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Patrick Makau
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KENYA
BIRTHDATE:
2 March 1985
PERSONAL BEST:
2:03:38 (Berlin, 2011)
WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:
21Apr13 Virgin London Marathon 11th 2:14:10
22Apr12 Virgin London Marathon DNF
25Sep11 BMW Berlin Marathon 1st 2:03:38 WR
17Apr11 Virgin London Marathon 3rd 2:05:45
26Sep10 -real, Berlin Marathon 1st 2:05:08
01Nov09 ING New York City Marathon DNF
ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
11Apr10 Fortis Rotterdam Marathon 1st 2:04:48
05Apr09 Fortis Rotterdam Marathon 4th 2:06:14
CAREER NOTES:
Patrick Makau Musyoki smashed the world record by 21 seconds at the 2011 BMW Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:03:38. He ran a superbly paced race with splits of 1:01:44 and 1:01:54. En route he passed 30 kilometers in 1:27:38, another world record.
At London 2011, Makau crossed the line in his fourth marathon in 2:05:45, his fourth time at 2:06:14 or faster. He hada bad fall earlier in the race and just got outkicked by previous three-time winner Martin Lel.
Makau won the 2010 real,- Berlin Marathon under challenging conditions when despite a heavy rain throughout the day he finished in 2:05:08. That was good for a two second win over countryman Geoffrey Mutai who had stayed with him until the final few hundred meters.
Makau's time was the eleventh fastest in history. He also became just the second man to run two marathons under four hours ten minutes in a calendar year.
The 25-year-old Kenyan had come to Berlin as the fourth fastest marathoner in history having run the fifth fastest time. He achieved these honors at the Fortis Rotterdam Marathon in April when he reached the finish in 2:04:48.
Makau was ahead of the course record (2:04:27) and just off the world record (2:03:59) halfway through in 1:02:06. But he was accompanied by several other Kenyans and an Ethiopian through the late stages of the race when they ran into the wind and fell off record pace. A strong surge over the final stage took Makau to his victory in just his second completion.
The year before Makau ran a spectacular debut in Rotterdam although it was somewhat overlooked in the 2:04:27 first and second place finishes. Makau's fourth place 2:06:14 was the second fastest first-time marathon in history.
Makau made his reputation as a half-marathoner of the highest order. He is a two-time World Championships silver medalist, the third fastest man of all-time (58:52) and broken the one hour barrier a rccord eight times.
One of those came at the City-Pier-City race in March, when he won by one second in 59:51.
He is also a two-time winner of the Berlin Halbmarathon (2007, 2008) and a two-time winner of the Berlin 25km (2006, 2007).
PERSONAL NOTES:
Makau is from Manyanzwani, in the Eastern Province of Kenya. The second of five children, he went to Unyuani Primary School until 1999, after which he joined Kyeni Academy, Misiani. Makau and his wife Cathreen have a daughter, Christine Mueni, born in 2008 and twin sons born in January 2012.
He has many outside economic interests which include real estate and masonry which involves cutting bricks for sale in Nairobi. Makau is responsible for the construction of commercial buildings in Machakos and his native Tala. Farming also gets attention in coffee and maize cultivation.