Peter Kamais (born 7 November 1976) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running events.
[6] He upset the predictions for the 2010 New York City Half Marathon, taking the men's title with his first time under an hour (59:53 minutes) and beating opposition including Haile Gebrselassie and Moses Kigen Kipkosgei.
[8] He was invited to the 2010 New York City Marathon later that year and he completed his debut over the distance with a time of 2:14:59 hours for twelfth place.
[9] He returned to the New York Half in March 2011, but a clash with Galen Rupp upset his run and he ended the race in fifth place.
[11] Kamis set a new personal best time in the 2012 Xiamen International Marathon, winning the race in a course record of 2:07:37.