Richard Limo

RICHARD LIMO
KENYA

BIRTHDATE:
18 November 1980

PERSONAL BEST:
2:06:45 (Amsterdam, 2007)

WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:

11Oct09 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 2:08:43
12Oct08 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 10th 2:18:48

ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

21Mar10 City of Los Angeles Marathon 2nd 2:09:48
05Apr09 Fortis Rotterdam Marathon 9th 2:10:09
13Apr08 Fortis Rotterdam Marathon 4th 2:08:43
21Oct07 ING Amsterdam Marathon 2nd 2:06:45

CAREER NOTES:

Limo made a spectacular marathon debut, running 2:06:45 for second place at the 2007 Amsterdam Marathon. That made him the fourth fastest marathon runner in the world that year.

He returned to The Netherlands for his second marathon at Rotterdam the following April and although he passed 25km with the leaders (1:14:31), he faded back and placed fourth in 2:08:43. Limo again ran Rotterdam in 2009 and was ninth.

On personal best pace at halfway of the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon (1:02:50), Limo wound up equalling his second best performance with a 2:08:43 for fifth place.

Limo has extraordinary track credentials with a gold medal at the 2001 IAAF World Championships 5,000 meters and PRs of 12:56.72 and 26:50.20 for 5,000 and 10,000 meters, respectively. He was one of the best junior division runners in history with former world records for 3,000 and 5,000 meters and silver medals at both the 1998 and 1999 world cross-country championships.