Runner profile

Francis
Kirwa
28 Nov 1974
Finland
Kenya (until 31 Dec 2004)
Time
$35,140
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Personal bests

Type Distance Time Flags Site Date Actions
RD 5 km 14:29 Grand Rapids MI/USA 21 Apr 2001
RD 5 km 14:55 Hampton VA/USA 04 Feb 2001
RD 10 km 28:25 Paderborn GER 30 Mar 2002
RD 10 km 29:06 Tupelo MS/USA 12 May 2001
RD 10 km 29:41 West Chester PA/USA 03 Dec 2000
RD 10 km 31:06 Atlanta GA/USA 07 Sep 1998
RD 20 km 1:00:57 Debrecen HUN 08 Oct 2006
RD Half Mara 1:03:18 a Ostia ITA 24 Feb 2008
RD Half Mara 1:05:06.3 Deutschlandsberg AUT 21 Jun 2002
RD Half Mara 1:08:22 New Bedford MA/USA 18 Mar 2001
RD Marathon 2:11:00.6 a Padova ITA 27 Apr 2008
RD Marathon 2:13:09.0 Rotterdam NED 09 Apr 2006
RD Marathon 2:16:08 Hamburg GER 24 Apr 2005
RD Marathon 2:22:04 Dallas TX/USA 12 Dec 2004
RD Marathon 2:24:27 Sukari FIN 11 Apr 2004
OT 3 km 7:56.42 Kristiinankaupunki FIN 30 Jul 2002
OT 3 km 7:57.61 Lapinlahti FIN 14 Jul 2002
OT 3 km 8:03.31 Eurajoki FIN 03 Jul 2002
OT 3 km 8:13.78 Atlanta GA/USA 18 Mar 1999
OT 3 km 8:15.08 Marietta GA/USA 10 May 1998
OT 5 km 13:42.57 Lappeenranta FIN 18 Aug 2002
OT 5 km 13:53.79 Philadelphia PA/USA 27 Apr 2000
OT 5 km 13:59.35 Philadelphia PA/USA 22 Apr 1999
OT 5 km 14:02.49 n/a AL/USA 25 Mar 1999
OT 10 km 28:48.22 Turku FIN 26 Jun 2002
OT 10 km 28:48.96 Walnut CA/USA 16 Apr 1999
OT 10 km 29:17.64 Philadelphia PA/USA 23 Apr 1998
IT 3 km 8:16.88 Boston MA/USA 31 Jan 1998
IT 3 km 8:28.34 Gainesville FL/USA 15 Jan 1998
IT 5 km 14:02.16 Johnson City TN/USA 29 Jan 1999
IT 5 km 14:37.85 Johnson City TN/USA 23 Jan 1998

Performances

Date Finished Time Flags Type Distance Site Race Prize money Actions
26 Jul 2013 9 31:32.29 OT 10 km Vaasa FIN Finnish Championships
12 May 2013 13 38:37 XC 12 km Vantaa FIN Finnish Cross Championships
30 Oct 2011 43 2:19:08 RD Marathon Frankfurt GER BMW Frankfurt
15 May 2011 8 41:23 XC 12 km Nivala FIN Finnish Championships
07 May 2011 1 31:49 RD 10 km Kavarna BUL Kavarna International $285
25 Apr 2009 5 1:08:56 RD Half Mara Joensuu FIN Finnish Championships
24 Aug 2008 17 2:14:22 RD Marathon Beijing CHN Olympic Games
18 May 2008 2 36:59 XC 12 km Vammala FIN Finnish Championships
27 Apr 2008 1 2:11:00.6 a RD Marathon Padova ITA Sant' Antonio $12,120
24 Feb 2008 5 1:03:18 a RD Half Mara Ostia ITA Roma-Ostia
25 Aug 2007 DNF DNF RD Marathon Osaka JPN IAAF World Championships
05 Aug 2007 2 29:57.12 OT 10 km Lappeenranta FIN Finnish Championships
03 Aug 2007 2 14:14.29 OT 5 km Lappeenranta FIN Finnish Championships
