| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 20 October 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long-distance running |
| Team | NN Running Team |
Festus Talam (born October 20, 1994) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.
Early life
[edit]Festus Talam was born in Baringo County in Kenya.[1]
Career
[edit]Talam made his debut in 2016, when he won the Eindhoven Marathon in October of that year with a time of 2:06:26.[2] He won the Eindhoven Marathon again one year later, in October 2017, with a time of 2:06:13, beating his 2016 record by 13 seconds.[3][4]
On November 4, 2018, Talam ran the 2018 New York City Marathon,[5] finishing in 8th place with a time of 2:12:40.[6][7]
On April 15, 2019, Talam ran the 2019 Boston Marathon,[8][9] finishing 9th with a time of 02:09:25.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Festus Talam demonstrates the RunCzech Racing project at full strength in the DLL Eindhoven Marathon". runczech.com. 2016-10-13. Archived from the original on 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Pacemaker Talam in shocking victory in his debut". Kenya Page. October 10, 2016.
- ^ "Big Three Set to Battle for Honolulu Marathon Men's Title". December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Marathon Eindhoven". October 8, 2017.
- ^ "More than 50,000 runners set off in New York City Marathon". USA Today. November 4, 2018.
- ^ "TCS New York City Marathon 2018". New York Road Runners. November 4, 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "2018 New York City Marathon Results". NBC Sports. November 4, 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ Andrew Mahoney (January 10, 2019). "Elite field set for 2019 Boston Marathon". Boston Globe.
- ^ "John Hancock Announces 2019 Boston Marathon Elite Team". January 10, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Boston Marathon results". Olympics.nbcsports.com. April 15, 2019.
- ^ "B.A.A. Boston Marathon: 2019". World Athletics. April 15, 2019.
External links
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