2009년4월20일거행된제113회보스톤마라톤여자우승선수는켄야의SalinaKosgei입니다.

그녀의기록은2등보다단지1초빠른2시간32분16초입니다.

WORLDMARATHONMAJORHIGHLIGHTS:

20Apr09BostonMarathon1st2:32:16
17Aug08OlympicGamesMarathon,Beijing10th2:29:28
13Apr08FloraLondonMaraton4th2:26:30
22Apr07FloraLondonMarathon4th2:24:13
24Sep06real,-BerlinMarathon2nd2:23:22
23Apr06FloraLondonMarathon8th2:28:40
06Nov05INGNewYorkCityMarathon4th2:25:30

ADDITIONALCAREERHIGHLIGHTS:

16Nov08TokyoInternationalWomen’sMarathon5th2:30:34
18Nov07TokyoInternationalWomen’sMarathon2nd2:23:31
03Dec06StandardCharteredSingaporeMarathon1st2:31:55
22May05PragueInternationalMarathon1st2:28:42
04Apr04ParisMarathon1st2:24:32

CAREERNOTES:

Venturingintotheunknowncanpayoff.ItdidforSalinaKosgeiatthe2004ParisMarathon,pullingawayfromEthiopia’sAshaGigiafterthetwohadbeentogetherforthefirst31kilometers.Shewentontowineasilyin2:24:32.

Kosgeiwasoriginallyaheptathlete,winningfourconsecutiveKenyanSchools’titlesandthenbecamean800mspecialistwitha2:01bestandanear-bronzemedalmissatthe1994CommonwealthGames.

Shemovedupindistanceandrecordedpersonalbestsof15:01.79for5000metersand31:27.83for10,000metersandthenstruckgoldatthe2002Commonwealth10,000m.Butherdisappointingshowinginthateventatthe2003WorldChampionships(18thplace)ledtoherdecisiontoreturntoParisthenextspringandtrymarathonrunning.

Kosgeimadeittwosuccessivewinswithanothersub-2:30runatPragueinMay2005andfinishedasolidfourthattheINGNewYorkCityMarathonthatNovember.

Kosgeibroughtherhalf-marathonPRdownto1:07:52withabigtriumphatthe2006LisbonHalf-Marathon.Shesetanewpersonalrecordonthe2006real,-BerlinMarathoncoursewitha2:23:22,finishingsecondtoGeteWami.JustasimpressivewasheryearendrunatSingaporewheredespite25Ctemperaturesandhighhumidityshebrokethecourserecordbynearlythreeminutes.

Atthe2007LisbonHalf-Marathon,Kosgeiplacedthirdin1:09:47.ShethenreturnedtoLondonandplacedfourthin2:24:13,thesecondfastestmarathonofhercareer.DuetoproblemsgettinghervisashecouldnotcompeteinNovemberatNewYorksosheranTokyoinsteadandcameinsecond,justtensecondsfromsettinganewpersonalbest.

Kosgeiran2:26:30atthe2008FloraLondonMarathon,hersecondconsecutivefourthplacefinishthere,andbroke2:30againattheBeijingOlympicMarathon.

Aftera1:09:06attheRasalKhaimahhalf-marathoninFebruary2009,KosgeihadthegreatestdayofherrunningcareerwithavictoryattheBostonMarathon.Inantoe-to-toebattlewithEthiopianDireTuneoverthefinalblocksofBoylstonStreet,Kosgeiprevailedin2:32:16andbyjustonesecondintheclosestfinishever