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Abraham Cheroben

Abraham Cheroben

March 21, 2018

2018 World Half Marathon Men's Preview: Geoffrey Kamworor Goes for Three-Peat Against the "King of Valencia," 58:44 Man Abraham Cheroben

Can Kamworor add yet another gold medal to his collection or will Cheroben, who has run incredibly fast but never done anything internationally, back up his performances by winning in Valencia? 59:52 man Leonard Korir & 43-year-old Bernard Lagat highlight Team USA.
September 20, 2017

WTW: Galen Rupp Picks It Up Then Slows Down, NorCal Disbands, And It Was The Weakest Year In The 5,000 Since 1994

The Week That Was is in fine form this week as we talk about Galen Rupp's half in PhillyJordan Hasay's slowdown in Philly, sub-4 mania in Alaska, races with interesting prize money structures and of course the two super-fast half marathons in Europe.
October 20, 2015

WTW: We Double Down On Ryan Hall, Give Some Love To The Valencia Half And Abraham Cheroben, Try To Figure Out When Kenya And Ethiopia Got Good At The Marathon And Triple Jump Mania In Brazil

Ryan Hall may not be Joan Benoit but he's had a great career. But while we're talking of great careers, we bet you've never heard of Abraham Cheroben and he's now led the world at a major event 2 years in a row. Plus, we show you how bad Kenyan and Ethiopia used to be at the marathon.
October 11, 2015

10-Sub 60-Minute Men Will Line Up For The Valencia Half On October 18th

World XC silver medalist Bedan Karoki leads field that includes Abraham Cheroben (58:48), doper Matthew Kisorio and Leonard Komon.
September 29, 2015

More Weekend Results: Kenya's Ernest Ngeno (2:07:57) And Agnes Kiprop (2:25:46) Win Hengshui Lake Marathon

Elsewhere, Abraham Cheroben won the Singelloop 10K in the Netherlands in 27:35.
May 11, 2015

Sutume Kebede Breaks Ethiopian 25K Record In BIG 25 Berlin, Abraham Cheroben Defends Men's Title With A World Lead

Kebede ran 1:21:55 (5:16 pace) which is the 5th fastest all-time. Cheroben ran 1:12:31 (4:40 pace).

May 06, 2015

Last Year's Top Two Finishers Abraham Cheroben And Kenneth Kipkemoi Return For Sunday's BIG 25 Berlin

Sutume Asefa Kebede and Elizeba Cherono lead the women's field.

March 30, 2014

Leonard Komon Runs Fastest Half Marathon Debut Ever - Wins In 59:14 In Sprint Finish In Berlin

Komon was pretty spectacular and wanted even more - the World Record - as he went out with the wind in 13:39 (57:36 pace). LetsRun.com wind genius John Kellogg estimates the wind might have cost Komon around 17 seconds. *Results *Ken Nakamura: List Of Fastest Half Marathon Debuts In History *Chronological List Of All Sub-60 Half Marathons In History