Full name: Evans Cheruiyot Racing name: Evans Cheruiyot Nationality: Kenya Date of birth: 24 September 1991 Born in: Marakwet, Kenya (altitude 2,400m above sea level) Eldoret (altitude 2,200m above sea level) Resident of: – since 2011 10K: 28:59, Karlovy Vary (CZE), 2017 Personal best (selection): 15K: 43:24, Karlovy Vary (CZE), 2017 Half Marathon: 1:00:59, Karlovy Vary (CZE), 2017 Specializes in (as of 2017): Road Races First international race in: Kilimanjaro Half marathon, Moshi (TAN), 2013 adidas athlete since: 2016 2017 RESULTS (SELECTION) Mattoni Karlovy Vary Half Marathon, Karlovy Vary (CZE) — 4th, 1:00:59 PB 2016 RESULTS (SELECTION) Standard Chartered Nairobi Half Marathon, Nairobi (KEN) — 5th, 1:03:38 at altitude Aloha IAC Test Run – Zane Branson Memorial 15K, Kabarak (KEN) — 6th, 44:29 at altitude PB Mattoni České Budějovice Half Marathon, České Budějovice (CZE) — 5th, 1:03:18 PB BEYOND THE STATS: • #EvansCheruiyot #RunCzechRacing Typical day: • Lives in his brother’s house 5:50 wakes up, doesn’t take anything • Self-coached 6:30 training • Trains in Kimumu group with Wilson Chebet (3 times Winner of 08:30 shower and breakfast, tea with milk, bread or sometimes ugali Amsterdam marathon, PB 2:05:27) 09:30 relaxation, watching TV • Ran to school 4 km each way, for period of 8 years 10:30 looking after cows • Has 5 brothers and 3 sisters 12:30 lunch • First established athlete in the family 13:30 relaxation • Enjoys looking after cows 16:00 evening training • Professional goals: to become Top level marathon runner 17:00 relaxation • Dream: to be a nurse 20:00 supper • Favorite training type: loves all types of training 21:30 retires for the night • Trains on dirt-roads, uses tarmac only occasionally during rain season • Favorite foods: chapatti, sour milk, ugali • Doesn’t do any strength training • Would like to invest his earnings in real estate, wants to build • Mileage per week per training phase: 150 km a cow farm for himself • Longest Long Run: 30 km • Favorite sports: football – fan of Arsenal football club • Number of training sessions in a typical week: 10 sessions • Favorite athletes: Wilson Chebet (3 times Winner of Amsterdam marathon, PB 2:05:27) • Was in the Czech Republic twice due to participation in the Mattoni Karlovy Vary and Mattoni České Budějovice Half Marathons.