Florence Jepkemoi Barsosio[1] (born 11 August 1976 in Keiyo District) is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in long-distance running.
[12] After two successful seasons of road running, she decided to take time away from competition to get married and have a child.
[13] She ran virtually unopposed at the Florence Marathon that year, beating second placed Marcella Mancini by over five minutes.
Barsosio's time of 2:29:11 was much faster than her previous outings and she was confident of returning to her full pre-pregnancy form for the following season.
[15] She closed the year with a second-place finish at the Taipei International Marathon in Taiwan, beaten to the title by Jane Ekimat Auro.