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Daniel Rono (born 13 July 1978) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He began his marathon career in 2005 and has won marathons in Mumbai, Toronto and Madrid. Rono has also reached the podium at major races including the 2007 Paris Marathon, 2008 Rotterdam Marathon, the 2008 New York City Marathon and the 2009 Boston Marathon. He ran his personal best time of 2:06:58 hours in 2008. He has also competed in half marathons and has a best of 1:00:14 hours in that event. ==Career== Born in Kenya's Keiyo District,〔(Daniel Rono ). 2009 Boston Marathon. Retrieved on 2012-06-02.〕 Daniel Rono established himself with a win at the Groningen Half Marathon in a fast time of 60:14 minutes in 2002. The following year he was fifth at the Stramilano Half Marathon.〔Sampaolo, Diego (2003-04-05). (Stramilano Half Marathon goes to John Yuda ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 In 2004 he won the Giro Podistico di Rovereto and had top five placings at the Memorial Peppe Greco 10K and the Berlin Half Marathon.〔Civai, Franco (2011-10-03). (Giro Podistico di Rovereto 10 km ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕〔Zorzi, Alberto (2004-09-27). (Sihine defeats Baldini in Scicli 10km race ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕〔Wenig, Jorg (2004-04-04). (Kirui and Chepchumba win Berlin Half Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 After a fourth-place finish at the Prague Half Marathon in April 2005,〔Rybachenko, Diana (2005-04-02). (Kirui sets new course record in Prague ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 he made his debut over the full marathon distance. His first outing at the Madrid Marathon also brought him his first victory in the event and his winning time of 2:12:29 hours was a course record.〔(Madrid Marathon ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2011-04-20). Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 The switch to the longer distance proved to be a success as he won the 2006 Mumbai Marathon in a course record then had a third straight win at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, where he set a personal best time of 2:10:14 hours.〔Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2006-01-15). (Daniel Rono wins in Mumbai with 2:12 clocking, while Seboka repeats ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕〔(Rono, Daniel ). Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕〔(Daniel Rono ). World Marathon Majors. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 Rono reached the podium at the 2007 Paris Marathon, coming third.〔Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2007-04-15). (Shami beats the Paris heat with a 2:07:19 world leader - Paris Marathon report ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 He attempted to defend his title in Toronto and a duel against John Kelai saw both runners go under the previous Canadian all-comers record, but it was Rono who finished as runner-up with his first sub-2:10 run of 2:09:36 hours.〔Brookes, Alan (2007-10-01). (Kelai runs 2:09:30 in Toronto for fastest time ever ‘Canadian soil’ marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 His next competition, the 2008 Rotterdam Marathon saw him deliver a lifetime best performance as the runner-up behind William Kipsang with a time of 2:06:58 hours.〔van Hemert, Wim (2008-04-13). (Kipsang sets 2:05:49 course record in Rotterdam ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 Rono made his first appearance at a World Marathon Major event that November as he entered the New York City Marathon and claimed third place on the podium behind Marilson Gomes Dos Santos and Abderrahim Goumri.〔Dunaway, James (2008-11-02). (Radcliffe retains her title, Gomes dos Santos regains his - New York Marathon report ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 He returned to the American circuit for the 2009 Boston Marathon. Although he initially thought he would struggle in the second half of the race with its steep inclines, he went on to finish as the runner-up behind Deriba Merga – an achievement which meant that he had never finished outside of the top three positions in the first five years of his marathon career.〔〔Morse, Parker (2009-04-20). (Merga dominates, Kosgei edges Tune - Boston Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 He gained his first international selection at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but days before the competition he was forced to withdraw under doctor's orders due to an ankle injury sustained in training.〔Mutuota, Mutwiri. (Rono ruled out ). Standard (Kenya) (2009). Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 Upon his return from injury, he saw his podium streak come to an end at the Rotterdam Marathon, where he came seventh in a very fast race which saw the top four runners all go under two hours and six minutes.〔van Hemert, Wim (2010-04-11). (Makau storms 2:04:48 in Rotterdam ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 Rono rebounded at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon that October when he came third in a time of 2:08:15 hours (the second fastest of his career).〔Gains, Paul (2010-10-26). (Mungara and Cherop take Toronto Marathon titles as Canadian All-Comers records tumble ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 He came sixth at the Ljubljana Marathon in October 2011 in a time of 2:10:11 hours, a result that represented one of his worst marathon career performances at the mid-level race.〔(Results October 2011 ). AIMS. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.〕 He was back under that time at the 2012 Marrakesh Marathon, taking third in 2:09:50 hours,〔(AIMS January 2012 Results ). AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-06-02.〕 but he slowed in the final stages of the Ottawa Marathon and fell back to fifth place in two hours and twelve minutes.〔(AIMS June 2012 Results ). AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-06-02.〕 He was runner-up at the Turin Marathon in November.〔Sampaolo, Diego (2012-11-18). (Cherop and Terer dominate in Turin ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.〕 He missed the early year road racing season in 2013 but made a return to top form at October's Beijing Marathon by coming third in a personal best of 2:07:20 hours – his best time since 2008.〔Jalava, Mirko (2013-10-20). (Beijing course record finally broken by Tola ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-21.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daniel Rono」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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