Laban Korir
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Laban Kipngetich Korir (born 30 June 1985 in Uasin Gishu District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road running competitions. Korir is currently part of the NN Running Team, an international team of elite long-distance runners managed by Global Sports Communication in Nijmegen, Netherlands.
He began competing abroad for the first time in 2008 in his early twenties. His first win came at the Setúbal Half Marathon in Portugal,[1] and another followed at the 2009 Pombal Meia Maratona.[2] Working with athletics manager Jos Hermens, he gained a place at the 2011 Amsterdam Marathon and made the third-fastest marathon debut in history with his run of 2:06:05 hours, which was enough for second place behind Wilson Chebet.[3][4]
In his first race of 2012 he came fifth at the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon, but improved his best over the distance to a time of 1:00:38 hours.[5] He was invited to the 2012 Boston Marathon and managed sixth place, although difficult running conditions left him with a slower time of 2:15:29 hours.[6] A run at the 2012 Chicago Marathon saw him in contention up to the halfway point, but he faded into eleventh place by the finish.[7]
Korir then won the 2014 Toronto Waterfront Marathon with a time of 2:08:15.
In 2015 Laban Korir placed 6th at the Paris Marathon in 2:07:54 on 12 April. On 23 August Korir won the Klagenfurt Half Marathon in Austria in a time of 1:01:52. On 18 October Korir attempted to retain his title at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon. He finished 3rd in 2:09:20.
On 3 April 2016 Korir headed back to Paris to compete in the Paris Marathon. Korir finished 2nd in a time of 2:07:29 behind race winner, fellow Kenyan CyBrian Kotut who clocked 2:07:11. [8][9] Laban's next marathon was on 16 October where he placed 4th in a new personal best time of 2:05:54 at the Amsterdam Marathon.
In 2017 Laban placed 8th at the Granollers Half Marathon in 1:03:54 on 5 February. On 9 April Laban secured a podium finish at the Rotterdam Marathon placing 3rd in a time of 2:06:24. Laban's next race was on 20 August, at the Klagenfurt Half Marathon, where he placed 3rd in 1:01:45. Laban returned to the Netherlands to compete at the Amsterdam Marathon on 15 October where he finished 6th in 2:07:01.
In 2018 Laban placed 4th at the Rotterdam Marathon in 2:05:58 on 8 April. Laban competed at the Klagenfurt Marathon on 26 August and finished 3rd clocking 1:02:21. Korir returned to the Amsterdam Marathon, where on 21 October he placed 6th in 2:06:33. [10]
In 2019 Laban competed at the Barcelona Marathon on 10 March, placing 9th in 2:09:36. The next month Laban competed at the Hamburg Marathon placing 12th in 2:11:26 on 28 April.[11] Laban represented Kenya in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics alongside Kenyan teammates Geoffrey Kirui, Paul Lonyangata and Amos Kipruto. He competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[12] He finished in 11th place.[12] Laban recorded a time of 2:12:38.
Laban did not race in 2020.
In 2021 Laban lined up at the NN Mission Marathon in Enschede, Netherlands on 18 April. Despite starting with the lead pack, Laban dropped off the pace and eventually dropped out of the race. Fellow NN Running Team member Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge won the marathon.
Laban Korir is serving as president of the NN Running Team training camp in Kaptagat, Kenya. He works welcoming new athletes and important visitors. He says, "To be a president in the camp is sometimes very difficult, but above all you need to be honest, and show good self-discipline to the other athletes so that they can follow. You need to be a good example to others."[13]
Some of Laban's training partners include Eliud Kipchoge, and Geoffrey Kamworor. [14]
References[]
- ^ Civai, Franco (2011-05-11). Setúbal Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2012-04-28.
- ^ 27ª Meia Maratona de Pombal Archived 2009-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. CM Pombal. Retrieved on 2012-04-28.
- ^ van Hemert, Wim (2011-10-16). Chebet sizzles sub-2:06, course record for Gelana in Amsterdam. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-19.
- ^ Laban Korir. Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2012-04-28.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2012-02-26). Kiplagat sizzles sub-1:07 at Roma-Ostia Half. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-28.
- ^ Boston Marathon Results Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine. Fox News (2012-04-16). Retrieved on 2012-04-27.
- ^ Gugala, Jon (2012-10-07). Course record for Kebede, Baysa dethrones Shobukhova - Chicago Marathon report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-02.
- ^ "Paris Marathon 2016 Results: Men's and Women's Top Finishers". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "CyBrian KOTUT | Profile | World Athletics".
- ^ "Laban Kipngetich KORIR | Profile | World Athletics".
- ^ "Laban Kipngetich KORIR | Profile | World Athletics".
- ^ a b "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "All the President's Men." NN Running Team, 11 May 2021, www.nnrunningteam.com/ news/2021-05-11-all-the-presidents-men/. Accessed 15 June 2021.
- ^ "All the President's Men." NN Running Team, 11 May 2021, www.nnrunningteam.com/ news/2021-05-11-all-the-presidents-men/. Accessed 15 June 2021.
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- Living people
- 1985 births
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- Kenyan male marathon runners
- People from Uasin Gishu County