Martin Lel
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Martin Lel
Martin Kiptolo Lelis a Kenyan long distance and marathon runner. He won the London Marathon in 2005, 2007, and 2008, the New York City Marathon in 2003 and 2007 and the Great North Run in 2007 and 2009. His personal best time, as of April 2008, is 2:05:15, which he ran in the 2008 London Marathon setting a course record. Lel is coached by Claudio Berardelli and lives in the Rift Valley region of Kenya...
NationalityKenyan
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth29 October 1978
CountryKenya
It is very good to be Olympic champion, but that is not the strongest field.