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Milton Rotich
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running

Milton Rotich (also known as Milton Kiplagat Rotich; born March 29, 1986) is a long-distance runner and winner of multiple marathons.[1][2]

Running Career

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Milton Rotich is best known for his consecutive wins at Duluth, Minnesota in which Rotich won the 45th marathon of Grandma's Marathon and a month later won the 50th Park Point 5-Miler in 2021.[3] In July of 2021, Rotich was the first male runner to cross the finish line for the Grandma's Marathon with the time of 02:13:04.[4] A month later, in August of 2021, Rotich was the first runner to cross the finish line for the Park Point 5-Miler with the time of 00:25:20.[5] Prior to these two victories, Rotich had participated in the Grandma's Marathon, taking 6th place in 2017 with the time of 02:16:16.[6] While in 2018 Rotich placed in 5th place in the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon.[7] In 2021, Rotich also participated in other Marathons, one being the California International Marathon coming out in 4th place with the time of 02:13:16.[8] In 2019, Rotich placed in 4th place with the time of 2:13:24 at the 2019 Los Angeles Marathon.[9] Rotich came close to another first place win back in 2019 at the Philadelphia Marathon where he earned the title of 'Runner Up' with the time of 02:18:47.[10]

More

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He won the 2011 Run to the Beat half marathon in London in 1:01:20. He was second at the 2012 Göteborgsvarvet.[11] He won the 2013 Casablanca Marathon.[12]He was a DNF for the 2014 London Marathon. He won the 2014 Algiers Marathon.[13] He was second at the 2014 Athens Marathon. He was in the top 10 at the 2014 Ottowa Race Weekend Marathon. He was top 10 in the 2016 Gold Coast Marathon. In 2017 he dueled with Hamza Sahli in a second-place finish (2:07:57) at the Vert d'Agadir International Marathon in Morocco, beating out hometown favorite Anis Selmouni. Unfortunately, the course was short.[14] 

 He was third at the 2018 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon.[15] He was fourth at the 2019 Los Angeles Marathon. He was second at the 2019 Philadelphia Marathon. He won the 2021 Grandma's Marathon. He was fourth at the 2021 CIM.

=Casablanca

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In late October 2013, Rotich was in Morocco for the Casablanca Marathon. While some felt he was in good shape, most people thought the winner would be one of his competitors: Kenyan John Kelai, who won the Commonwealth Games Marathon; Abdelkrim Boubker, who won the Athens Marathon, and Sintayehu Legese (who would later win the Lagos Marathon).[16]


Personal Best Performances (Via. World Athletics)[17]

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1500 Metres 3:48.93 Luanda (ANG) 02 JAN 2012 990
8 Kilometres 23:13 Kingsport, TN (USA) 15 JUL 2017 0
10 Kilometres 27:46 Cardiff (GBR) 11 SEP 2011 1153
20 Kilometres 59:35 Bruxelles (BEL) 26 MAY 2013 1061
Half Marathon 1:00:43 Göteborg (SWE) 12 MAY 2012 1158
Marathon 2:08:55 Casablanca (MAR) 27 OCT 2013 1178

Achievements

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Representing   Kenya
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 6th 3000 m 8:21.25
European Cross Country Championships Velenje, Slovenia 5th Junior individual 23:18
1st Junior team 26 pts
2000 World Cross Country Championships Vilamoura, Portugal 25th Junior individual 24:37
12th Junior team 216 pts
World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 10th 5000 m 14:12.21
European Cross Country Championships Malmö, Sweden 7th Junior individual 19:12
2nd Junior team 25 pts
2001 World Cross Country Championships Ostend, Belgium 59th Junior individual 28:06
15th Junior team 332 pts
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Kenya
1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 4th Marathon 2:21:30
1983 Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts 38th Marathon 2:16:39
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, Indiana DNF Marathon -
1987 Navidad Marathon Caracas, Venezuela 1st Marathon 2:20:52
1988 Grandma's Marathon Two Harbors to Duluth, Minnesota 1st Marathon 2:20:07

References

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  1. ^ Ken Young; Andy Milroy, eds. (2022). "Milton Kiplagat Rotich". Mattole Valley, California: Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Milton Rotich Kiplagat". Monaco: World Athletics. 2022. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Grandma's Marathon winner Rotich makes history at 50th Park Point 5-Miler". Duluth News Tribune. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  4. ^ "Milton Rotich, Dakotah Lindwurm Win 45th Annual Grandma's Marathon". Fox21Online. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  5. ^ Brown, Chelsie (2021-07-16). "Rotich, Nielsen cross the finish line first at 50th Annual Park Point 5-Miler". WDIO.com – With you for life. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  6. ^ "Grandma's Marathon: Five elite men's runners to watch, including past champions". Duluth News Tribune. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  7. ^ "Grandma's Marathon: Five elite men's runners to watch, including past champions". Duluth News Tribune. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  8. ^ "Results: California International Marathon 2021 | Watch Athletics". www.watchathletics.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  9. ^ "2019 Los Angeles Marathon", Wikipedia, 2022-05-09, retrieved 2022-10-15
  10. ^ "Race Results". live.xacte.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  11. ^ https://more.arrs.run/race/162985
  12. ^ https://aims-worldrunning.org/results-new/2013_10.htm
  13. ^ https://allafrica.com/stories/201411031372.html
  14. ^ "All-time Best Marathon: Short Course". alltime-athletics.com. Sweden. 1 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 May 2002. Retrieved 4 May 2023. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 29 May 2022 suggested (help)
  15. ^ https://www.mtecresults.com/race/show/6646/2018_Garry_Bjorklund_Half_Marathon-Half_Marathon
  16. ^ Hugh Jones, ed. (December 2013). "27 October 2013: Grand Marathon Int'l de Casablanca, Morocco". aims-worldrunning.org. Athens, Greece: Association of International Marathons and Road Races. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Milton Rotich KIPLAGAT | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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