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The Nairobi Marathon is an annual road running competition over the marathon distance usually held in October in Nairobi, Kenya. [1] First held in 2003, the competition expanded and now includes a half marathon race along with the main race. [2] It was part of "The Greatest Race on Earth", fully sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank.
The Greatest Race on Earth (GROE) was a four-part series of marathon races in a relay format, which included the Nairobi Marathon, Singapore Marathon, Mumbai Marathon and Hong Kong Marathon. It was created and sponsored by Standard Chartered in 2005. The total prize pool for the 2006–07 series was US$1.5 million.
October 25 - Moses Kipkosgei Kigen and Irene Jerotich win the 2009 Nairobi Marathon, both setting course records [78] November 7 - Sofapaka wins the Kenya Premier League in 2009, despite playing in the league for the first time [79] November 14 - Kenya lost Nigeria 2-3 in Nairobi in their last game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon: Nairobi Kenya: 27 Oct: Venicemarathon: Venice Italy: 2 Nov: Abbot Dash to the Finish Line 5K: New York United States: 3 Nov: EDP Porto Marathon: Porto Portugal: 3 Nov: Gaochun Cittaslow Marathon: Nanjing China: 3 Nov: Round Lihu Lake Half Marathon: Wuxi China: 3 Nov: Yichang Marathon: Yichang China: 10 Nov ...
In 1987, Standard Chartered sold all its shareholding in Standard Bank of South Africa, entirely divesting from the group. [10] The stock of Standard Chartered Kenya was listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in 1989, [11] offering 21 million shares to the public. This was the largest single placing at the NSE at the time.
He had a marathon personal best time of 2:06:11 hours. [2] Chepkwony's first marathon run came at the 2011 Nairobi Marathon, where he placed second in a time of two hours and eleven minutes. [3] He made his international marathon debut at the 2012 Zurich Marathon, winning with a time of 2:10:57. [4]
Daniel Kipkorir Chepyegon (born 1 June 1986) is a Ugandan professional marathon runner.. He was eighth at the Nairobi Marathon recording a time of 2:14:54. [1] He gained selection for the men's marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and was the only Ugandan to finish the race in Berlin, completing the course in 2:17:47 for 31st place. [2]
Tim fell in love with music at an early age while attending Sunday school at Lavington United Church, Nairobi. He later started playing the piano and keyboards at the age of 9. Tim was inspired early in his life to pursue music as a career after watching five alive – a Kenyan a cappella group that graced the Kenyan music scene in the early 1990s.