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Kennedy Kimutai
Kennedy Kimutai trains with world-record holder Eliud Kipchoge, two-time New York City Marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor and two-time New York City Marathon runner-up Emmanuel Mutai in Kenya. Last year, he took fourth place at both the Cardiff Half Marathon and AJC Peachtree Road Race.
Kimutai grew up raised by a single mother and did not receive any structured running training until later in his life when he joined a training group.
- Date of Birth Jul 18, 1991
- Age 33
- Gender Man
- Country Kenya
- Residence Lessos, Kenya
Career Highlights
| Year | Event | Time | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cardiff Half Marathon | 1:00:39 | 4th |
| 2019 |
AJC Peachtree Road Race |
27:54 | 3rd |
| 2013 | Valencia Half Marathon | 1:03:08 | 11th |
| 2013 | Bali Half Marathon | 1:03:25 | 1st |
| 2011 | Barcelona Marathon | 2:19:30 | 10th |