Celliphine Chespol’s performance at the Prefontaine Classic, held in Eugene, Oregon, moved her into first on the steeplechase ’17 world chart, while also improving her own world junior record in the event.
Ruth Jebet, Kipyegon Bett, and Philip Milanov each captured their first victories on the ’17 Diamond League circuit in Shanghai on 13. May.
Ruth Jebet’s time of 9:01.99 in Doha was her fastest-ever season opener in the 3000m steeplechase.
In her American race debut, Rose Chelimo on 17. April finished 2nd at the Boston Marathon in a career-fastest time of 2:22:51.
With Marius Kimutai winning the Rotterdam Marathon (2:06:04) and Agnes Barsosio finishing a close 2nd in the Paris Marathon (2:20:59), they established themselves among world’s top marathon performers in 2017.
The performances by Alice Aprot, Bernard Koros, and Celliphine Chespol helped Personae-managed athletes earn a total of ten individual or team medals at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held 26. March in Kampala, Uganda.
Eunice Kirwa on 12-March made it three consecutive victories at Marathon Nagoya, this time finishing in a new personal best and Bahrani record of 2:21:17.
Albert Rop pushed quadruple Olympic Champion Mo Farah all the way to the finish line in the 5000m at the Muller Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham on 18 February.
Continuing her momentum from 2016 that included the silver medal performance in the Rio Olympic Games Marathon, Eunice Kirwa on 5. February made it two-in-a-row as champion of the Marugame (Japan) Half Marathon.
