Micah Kogo began competing at district level in Kewet, running in the 5000 and 10,000 metres events.
14 Facts About Micah Kogo
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Micah Kogo accepted and, following his graduation from high school, he competed in the Discovery meet in Eldoret, Kenya.
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Micah Kogo remained in winning form in the 2006 season, defending his title at the L'Escalade and Dunkirk cross country running events.
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Micah Kogo finished in a time of 42:42 beating Abebe Dinkesa by a second, while Bernard Kipyego and Zersenay Tadese both finished two seconds behind Micah Kogo.
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Micah Kogo was their best performer in the event, pipping Moses Masai to the Olympic bronze medal and winning his first major medal.
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Micah Kogo competed at the 2009 World Championships, finishing seventh in the 10,000 metres race.
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The victory went to Komon and Micah Kogo had to content himself with fourth place in 28:24.
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Micah Kogo took a third career victory at the Parelloop in April 2011.
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Central Park's UAE Healthy Kidney 10K saw another match against Komon, but Micah Kogo was second place behind him in the race.
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Micah Kogo tried to make the Kenyan Olympic team for a second time in 2012, but managed only ninth in the trial race at the Prefontaine Classic.
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In 2013, Micah Kogo made his marathon debut, finishing second at the Boston Marathon in 2:10:27.
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Micah Kogo improved his time to 2:06:56 when finishing fourth in Chicago.
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Micah Kogo came in first place in the 2013 Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
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Micah Kogo is based at the PACE Sports Management training camp in Kaptagat.