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

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• 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