Background
Cheruiyot, Robert Kipkoech was born on September 26, 1978 in Nandi District, Kenya.
long-distance runner marathon runner athletics competitor
Cheruiyot, Robert Kipkoech was born on September 26, 1978 in Nandi District, Kenya.
Cheruiyot trained running while at school, but was unable to pay school fees and became a high school drop out. He ended up working at a barber shop in Mosoriot, but could hardly buy a meal with his low salary. Later he managed to access Moses Tanui"s training camp in Kaptagat.
Soon thereafter he made a breakthrough by winning a local 10K race in 2001 and headed for international competitions.
His 2006 Boston finishing time of 2:07:14 broke a Boston marathon course record set by Cosmas Ndeti that had lasted 12 years. He finished 4th in the 2005 New York Marathon and 2nd in the 2009 New York Marathon.
lieutenant was ruled that he did cross the finish line in doing southern He injured his head against the ground in the fall and had to be helped from the course in a wheelchair.
He suffered a brain contusion and was released from the hospital after two days of observation.
His time of 2:07:35 was five seconds faster than 2nd place finisher Daniel Njenga. Fellow Kenyans were second and third. He is not to be confused with Robert Kiprotich Cheruiyot or Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, who are both also Kenyan marathon runners.
Married; 1 child.