Boston Marathon in 1998 and was only a little short of his best at 2:08:51 hours, but was down in fifth in the fast-paced race. He was defeated at numerous competitions, only winning a 10K race in Avalon, New Jersey, but on his return to the New York Marathon he lodged a successful defence, winning the race for a second time. He won by a margin of three seconds, ahead of compatriot Joseph Chebet who would himself win the same race a year later. After his New York wins, he continued to regularly feature at major marathons, but did not come close to winning them. He was fifth in Boston and New York in 1999, then sixth at the Boston race and tenth in New York in 2000. He had a mixed 2001 season: after a lowly 32nd-place finish at the London Marathon he returned to the United States and won both the River Bank Run and Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon. These proved to be his last major wins. He had seventh-place finishes at the 2001 New York Marathon and 2002 Chicago Marathon, as well as several top five finishes in half marathons in the same period. Top ten finishes in New York in 2003 and 2004 were his last high standard performances. His times declined from 2005 onwards and he failed to finish in New York, then scraped the top ten in the lower standard Los Angeles Marathon and Sapporo Marathon in 2006. Road race wins Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon: 2001 New York City Marathon: 1997, 1998 Prague International Marathon: 1997 Pittsburgh Marathon: 1995 Fifth Third River Bank Run: 1997, 2001 America's Finest City Half Marathon: 1996 Personal bests 10K run – 27:37 min (1995) Half marathon – 61:31 min (1996) Marathon – 2:08:12 (1997) Personal life He is the father of five children, Stephen Karunga, Ephraim Kagwe, Margret Wanjiku, Joseph Mungai and David Chuma. See also List of winners of the New York City Marathon References External links Living people 1969 births Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners New York City Marathon male winners 20th-century Kenyan people 21st-century Kenyan people