In Kenya, if you're late, the teacher will cane you. I was a bit lazy. I didn't see why I should wake up early and walk when I could run to school.
"Lornah Kiplagat" is a Netherlands/Dutch Long-distance track event/long-distance Running/runner. She was born in Keiyo District/Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since. She runs not only road events but also in cross country running/cross country and track and field.
She ran at the 2004 Summer Olympics/2004, 2008 Summer Olympics/2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, was the 2007 gold medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and took three straight World Road Running Championship titles from 2006 to 2008. In the marathon, she holds a best time of 2:22:22 hours and has won major races in Rotterdam Marathon/Rotterdam, Amsterdam Marathon/Amsterdam and Osaka Ladies Marathon/Osaka. She currently holds the List of world records in athletics/world road record over 5 kilometres and 10 miles. Her best times over 20 km and the half marathon distance were world records from 2007 to 2011 and remain the second fastest times ever.
Part of a highly successful family of runners, her relatives include Sylvia Kibet, Hilda Kibet and Susan Sirma.
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