2013 media guide - LA Marathon
2013 media guide - LA Marathon
2013 media guide - LA Marathon
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THE COMPETITORS<br />
THE COMPETITORS<br />
ERICK MOSE <br />
KENYA <br />
Age: 26 (Date of Birth: February 3, 1987) <br />
Residence: Toluca, Mexico <br />
Personal Best: 2:10:40 (Torreon, 2012) <br />
Affiliation: Adidas <br />
Erick Mose recorded his personal best at the 2012 Torreon <strong>Marathon</strong> in Mexico <br />
with a time of 2:10:40, beating his previous time of 2:12:10 in the same race the <br />
year before. He finished the 2010 Guadalajara <strong>Marathon</strong> in 2:16:53. Though he <br />
was born in Toluca, Mexico, he holds Kenyan citizenship. <br />
BERHANU GEDEFA <br />
ETHIOPIA <br />
Age: 26 (Date of Birth: November 22, 1986) <br />
Residence: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia <br />
Personal Best: 2:11:30 (Rome, 2012) <br />
Affiliation: Nike <br />
Gedefa finished fifth in the 2012 Rome <strong>Marathon</strong> with a time of 2:11:30, his <br />
personal best. In January, he ran the <strong>2013</strong> Houston <strong>Marathon</strong>, where he posted <br />
a time of 2:15:21. His best time for the 15 km distance came in 2012 when he <br />
ran the Boilermaker Road Race in Utica, NY, in 44:54. <br />
NICK ARCINIAGA <br />
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA <br />
Age: 29 (Date of Birth: June 30, 1983) <br />
Residence: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA <br />
Personal Best: 2:11:30 (Houston, 2011) <br />
Affiliation: N/A <br />
While Arciniaga once considered himself a miler and middle-‐distance runner, he <br />
decided to try his hand at the marathon and made his debut at the Chicago <br />
<strong>Marathon</strong> in 2006 with a time of 2:16:58. He went on to run his personal best of <br />
2:11:30 in the 2011 Houston <strong>Marathon</strong>. He also finished eighth at the 2012 <br />
Olympics Trials and represented the United States at the 2011 World <br />
Championships in Daegu, South Korea. <br />
JULIUS KETER <br />
KENYA <br />
Age: 24 (Date of Birth: October 20, 1988) <br />
Residence: Kapsabet, Kenya <br />
Personal Best: 2:11:36 (Baltimore, 2008) <br />
Affiliation: Adidas <br />
Keter’s performances include his victory at the 2008 Baltimore <strong>Marathon</strong>, where <br />
he finished with a time of 2:11:56 and a win at the Guadalajara Half <strong>Marathon</strong>, <br />
where he covered the distance in 1:02:55. Keter has also won the Hispaniola <br />
Lowenbrau Half <strong>Marathon</strong> in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic four <br />
consecutive times, running the race in 1:05:03 in 2012. <br />
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