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He finished 8th at the 2002 Monaco Marathon and 2nd at the 2004 Caen Marathon.
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He finished 8th at the 2002 Monaco Marathon and 2nd at the 2004 Caen Marathon.
As of November 2013, he is the 9th fastest marathoner of all time on a certified world record eligible course. Kibet dropped out of school in 1997 due to financial problems. He also followed Luke by moving to France, participating in local races.
Kibet started marathoning without major success.
He had also been in a car accident at age of 16, almost losing his ability to walk. During his early career he was afraid to run and train seriously, fearing he would break his leg again.
lieutenant was then the 2nd fastest half marathon time in the United States, after Haile Gebrselassie, who had run faster earlier that year. Kibet was a pacemaker for Gebrselassie at the 2008 Dubai Marathon where Gebrselassie failed to break the world marathon record already held by himself, but set the 2nd fastest marathon time (2:04:53 hours) at the time.
Kibet made his full marathon debut at the 2008 Vienna Marathon, finishing 2nd behind compatriot Abel Kirui and setting 2:08:33 hours.
Abel Kirui, who had beaten Kibet in 2008 in Vienna was now third also with a fast time (2:05:04 hours). The only one to have run faster marathons at the time was Haile Gebrselassie, who set world records at the 2007 and 2008 Berlin Marathons (2:04:26 and 203:59 hours, respectively), although in 2011, Geoffrey Mutai and Moses Mosop ran 2:03:02 and 2:03:06, respectively, on a point-to-point course not eligible for world record status, while Patrick Makau ran 2:03:38 for a new world record, and Wilson Kipsang ran 2:03:42 for the new 2nd best mark. The time was also a Kenyan record, beating Paul Tergat"s world record time 2:04:55 set at the 2003 Berlin Marathon.
He is known for his bearded appearance as well as for wearing jewellery when running.
He is nicknamed "Jamaican" and "Rasta" by fellow runners. Kibet is married. Duncan and Luke have a combined personal best marathon time of 4:15:24, a "world record" for siblings.
The time is five seconds better than the combined time of Eric and Boaz Kimaiyo. He is managed by the Rosa Associati led by Federico Rosa.