Career
Hailing from Lodwar in Kenya"s Turkana District, Loyanae began running in marathon races in his native country in 2010. That year he was sixth at the Kisumu Marathon and seventh at the Kass Marathon. The 2011 running season saw him establish himself as a marathoner of international calibre.
His next outing was again in South of Korea, this time at the higher profile Seoul International Marathon, and he managed to continue his winning streak.
Beating the more favoured Kenyans, James Kipsang Kwambai and Eliud Kiptanui, he knocked almost four minutes off his best time to set a course record of 2:05:37 hours – a mark which moved him into the top 30 runners of all time. His first race of 2013 saw him place third in the Houston Half Marathon.
Erupe tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test in 2012 and was banned from competing for two years in February 2013.