu Marathon in 2008–2009 and was the 2009 winner of the Prague Marathon.

Biography

Ivuti has competed several times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing second in 1999 behind Paul Tergat and runner-up again in 2003 when the race was won by Kenenisa Bekele. He also won the IAAF's Belfast International Cross Country meeting in 2000. However, he was plagued by injuries during much of the early part of this decade.[2] He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the 10,000 metres.[3] He was a two-time winner of the Almond Blossom Cross Country during this period.[4]

Ivuti made his debut over the marathon distance at the 2005 Chicago Marathon.[1] He has broken the hour mark several times since running a time of 59:31 in Lisbon 2000.[1][5] He set his new half marathon personal record of 59:27 at the Rotterdam Half Marathon on September 9, 2007.[1] He won the Prague International Half Marathon with a course record 1:01 on March 24, 2007, in Prague, Czech Republic.[6]

He won the Chicago Marathon held on October 7, 2007, with a time of 2:11:11 hours.[7] The race was the closest Chicago Marathon ever and a photo finish culmination of a shoulder to shoulder final 300 meter stretch run with Jaouad Gharib down Columbus Drive on a day of record-setting 88 °F (31 °C) temperatures.[8][9]

He could not defend Chicago marathon title in 2008 due to injury. In December 2008 Ivuti won the Honolulu Marathon.[10] In May 2009 he won the Prague Marathon and set a new race record. He also repeated the Honolulu Marathon victory. He had a disappointing run in Prague in 2010, coming nineteenth,[11] but he rebounded at the 2011 Vienna City Marathon by recording his third career sub-2:10 time to take second place behind John Kiprotich.[12] He returned to Honolulu but was beaten to the title by Nicholas Chelimo by a margin of three seconds.[13]

Ivuti is married and his wife Marietta is sister of Jimmy Muindi, also a Kenyan marathon runner.[14]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
2007 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 1st Marathon 2:11:11
2008 Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, Hawaii 1st Marathon 2:14:35
2009 Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 1st Marathon 2:07:48
Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, Hawaii 1st Marathon 2:12:14

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Patrick Ivuti". LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Ivuti heads line-up for Kenyan Armed Forces cross". IAAF. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patrick Ivuti Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ^ Civai, Franco (9 March 2009). Amendoeiras em Flor (Almond Blossom) 10 km and 6 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Biography: Patrick IVUTI". IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
  6. ^ "Winner of Prague's Half Marathon 2007 is Patrick M. Ivuti from Kenya". my.opera.com. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2007.
  7. ^ "Ivuti and Adere clinch Chicago Marathon victories with dramatic sprints". IAAF. 7 October 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Patrick Ivuti of Kenya wins Chicago Marathon in photo finish". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Kenyan Patrick Ivuti and Ethiopian Berhane Adere win muggy Chicago Marathon". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.[dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Ivuti & Shimahara battle heavy rains to take Honolulu titles". IAAF. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  11. ^ Ivuti, Patrick. Marathon Info. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  12. ^ "Kiprotich and Tola the surprise winners in Vienna, Gebrselassie cruises 1:00:18 in the Half Marathon". IAAF. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  13. ^ Monti, David (12 December 2011). "Thrilling finishes in Honolulu". IAAF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Inseparable! Jimmy Muindi and the Honolulu Marathon". IAAF. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2016.