01 Jul 2007 8 14:47.30 OT 5 km Turku FIN Paavo Nurmi Games
20 May 2007 3 37:03 XC 12 km Imatra FIN Finnish Crosscountry Championships
18 Mar 2007 11 2:14:38 RD Marathon Rome ITA Città di Roma
08 Oct 2006 41 1:00:57 RD 20 km Debrecen HUN IAAF World Road Running Championships
24 Sep 2006 1 29:33 RD 10 km Tallinn EST SL Õhtulehe Rahvajooks
26 Aug 2006 4 30:24.68 OT 10 km Helsinki FIN Sweden vs Finland
13 Aug 2006 28 2:21:05 RD Marathon Goteborg SWE European Championships
14 May 2006 2 39:36 XC 12 km Saarijärvi FIN Finnish Championships
09 Apr 2006 12 2:13:09.0 RD Marathon Rotterdam NED Rotterdam
11 Dec 2005 76 29:33 XC 9.84 km Tilburg NED European Cross Championships
12 Nov 2005 13 27:44 XC 9 km Hamina FIN Nordic Cross Championships
25 Sep 2005 1 1:04:16 x RD Half Mara Tallinn EST SL Õhtulehe Rahvajooks
23 Aug 2005 1 14:39.10 OT 5 km Lahti FIN Lahti Games
13 Aug 2005 39 2:22:22 RD Marathon Helsinki FIN IAAF World Championships
17 Jul 2005 2 29:55.43 OT 10 km Pori FIN Finnish Championships
15 Jul 2005 1 14:14.28 OT 5 km Pori FIN Finnish Championships
12 Jun 2005 5 8:22.69 OT 3 km Tampere FIN International Meeting
05 Jun 2005 1 14:28.36 OT 5 km Turku FIN Paavo Nurmi Games
14 May 2005 2 37:30 XC 12 km Varkaus FIN Finnish Crosscountry Championships
14 May 2005 7 12:32 XC 4 km Varkaus FIN Finnish Crosscountry Championships
24 Apr 2005 9 2:16:08 RD Marathon Hamburg GER Olympus Hamburg $1,305
12 Dec 2004 6 2:22:04 RD Marathon Dallas TX/USA Dallas White Rock $500
25 Nov 2004 3 24:38 RD 5 mi Alexandria VA/USA DCRRC Alexandria Turkey Trot
21 Nov 2004 6 24:01 RD 8 km Hyattsville MD/USA Outback Steakhouse $75
16 Oct 2004 1 14:33 RD 5 km Baltimore MD/USA WBAL $300
02 Oct 2004 2 19:03.1 RD 4 mi Erwin TN/USA Nuclear Fuel Services Apple Fest Run $250
26 Sep 2004 6 30:00 RD 10 km Paso Robles CA/USA Heritage Oaks Bank $750
05 Sep 2004 4 14:15.86 OT 5 km Goteborg SWE Finnkampen- Sweden-Finland Match
04 Sep 2004 2 29:09.49 OT 10 km Goteborg SWE Finnkampen- Sweden-Finland Match
22 May 2004 2 29:37.79 OT 10 km Tønsberg NOR Tønsberg Grand Prix and Nordic Challenge
16 May 2004 2 37:26 XC 12 km Porvoo FIN Finnish Crosscountry Championships
16 May 2004 3 12:15 XC 4 km Porvoo FIN Finnish Crosscountry Championships
02 May 2004 2 19:26 RD 6.4 km Harjavalta FIN Honey Run $540
02 May 2004 2 31:40 RD 10.2 km Harjavalta FIN Honey Run $540
24 Apr 2004 4 1:06:38 RD Half Mara Oulu FIN Finnish Championships
11 Apr 2004 1 2:24:27 RD Marathon Sukari FIN Masku $12,000
07 Sep 2003 1 56:11 XC 18 km Espoo FIN e-Cross
11 Aug 2003 6 29:55.86 OT 10 km Helsinki FIN Finnish Championships
