He had the lead in Ottawa last week before settling for 2nd in 2:09:14.
I can't find anything on him on tilastapaja . He looks pretty young. Anyone know how old he is? What his pbs are? Given how well Wesley did in the NCAA, I'm surprised he didn't come to the US.
crickets.... Isn't it in the middle of the day in Kenya. Is the Internet down there? Where's the update? Maybe someone in Ottawa will give us some info.
I met him after the race in Ottawa - he is 21. An incredibly humble and friendly person. Looking forward to seeing big things from him in the future.
I received an email from Paul Gains who states the following.
Gains wrote:
Hi guys,
I saw your note on front page
John Korir is 22 and won Kentucky Derby HM first weekend of May in 62:21 winning by a minute. He lives with Wesley and Tarah Korir in Kenya.
Of course he trained for the Ottawa marathon with Wesley in Kenya and then again in Louisville for a few weeks. Then he and Wesley traveled up to Canada. Wesley was intending to race the Ottawa Marathon. But he had an MRI which showed a stress reaction. So he had to rest for a couple of weeks.
Wesley was doing television at the finish line and it was hard to tell who was happier, Wesley or John with his performance.
Didn't Wesley lose reelection? Is he moving back to North America or is he dedicated to reforming Kenyan politics?
The documentary from a couple of years ago was pretty awesome.
Nice to hear his brother is making a name for himself.
Ackley wrote:
Didn't Wesley lose reelection? Is he moving back to North America or is he dedicated to reforming Kenyan politics?
The documentary from a couple of years ago was pretty awesome.
Nice to hear his brother is making a name for himself.
Nice to see good things happening to good people.
Can you imagine the hype if an American ran a debut in 2:09? A Kenyan does it and he is not top-50 in his country... no big news. Man, 2:09, I would love for that to be commonplace.
Ackley wrote:
Didn't Wesley lose reelection? Is he moving back to North America or is he dedicated to reforming Kenyan politics?
The documentary from a couple of years ago was pretty awesome.
Nice to hear his brother is making a name for himself.
Oh, my sides! You’re talking about a guy who does nothing but bleat louder than everyone else (which isn’t easy to do in Kenyan politics) without lifting a finger and with zero achievements to his name for his time in office. A guy so corrupt that he had no compunction using his office to force himself on the Kenyan Olympic marathon team robbing dozens of better, more deserving, runners of their dream to represent their country and then proceeding to show his class by running like an amateur and DNFing. A waste of an Olympic slot.
His constituents know first hand what a self-promoting blowhard he is and did well to kick him out. “Reform Kenyan politics”, don’t make me laugh.
El Keniano wrote:
Ackley wrote:
Didn't Wesley lose reelection? Is he moving back to North America or is he dedicated to reforming Kenyan politics?
The documentary from a couple of years ago was pretty awesome.
Nice to hear his brother is making a name for himself.
Oh, my sides! You’re talking about a guy who does nothing but bleat louder than everyone else (which isn’t easy to do in Kenyan politics) without lifting a finger and with zero achievements to his name for his time in office. A guy so corrupt that he had no compunction using his office to force himself on the Kenyan Olympic marathon team robbing dozens of better, more deserving, runners of their dream to represent their country and then proceeding to show his class by running like an amateur and DNFing. A waste of an Olympic slot.
His constituents know first hand what a self-promoting blowhard he is and did well to kick him out. “Reform Kenyan politics”, don’t make me laugh.
Great post. Had to laugh. Was outrageous to manipulate himself onto the Olympic team. Wesley Korir indeed a ‘self-promoting blowhard’. He’s been caught out however.......
I forgot to add that if he's moved to North America, kindly encourage him to remain, permanently? I would heartily encourage any efforts he makes to change citizenship.