Titus Ekiru

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Titus Ekiru athletics
nation KenyaKenya Kenya
birthday 2nd January 1992 (age 28)
Career
discipline Road run
status active
Medal table
Africa Games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Africa Games logo Africa Games
gold Rabat 2019 half marathon
last change: March 16, 2020

Titus Ekiru (born January 2, 1992 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in road running.

Athletic career

Titus Ekiru gained his first international experience at the Casablanca Marathon 2016, in which he finished second in 2:15:43 h. The following year he won the Seville Marathon with a new course record of 2:07:43 h. In 2018 he won the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in 1:01:02 h and the marathon in Mexico City in 2:10:38 h . In December he won the Honolulu Marathon with 2:01:09 h. In 2019 he won the Milan Marathon in 2:04:46 h and then won the Afriakspiele in Rabat with a new player record of 1:01:42 h. This was followed by victories at the Luso Meia Maratona and the title defense at the Honolulu Marathon.

Personal best

  • Half marathon: 1:00:12 h, October 20, 2019 in Lisbon
  • Marathon: 2:04:46 h, April 7, 2019 in Milan

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Emeterio Valiente: Ekiru surprises with course record at Seville marathon ( English ) IAAF. February 19, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. Javier Clavelo Robinson: Ekiru breaks course record at Mexico City Marathon ( English ) IAAF. August 27, 2018. Accessed March 16, 2020.