He ended up working at a barber shop in Mosoriot, but could hardly buy a meal with his low salary.

His record was broken in the 2010 Boston Marathon by Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (unrelated) with a finishing time of 2:05:52.

The win in Chicago left him at the top of the 2006 World Marathon Majors standings and won its grand prize.

Cheruiyot also won $100,000 for the victory and gained a significant lead in the World Marathon Majors series.

[11][12][13] On 21 April 2008 he won his fourth Boston Marathon title with a time of 2:07:45, making him the first four-time winner in the men's open division since Bill Rodgers (fellow Kenyan Catherine Ndereba recorded her fourth win in 2005).