Micah KogoHome: Eldoret, KenyaBib: #12 Pronunciation: Mee-ka Coe-Go Birthdate: 30 June 1986 Personal Best: 2:06:56 (Chicago, 2013) |
| 13Oct13 | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 4th | 2:06:56 |
| 15Apr13 | Boston Marathon | 2nd | 2:10:27 |
| 30Dec12 | Corrida Internationale de Houilles | 2nd | 28:23 |
| 21Oct12 | BUPA Great Birmingham Run | 1st | 1:00:17 |
| 16Sep12 | BUPA Great North Run | 2nd | 59:07 |
| 04Jul12 | Atlanta Peachtree Road Race | 2nd | 27:39 |
| 14Aug11 | Falmouth Road Race | 2nd | 31:41 |
| 06Aug11 | Beach to Beacon 10K | 1st | 27:47 |
| 03Apr11 | Brunssum Parelloop | 1st | 27:15 |
| 29Mar09 | Brunssum Parelloop | 1st | 27:01 |
| 17Aug08 | Beijing Olympic Games 10,000m | 3rd | 27:04.11 |
| 14Sep07 | Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme 10,000m | 3rd | 26:58.42 |
| 20May07 | BUPA Great Manchester Run | 1st | 27:21 |
| 01Apr07 | Brunssum Parelloop | 1st | 27:07 |
| 25Aug06 | Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme 10,000m | 1st | 26:35.63 |
Micah Kogo made his marathon debut in Boston last year and challenged eventual winner Lelisa Desisa and third place finisher Gebre Gebremariam down the finish stretch. Kogo placed second by five seconds and nipped Gebremariam at the tape by one second. This past fall, Kogo improved his personal best time with a 2:06:56 third place finish in Chicago.
Highly accomplished on the roads and the track, Kogo won the bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 2008 Olympic Games and is a former 10K world record holder, having achieved that distinction with a 27:01 win at the 2009 Brunssum Parelloop. Kogo has run under 27:30 six times in both the 10,000m and the 10K. Only one man in history (Leonard Patrick Komon) has run a faster road 10K than Kogo. His fastest half marathon was recorded at the 2012 Great North Run where he finished runner-up in 59:07.
Growing up in Burnt Forest in the Rift Valley, Kogo began running to and from primary school. “In Kenya it is in our nature to run,” says Kogo. “We start running from a very young age. I was first spotted in a small race in Kenya by Sammy Rono and the coaches of PACE Sports Management and got the chance to compete abroad for the first time in 2005.”
Kogo is most proud of representing his country at international events. “Whenever you run for your country it is a special time, but to do it at the Olympics and to get a medal was good for me,” says Kogo. “In Kenya the whole country is proud of our running heritage. We celebrate as a country when people run well and bring success to our nation.” Kogo is a high school graduate and said he likes to invest in construction projects.