09 Aug 2003 9 14:33.41 OT 5 km Helsinki FIN Finnish Championships
02 Jul 2003 2 13:58.64 OT 5 km Lahti FIN Lahti Games
25 Jun 2003 2 8:10.97 OT 3 km Eurajoki FIN Eurajoki Games
15 Jun 2003 3 29:00.54 OT 10 km Turku FIN Paavo Nurmi Games
29 May 2003 2 29:21.62 OT 10 km Copenhagen DEN Nordic Challenge
17 May 2003 2 35:32 XC 12 km Lieto FIN Finnish Crosscountry Championships
17 May 2003 6 11:57 XC 4 km Lieto FIN Finnish Championships
04 May 2003 1 31:22 RD 10.25 km Harjavalta FIN Honey Run $955
26 Apr 2003 1 1:03:45 x RD Half Mara Pyhäselkä FIN Finnish Championships
28 Sep 2002 8 1:39:55 XC 30 km Lidingö SWE Lidingöloppet
07 Sep 2002 1 56:31 XC 17.4 km Espoo FIN eCross
01 Sep 2002 1 29:21 RD 10 km Hamburg GER Alsterlauf
18 Aug 2002 4 13:42.57 OT 5 km Lappeenranta FIN Evli Karelia Games
13 Aug 2002 9 8:00.24 OT 3 km Helsinki FIN Asics Grand Prix
30 Jul 2002 2 7:56.42 OT 3 km Kristiinankaupunki FIN Kristina Games
14 Jul 2002 4 7:57.61 OT 3 km Lapinlahti FIN Savo Games
03 Jul 2002 2 8:03.31 OT 3 km Eurajoki FIN Eurajoki Games
26 Jun 2002 2 28:48.22 OT 10 km Turku FIN Paavo Nurmi Games
21 Jun 2002 2 1:05:06.3 RD Half Mara Deutschlandsberg AUT Ölspurlauf
16 Jun 2002 1 13:54.28 OT 5 km Lahti FIN Lahti Games
18 May 2002 DNF DNF OT 10 km Espoo FIN Nordic Championships
05 May 2002 2 30:42 RD 10.25 km Harjavalta FIN Honey Run $445
28 Apr 2002 2 15:55 XC 5.4 km Hameenlinna FIN Flying Finns $225
30 Mar 2002 4 28:25 RD 10 km Paderborn GER Paderborner Osterlauf
21 Oct 2001 1 30:30 XC 9 km Pajulahti FIN Finnish Nordic Crosscountry Trials
06 Oct 2001 1 1:39:49 XC 30 km Lidingo SWE Lidingöloppet
26 Aug 2001 7 14:23.89 OT 5 km Lahti FIN Lahti Games
04 Jul 2001 27 29:54 a RD 10 km Atlanta GA/USA Peachtree Road Race $50
09 Jun 2001 2 29:43 RD 10 km Shelter Island NY/USA Shelter Island $500
28 May 2001 3 29:39 RD 10 km Huntsville AL/USA Cotton Row Run $400
12 May 2001 2 29:06 RD 10 km Tupelo MS/USA Gum Tree Run $500
05 May 2001 1 29:48 RD 10 km Corinth MS/USA Corinth Coca-Cola Classic
29 Apr 2001 2 24:06 RD 5 mi Great Falls MT/USA Ice Breaker $750
21 Apr 2001 3 14:29 RD 5 km Grand Rapids MI/USA Pietro's Run Fasta Eat Pasta $300
14 Apr 2001 17 29:41 a RD 10 km New Orleans LA/USA Crescent City Classic
07 Apr 2001 11 29:58 a RD 10 km Charleston SC/USA Cooper River Bridge Run $200
24 Mar 2001 18 29:42 RD 10 km Mobile AL/USA Azalea Trail Run
18 Mar 2001 2 1:08:22 RD Half Mara New Bedford MA/USA New Bedford $350
17 Mar 2001 1 30:53 RD 10 km Holyoke MA/USA St. Patrick's Road Race
03 Mar 2001 1 29:58 RD 10 km Greenville SC/USA Carolina First Reedy River Run $1,200
