Winner Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Rotich and third placed Daniele Caimmi all clocked the same time, 2:08:59 hours.
[1] The same year Rotich won the Reading Half Marathon with a time of 1:03:23.
[2] He won the Paris Marathon in 2003 setting a course record and personal best of 2:06:32 hours, both still in force as of 2008.
He competed at the 2003 World Championships marathon race, also held in Paris, finishing 8th.
[4] He is not to be confused with Michael Rotich, a Kenyan 800 metres runner who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.