Jemima Jelagat Sumgong Home: Nandi, Kenya Bib: #F3 Pronunciation: Ja-mim-ah Je-la-gat Sum-gong Birthdate: 21 December 1984 Personal Best: 2:20:48 (Chicago, 2013)

World Marathon Majors:

13Oct13	Bank of America Chicago Marathon	2nd	2:20:48
16Apr12	Boston Marathon	2nd	2:31:52

Marathon Highlights:

14Apr13	ABN AMRO Rotterdam Marathon	1st	2:23:27
18Dec11	Castellon Marathon	1st	2:28:32
06Jun10	Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon	5th	2:32:31
01Jun08	Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon	2nd	2:30:18
28Oct07	Dresdner Kleinwort Frankfurt Marathon	4th	2:29:41
10Dec06	Las Vegas Marathon	1st	2:25:22

Career Notes:

Jemima Jelagat Sumgong’s hard work paid off in 2013 with a win in Rotterdam and a sub-2:21 runner-up finish in Chicago. Both races steadily improved her personal best time. Sumgong returns to Boston to redeem herself after missing the 2012 title to countrywoman Sharon Cherop by two seconds. Sumgong has never finished out of the top five in her marathon performances and has been competing on the roads internationally since 2004.

Personal Notes:

Sumgong is married to Noah Talam, an elite marathoner with a 2:12 best. The couple has a daughter. Sumgong trains in Kapsabet in the Nandi Hills with Rita Jeptoo under the direction of her coach Claudio Beradelli.