04 Feb 2001 4 14:55 RD 5 km Hampton VA/USA Hampton Coliseum $200
13 Jan 2001 4 30:54.5 RD 10 km Hamilton BER Bermuda International $100
03 Dec 2000 4 29:41 RD 10 km West Chester PA/USA Brian's Run $300
18 Nov 2000 3 25:21 XC 8 km Kenosha WI/USA NAIA Cross Country Championships
22 Oct 2000 1 23:26 XC 8 km Boston MA/USA Boston Mayor's Cup Crosscountry
14 Oct 2000 1 24:36 XC 8 km Greenville NC/USA Furman Invitational
16 Sep 2000 5 24:06 XC 8 km Tuscaloosa AL/USA Crimson Classic
19 Jul 2000 6 29:02.51 OT 10 km Tampere FIN Tampere International Meeting
01 Jul 2000 14 8:17.11 OT 3 km Eurajöki FIN Eurajöki Games
25 Jun 2000 3 14:07.70 OT 5 km Saarijärvi FIN Midsummer Games
27 Apr 2000 2 13:53.79 OT 5 km Philadelphia PA/USA Penn Relays- College Championship
14 Apr 2000 16 28:55.16 OT 10 km Walnut CA/USA Mt Sac Relays- Invitational
25 Mar 2000 2 13:59.56 OT 5 km Tuscaloosa AL/USA Alabama Relays
29 Jan 2000 2 14:31.71 IT 5 km n/a TN/USA Sprint Invitational Meeting
20 Nov 1999 3 24:12 XC 8 km Parkside WI/USA NAIA Crosscountry Championships
08 Aug 1999 DNF DNF OT 10 km Seinajöki FIN Finnish Championships
05 Aug 1999 DNF DNF OT 5 km Seinajöki FIN Finnish Championships
04 Jul 1999 2 29:22.84 OT 10 km Karstula FIN Honka
24 May 1999 1 29:51.76 OT 10 km West Palm Beach FL/USA NAIA Championships
07 May 1999 15 28:51.21 OT 10 km Palo Alto CA/USA Cardinal Invitational Meeting
22 Apr 1999 7 13:59.35 OT 5 km Philadelphia PA/USA Penn Relays- College
16 Apr 1999 2 28:48.96 OT 10 km Walnut CA/USA Mt Sac Relays- Invitational
08 Apr 1999 6 14:15.15 OT 5 km Knoxville TN/USA Sea Ray Relays- Invitational
25 Mar 1999 1 14:02.49 OT 5 km n/a AL/USA Alabama Relays
18 Mar 1999 5 8:13.78 OT 3 km Atlanta GA/USA Running Eagle Spring Classic
29 Jan 1999 2 14:02.16 IT 5 km Johnson City TN/USA IKON Invitational Meeting
21 Nov 1998 3 24:29 XC 8 km Kenosha WI/USA NAIA Crosscountry Championships
25 Oct 1998 1 23:13 XC 8 km Boston MA/USA Boston Mayor's Cup Crosscountry
17 Oct 1998 2 28:58 XC 10 km Fayetteville AR/USA Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival
07 Sep 1998 6 31:06 RD 10 km Atlanta GA/USA US Classic
10 May 1998 5 8:15.08 OT 3 km Marietta GA/USA Life University Gold Classic Meeting
23 Apr 1998 5 29:17.64 OT 10 km Philadelphia PA/USA Penn Relays- University
31 Jan 1998 14 8:16.88 IT 3 km Boston MA/USA Terrier Classic
23 Jan 1998 1 14:37.85 IT 5 km Johnson City TN/USA IKON Invitational Meeting
15 Jan 1998 3 8:28.34 IT 3 km Gainesville FL/USA Florida Invitational
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