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	Paul Tergat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paul Tergat (born June 17, 1969) is regarded by many as the most astounding long distance runner in recent years.
		He currently holds the half-marathon and marathon world records of 59:17 and 2:04:55 respectively, which were set in Milan in 1998 and on September 28, 2003 in Berlin, Germany.
		He is the principal winner of all times in that race, as well as holder of the record time for the present 15 km distance, which he established in 1995.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_Tergat (466 words)

	Paul Tergat
		Paul Tergat (born June 17, 1969) is regarded by many as the father of Kenyan long distance running.
		In January 2004 Tergat was named a UN World Food Programme (WFP) "Ambassador against hunger".
		Tergat still represents his country but thinks that 2004 may be his last year in competitive running.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/p/pa/paul_tergat.html (205 words)

	Paul Tergat -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Paul Tergat (born June 17, 1969) is regarded by many as the father of (A republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya) Kenyan (Click link for more info and facts about long distance) long distance running.
		Furthermore, Tergat's achievements include 5 victories in the traditional (Click link for more info and facts about Saint Silvester Marathon) Saint Silvester Marathon, the most important event in (A resident of Latin America) Latin American street racing.
		He is the principal winner of all times in that race, as well as holder of the record time for the present 15 (A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)) km distance, which he established in 1995.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/P/Pa/Paul_Tergat.htm (448 words)

	PAUL TERGAT FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Paul Tergat (born June_17, 1969) is regarded by many as the most astounding long distance runner in recent years.
		Furthermore, Tergat's achievements include 5 victories in the traditional Saint_Silvester_Marathon, the most important event in Latin American street racing.
		In January_2004 Tergat was named a UN World_Food_Programme (WFP) "Ambassador against hunger".
	www.witwib.com /Paul_Tergat (434 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Kenya's Tergat shatters marathon record
		Tergat finished just one second ahead of pacemaker Sammy Korir, who made a late spurt as his countryman lost time in front of the gate.
		Tergat, often second in big races, kept Korir on his shoulder and threw up his arms in triumph as he broke the tape after going through the pillars of the historic gate.
		Tergat was confused when the lead cars melted away, leaving him standing in front of the 65-foot high gate with enough space between the pillars to drive a truck through.
	espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/0928/1625386.html (607 words)

	Berlin Marathon: New World Record for Paul Tergat in 2:04:55 - News section - Time-to-Run - Headline and Site news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		And this they did, with a majestic Paul Tergat bounding to a New World Record and in the process showing the World what a truly remarkable athlete he is. Sammy Korir the designated pacemaker, chose to race over the final 10K's providing Tergat with unexpected competition as the pair sped towards the 2:05 barrier.
		Tergat had to dig deep for this victory as the 2 ran side by side over the final 1500m, and in the process the records came tumbling down.
		The lanky Tergat attacked with 1K to go with Korir not able to respond to blister to a time of 2:04:55 The Berlin course is known for its speed however this is pure brilliance.
	www.time-to-run.com /news/2003/280903.htm (247 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - World Half Marathon Championships ...
		In front of about a million spectators Paul Tergat, who earned 120,000 Euros in Berlin, was helped by two great pacemakers: Korir and Munji, who stayed in the race and both were rewarded with world class times on the new Berlin course with the finish at the Brandenburg Gate.
		Tergat had said before the race that he would give everything he had in the second half.
		Asked if he was somehow relieved that he finally won a marathon, Paul Tergat said: “I always said I know that my time in the marathon will come if I stay focussed.
	www.iaaf.org /WHM03/news/Kind=8/newsId=23298.html (980 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Athletics \| Tergat sets marathon record
		And the record came despite Tergat losing several seconds in front of the Brandenburg Gate trying to figure out which of the towering pillars he was to run through.
		Tergat held off Korir's strong challenge, but the pacemaker also smashed Khannouchi's old mark, finishing one second behind his compatriot in 2:04:56.
		Tergat's time was the fourth world best recorded in Berlin in the past five years.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/athletics/3146368.stm (283 words)

	Sport \| Lord of the long run
		Tergat, who had a poor upbringing in the isolated Kenyan countryside as one of 17 children in a polygamous family, has an inner calm.
		Tergat, who is testing his new Nike Air Kantana II racing shoe, breaks momentarily away to limber up for the run before rejoining our group.
		Tergat hopes to be the very first, but when asked about the route, he hesitates for the first time.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4983393-108365,00.html (1481 words)

	Paul Tergat - Runners World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Kenyan Paul Tergat, 35, set the world record for the marathon at Berlin in 2003, where he ran 2:04:55.
		Tergat won a record five straight world cross-country titles, and is considered one of the greatest distance runners of all-time.
		We spoke with Tergat at his home in Kenya, a country that, despite its long-time dominance in the distance events, has yet to produce an Olympic gold medal.
	www.runnersworld.com /article/0,5033,1-0-89-6980,00.html (474 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Running news / Two-Hour Marathon Barrier Unbreakable-Tergat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The world's fastest marathon runner Paul Tergat believes man is reaching his physical limits of endurance in distance running.
		LONDON (Reuters) - The world's fastest marathon runner Paul Tergat believes man is reaching his physical limits of endurance in distance running.
		Tergat confirmed he would run in the London Marathon and the Athens Olympics next year, hoping to shrug off previous disappointments.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/running/articles/2003/11/18/two_hour_marathon_barrier_unbreakable_tergat (327 words)

