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Abel Kirui
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Abel Kirui is a long-distance runner from Kenya who competes in marathons. He had back-to-back wins in the World Championship marathon in 2009 and 2011. Kirui won in 2009 with a time of 2:06:54, then
Kirui on the podium after winning gold at the 2011 World Championships
Kirui on the podium after winning gold at the 2011 World Championships
Kirui tops the podium after setting a course record at the Vienna City Marathon
Kirui tops the podium after setting a course record at the Vienna City Marathon
Pacemaker (running)
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A pacemaker or pacesetter, sometimes informally called a rabbit, is a runner who leads a middle- or long-distance running event for the first section to ensure a high speed and to avoid excessive tact
Abel Kirui
…be recruited by AP. He won the race and subsequently joined AP, starting serious training only after then. He entered the 2006 Berlin Marathon as a pacemaker, but finished the race ninth. At the 2007 Berlin Marathon, Kirui finished second with a time of 2:06:51, after the winner Haile Gebrselassie, who set…
Rabbits Abel Kirui, Elijah Keitany [de] and Wilson Kigen [de] pacing Haile Gebrselassie and Charles Kamathi at the Berlin Marathon 2008
Rabbits Abel Kirui, Elijah Keitany [de] and Wilson Kigen [de] pacing Haile Gebrselassie and Charles Kamathi at the Berlin Marathon 2008
Pacemaker (on the left) at London Marathon 2014
Pacemaker (on the left) at London Marathon 2014