Felix Limo

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Felix Limo (born August 22, 1980) is a Kenyan distance runner who specializes in the marathon. Limo is one of the best marathon runners in the world today. He solidified that claim with victory at the 2006 London Marathon, which had boasted one of the strongest fields ever assembled for a marathon.^{[citation needed]} His time of 2:06:39 at London was the third fastest of 2006.

Previously, Limo has achieved victory at the 2005 Chicago Marathon, as well as at Berlin and Rotterdam in 2004. In winning the 2004 Rotterdam Marathon, he ran arguably his strongest effort, setting his personal best of 2:06:14. Not only is that the eleventh fastest marathon ever run, but it was achieved on a very windy day.[1] Limo withdrew from a possible defense of his Chicago Marathon title due to back pain, and the 2006 race was won by Robert Cheruiyot.

Felix is not related to world champion Richard Limo, but might be distantly related to another Kenyan runner, Benjamin Limo [2].

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mohammed Mourhit	Men's Zevenheuvelenloop Winner (15 km) 2000 – 2001	Succeeded by Kamiel Maase
Preceded by William Kiplagat	Rotterdam Men's Marathon Winner 2004	Succeeded by Jimmy Muindi
Preceded by Paul Tergat	Berlin Men's Marathon Winner 2004	Succeeded by Philip Manyim
Preceded by Evans Rutto	Chicago Men's Marathon Winner 2005	Succeeded by Robert Cheruiyot
Preceded by Martin Lel	London Men's Marathon Winner 2006	Succeeded by Martin Lel