	Paul Tergat to Compete in the 2003 Total Great Ethiopian Run
		Ten days ago in the Berlin Marathon Paul Tergat broke the world record for the marathon in a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 55 seconds, smashing the old record set by Khalid Khannounchi by more than forty seconds.
		Tergat, a great friend and rival of Haile Gebreselassie, has amassed an amazing record of successes over his eleven-year international career, including a string of five consecutive victories at the world-cross country championships, a world record at 10,000 metres (since bettered by Haile Gebreselassie) and at the half-marathon.
		Tergat’s appearance in Africa’s biggest road race competition will be the first time he will have competed in Ethiopia.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2003/10/10-10-03/Paul.htm (331 words)

	Cool Running :: Kenya's Paul Tergat Sets Course Record at Rock 'N' Roll Half
		Then at 8 miles, Tergat made a testing move to the front, before drifting back into the group to await the next challenge.
		Gwako's bold move for victory faded suddenly at 11 miles beneath Tergat's pressure and the effects of a strained hamstring.
		Tergat, the five-time world cross country and two-time world half-marathon champion, had only raced twice before in America, taking the silver medal at the 1996 Olympic 10,000 meters in Atlanta and second again at last year's Chicago Marathon.
	www.coolrunning.com /engine/3/3_1/681.shtml (993 words)

	CNN.com - Tergat smashes world marathon mark - Sep. 28, 2003
		Tergat, twice Olympic silver medallist in the 10,000 meters and second in three of his previous five marathons, finally shook off his nearly-man reputation with the superb run in front of a million spectators.
		Tergat ran the first half in a planned 63.01 and then stepped up the pace in the second half at around 2:55 minutes per kilometer.
		Tergat, who was 10 seconds behind Khannouchi at the 2002 London Marathon, came to Berlin intent on breaking the American's record.
	cnn.com /2003/SPORT/09/28/athletics.berlin/index.html (378 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| African \| Tergat aids Harambee Stars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tergat, the world marathon record holder, has launched a fund-raising initiative for the Harambee Stars with a personal donation of $1,000.
		Tergat becomes the second athlete to lend his services to Kenya's most popular sport after the legendary distance runner Kip Keino.
		Tergat said his fund-raising committee had set a target of $160,000 to cater for the two vital matches against Guinea and Morocco in June.
	www8.thny.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/football/africa/4562305.stm (194 words)

	BBC SPORT \| ATHLETICS \| Kenyans dominate Great North Run
		Paul Tergat and Susan Chepkemei ensured a day of Kenyan celebration with victories in the men's and women's races at the Great North Run.
		Fellow Kenyan Julius Kimtai kept pace with Tergat in the opening stages but the world record holder eased away during the middle of the race, improving his times mile by mile.
		But the measure of Tergat's performance was that Olympic and world marathon champion Gezehegne Abera of Ethiopia came in fourth, more than two minutes back.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport/hi/english/athletics/newsid_1547000/1547044.stm (443 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: World Record Holder Paul Tergat to Run the ING New ...
		Wittenberg was joined by Tergat to make the announcement at a press luncheon in his honor at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Monaco.
		In Tergat's first appearance in New York, he will join defending ING New York City Marathon Champion Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa, 2004 Olympic silver medalist and last year's runner-up Meb Keflezighi of the United States and 2005 IAAF World Marathon champion Jaoud Gharib of Morocco, who have already been announced.
		Tergat, 36, has been an international success since 1995 when he burst on to the scene winning the first of his five consecutive IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20050912_RWire_Tergat.html (378 words)

	MarathonGuide.com - Marathon Press Releases
		Contact: www.chicagomarathon.com PAUL TERGAT TO RUN LASALLE BANK CHICAGO MARATHON World's Second Fastest Marathoner Joins Chicago's Historic Field Chicago, Illinois - August 13, 2002 - Paul Tergat - one of the greatest distance runners of all-time - has committed to The 25th Anniversary LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski announced today.
		Tergat joins an unprecedented field in Chicago that now includes a match-up of the two fastest male and the two fastest female marathon runners of all-time.
		Tergat, 32-years old from Baringo, Kenya, is now mastering the marathon distance after having one of the most successful and decorated track careers in history.
	www.marathonguide.com /PressReleases/index.cfm?file=Chicago_020813 (545 words)

