Janet Jelagat Rono (born 9 December 1988) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races.
She decided to fund her own travel and entry to the Hong Kong Marathon in 2011 and the move paid off, as she won the race in a personal best of 2:33:42 hours and a top prize of US$34,000.
She competed sparingly over the following two years, with a win at the Maratona Internacional Mauricio de Nassau in September 2012 being the only performance of note (albeit a much slower time of 2:48:59).
She took to the front from the start of the race and ended up improving her best by over five minutes, taking the title in 2:28:36 hours.
[3] This established her among the world's top runners and she received an invitation to the 2014 Tokyo Marathon, where she ended the race in fourth with another best of 2:26:03 hours.