Lucy Kabuu

LUCY KABUU
KENYA

BIRTHDATE:
24 March 1984

PERSONAL BEST:
2:19:34 (Dubai, 2012)

WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:

07Oct12 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2:22:41
22Apr12 Virgin London Marathon 5th 2:23:12

ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

27Jan12 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2nd 2:19:34

CAREER NOTES:

Lucy Wangui Kabuu ran the second fastest marathon debut at Dubai in January 2012 finishing in second place in 2:19:34 (she was a pace setter who did not finish the 2007 Osaka Marathon.)

Kabuu was in contention into the second half of the 2012 Virgin London Marathon but faded to fifth in 2:23:12. She ran another top time at Chicago in October with a 2:22:41 for third.

In November 2011 she won the New Delhi Half-Marathon in 1:07:04, two seconds better than her previous best when she won the Great North Run two months earlier.

Kabuu was the 2006 Commonwealth Games 10,000m gold medalist and has a PR of 30:39.96.