	SI.com - Athletics - Tergat aiming to break London Marathon jinx - Friday April 11, 2003 12:49 PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A year ago Tergat ran the second fastest marathon ever (2:05:48), only to watch from behind as Moroccan-born American Khalid Khannouchi lowered the world mark to 2:05:38.
		That leaves the soft-spoken Tergat as at least the sentimental choice in a field that includes 2001 winner Abdelkader El Mouaziz of Morocco (2:06:52) and defending Olympic and world champion Gezahegne Abera of Ethiopia (2:07:54).
		Tergat's greatest success has come in cross country, where he won the world title five straight times and still holds the world best for the half-marathon (59:17).
	www.cnn.com /cnnsi/athletics/news/2003/04/11/london_tergat_ap (715 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Tergat backs Radcliffe record
		Paul Tergat has tipped fellow marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe to lower her mark, saying they both have the chance not just to win Sunday's London Marathon, but set new standards in the process.
		Tergat ran two hours, four minutes, 55 seconds to win the Berlin Marathon 18 months ago, while Radcliffe set her record time of 2:15:25 when winning the London event for the second time in 2003.
		But Tergat dimissed claims by former British distance runner Liz McColgan that Radcliffe had already reached her peak.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/432879.htm (606 words)

	Paul Tergat and Moses Tanui Meet President George W. Bush.
		Tanui and Tergat were in town promoting Operation Smile (a volunteer medical services organization that performs reconstructive surgery on children with physical deformities around the world).
		He told Tergat and Tanui that he initially wanted to go for a run with them even though they'd probably be able to keep up with him "running backwards." However, he had been unable to find a time that fit into his schedule.
		It was interesting to note that the Tergat, a true class act, told the President that he had been beaten by "a friend of mine from Ethiopia" in reference to Haile Gebreselassie - the winner of the 1996 and 2000 gold in the men's 10,000.
	www.letsrun.com /2001/TergatTanui.html (530 words)

	SCC-EVENTS.com > NEWS > Article
		Paul Tergat: Running to the Limit The world record in Berlin as the crowing achievement of his career “I was born to run” — An invitation to Kenya
		Jürg Wirz has accompanied Paul Tergat closely since 1992 as a friend and consultant and now for the first time has put down his experiences on paper.
		The German title, “Champ and Gentleman” (in English the book is entitled “Paul Tergat: Running to the Limit: His Life and His Training Secrets, with Many Tips for Runners”) fits the contents perfectly.
	www.scc-events.com /news/news003239.en.html (604 words)

	CNN.com - Tergat sets world marathon record - Sep. 28, 2003
		Kenyan Paul Tergat shattered the men's world record in the Berlin Marathon, recording a time of two hours four minutes 55 seconds.
		Tergat, who was second to Khannouchi in that race, 10 seconds behind, has frequently had to settle for the runners-up spot in big races.
		On a cool, cloudy morning, Tergat's two pacemakers set a blistering pace, enabling the Kenyan to stay on target for the record throughout the race.
	cnn.com /2003/SPORT/09/28/athletics.marathon/index.html (324 words)

	BBC SPORT \| ATHLETICS \| Tergat on for Great North Run
		Paul Tergat is the world half marathon record holder
		Paul Tergat has signed up for this year's BUPA Great North Run and will go head-to-head against Khalid Khannouchi in a promoter's dream contest.
		"Obviously Paul himself is concentrating on the marathon as a natural progressive step-up in his career," Elliott said.
	newsimg.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/athletics/1180739.stm (373 words)

	Paul Tergat, Jelena Prokopcuka win titles at New York City Marathon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		NEW YORK (AP) -- Paul Tergat surged one last time, breaking the tape a heartbeat before defending champion Hendrick Ramaala stumbled and fell across the finish line behind him.
		Tergat and Ramaala were side by side all morning, trading the lead for 42.2 kilometres through New York's five boroughs and across fog-shrouded bridges and leaf-strewn roads.
		Tergat's official time was two hours nine minutes 30 seconds, but the exact clocking was 2:09:29.90.
	slam.canoe.ca /CPSportsTicker/CANOE-wire.TRACK-NYC-Marathon.html (676 words)

	News -- My time will come - Paul Tergat, second fastest man in history over 10,000m
		Tergat could have won two Olympic and two world titles at that distance, but the Ethiopian denied him on those four occasions.
		But Paul Tergat thinks differently about his four time conqueror.
		Apart from his time of 26.27.85mins, being the second quickest ever over 10,000m and formerly the world record, between 1995 and 1999, he was the man to beat in cross country running, during which he held the world 12km title for five years on the trot.
	odili.net /news/source/2003/jul/6/286.html (978 words)

	Bloomfield College - News - World Record Holder in Marathon to Receive Honorary Degree (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tergat is the childhood friend of Bloomfield College graduating senior Michael Mengech, an English Communications major and a member of Bloomfield’s cross country team.
		Tergat smashed the world men’s marathon record at the 2003 Berlin Marathon, where he sailed to victory with a phenomenal time of 2:04:55, lowering the previous world record by 43 seconds.
		Tergat is a member of the Task Force on Sports of the government of Kenya, and a board member of the Deaf Blind School of East Africa in Kabernet, Kenya.
	www.bloomfield.edu /news/article.asp?file=50 (584 words)

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