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14-644: Both the marathon and the half marathon attract elite level competitors. The marathon course records are held by David Kemboi (2:07:53 hours) and Alla Zhilyaeva (2:27:38 hours). The best times for the half marathon are by Dieudonné Disi (1:01:13) and Christelle Daunay (1:08:34). In 2015 the running festival was organized by the 'Run In' group along with Lyon and Marseille . It was rebranded 'Run In Reims'. Key:     Course record    French championship race [REDACTED] Media related to Reims à Toutes Jambes at Wikimedia Commons David Kemboi David Kemboi Kiyeng (born 1983)

28-651: A time of 2:05:50 hours. He was among the fastest entrants at the 2013 Tokyo Marathon , but came fifth a minute and a half behind winner Dennis Kimetto . He was back in form in Seoul in November as he won in 2:06:25 hours for third straight victory at the race (the first person to do so). He ran at the city's other major race, the Seoul International Marathon , in March 2014 but his time of 2:07:38

42-635: A time of 2:11:42. Working with top Italian distance running coach, Claudio Berardelli , he improved his best in his second outing at the Italian Marathon and defeated David Makori in a sprint finish to the line to win his first race. Kiyeng began his 2007 season at the Beppu-Ōita Marathon but his time of 2:11:26 left him third place, finishing after the Japanese opposition of Atsushi Fujita and Atsushi Sato . He improved further at

56-651: Is a Kenyan marathon runner. He is a two-time winner of the Reims Marathon and has also won the Italian Marathon , JoongAng Seoul Marathon , Chuncheon Marathon and Daegu Marathon . His personal best for the distance is 2:06:26, which was set at the 2009 edition of the Paris Marathon . His first major marathon competition came in 2006 at the Prague International Marathon and he finished second behind Hassan Mubarek Shami in

70-686: Is a runner from Kenya , who specialises in marathons . He is a former Kenyan record holder in the event, with his personal best of 2:04:27 hours in 2009. At the time this made him the second fastest runner ever, behind Haile Gebrselassie . Kwambai went to the Kondabilet Primary School in Marakwet East District , but dropped out at standard seven. He won the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale in 2002, breaking

84-570: The Reims Marathon later that year, however, recording 2:09:08 to win the French race. Kiyeng came close to his best at the 2008 Paris Marathon – his highest level marathon at that point – but he finished in tenth place in a race where the top two ran under 2:07 for the distance. He stayed on in France to attempt a defence of his title in Reims and he did so, gaining a new personal best of 2:07:53 in

98-779: The JoongAng Seoul Marathon but was beaten by James Kwambai , although his time of 2:09:21 hours was his best outing of the year. A second Korean win came at the Daegu Marathon in March 2012, where he ran a course record time of 2:07:57 hours, and a third followed at the Chuncheon Marathon in October. In 2016 he won the Košice Peace Marathon in the time of 2:08:57. James Kwambai James Kipsang Kwambai (born February 28, 1983)

112-523: The course record by over a minute. In 2006 Kwambai won the Brescia Marathon and Beijing Marathon , which were his first two marathons. He also won the 2008 and the 2009 Saint Silvester Road Race . He finished second at the 2008 Berlin Marathon , where Haile Gebrselassie set a new marathon world record. Kwambai's time was 2:05:36, that made him the seventh fastest ever marathon runner at

126-696: The marathon. He headed to the Far East in the second half of the year and was sixth at the Beijing Marathon before going on to a fourth-place finish at the JoongAng Seoul Marathon . He spent the whole of 2010 in the region and took on pacemaking duties at the Xiamen International Marathon and the Seoul International Marathon – he completed the latter race and was fourth with a time of 2:09:00. He

140-501: The process. He set a half marathon best at the Lago Maggiore Half Marathon , running 1:00:44 for third position. Undeterred by the level of competition from the previous year, he entered the 2009 Paris Marathon. His finishing time of 2:06:26 would have been enough to win in 2008, but it brought him third place on this occasion as Vincent Kipruto Limo and Bazu Worku both moved into the top-20 fastest ever for

154-569: The time. At the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon Kwambai again finished second (behind Duncan Kibet ) in a time of 2:04:27, the third fastest ever marathon at the time. At the 2010 New York City Marathon he completed the race in 2:11:31, which brought him fifth place. He returned to defend his title at the Saint Silvester race in São Paulo but ended up in third place behind Marílson dos Santos and Barnabas Kosgei . His first race of 2011

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168-424: The title at the JoongAng Seoul Marathon in a time of 2:08:50 hours, despite rainy conditions. He took on the city's other major race, the Seoul International Marathon , in March 2012 and ran his best race in three years, finishing in 2:06:03 hours to take second behind Wilson Loyanae . In November he competed at the 2012 JoongAng Seoul Marathon, won it convincingly and broke the course record by 2:23 minutes, with

182-625: Was the CPC Loop Den Haag , but he was off the winning pace and came sixth in a time of one hour and one second. He was among the leaders at the 2011 London Marathon by the 30 km mark, but dropped out of the race. In August he came second at the Rio de Janeiro Half Marathon , but was eighth at the Udine Half Marathon the following month, finishing well off his best in 1:02:06 hours. His season peaked in November when he took

196-935: Was third at the Yellow River Estuary International Marathon in Dongying in May. He took part in Seoul 's second marathon of the year (the JoongAng Seoul Marathon) and came first with a time which was two seconds off Jason Mbote 's course record. In 2011 he won the São Paulo Marathon in June, but had a poor showing at the Reims Marathon where he finished in 13th place. He returned to defend his title at

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