Nicholas Chelimo

Nicholas Chelimo Kipkorir (born 8 January 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running, including the marathon.

[2] He knocked two minutes off his best with of run of 2:09:42 at the JoongAng Seoul Marathon, although this was only enough for fifth place in a quick race won by Joshua Chelanga.

[4] He returned to Seoul for another attempt at the JoongAng Marathon race and the competition developed into a duel between Chelimo and Solomon Molla.

[6] He took part in the Great Scottish Run in Glasgow that September and recorded a time of 1:02:25 for fourth place in the half marathon event.

His run of 2:07:46 was another improvement over the distance, but he finished fifth as fellow Kenyans Gilbert Yegon and Elijah Keitany took the top two spots on their event debuts.