Andrew Musuva

Andrew Musuva began running at the age of 20, and he grew up playing soccer.{{cite news |last1=Millea |first1=John |title=Another Fall Classic // Musuva Becomes Two-Time Champion |publisher=Star Tribune |date=October 5, 1998 |location=Minneapolis, MN}} His first marathon was the Pittsburgh Marathon in 1994.{{cite web |title=ARRS - Runner: Andrew Musuva |url=https://more.arrs.run/runner/703 |website=Association of Road Racing Statisticians}} In 1999, a bout of malaria forced Musuva to quit in the middle of the 2000 Grandma's Marathon.{{cite news |last1=Zgoda |first1=Jerry |title=Champ Ponders Conditioning, Cold |publisher=Star Tribune |date=October 7, 2000 |location=Minneapolis, MN}} The illness may have also hindered his success in the 2000 Twin Cities Marathon, where he finished in 10th place.

Musuva's most noteworthy achievement in long-distance running is winning the Twin Cities Marathon for three consecutive years.{{cite news |last1=Schmid |first1=Pam |title=Twin Cities Marathon Third Time's the Charm; Musuva Makes History with Third in a Row |publisher=Star Tribune |date=October 4, 1999 |location=Minneapolis, MN |language=English}} 1997 was the first year that Musuva won the $20,000 first place purse in the Twin Cities Marathon. Musuva performed well in 1998 and was projected to win the Twin Cities Marathon for a second time.{{cite news |last1=Millea |first1=John |title=Top Men Return for Marathon // Women's Field Missing Best Six Runners from 1997 Race |publisher=Star Tribune |date=October 3, 1998 |location=Minneapolis, MN |language=English}} In 1999, Andrew Musuva became the first man to win the Twin Cities Marathon three times in a row. Andrew Musuva has made over $150,000 during his running career.

In an Outside (magazine) story, Musuva chased down an antelope with a team of runners to test the concept of human persistence hunting.{{cite web |last1=Bethea |first1=Charles |title=Fair Chase |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/1915656/fair-chase |website=Outside.com |publisher=Mariah Media |accessdate=4 February 2020 |location=Santa Fe, New Mexico |date=April 9, 2011}}

Andrew Musuva was born in Mitaboni, Kenya. He is the oldest of 8 children, and his father works as a school principal. Musuva lives in Farmington, Minnesota, and coaches a soccer team for children under the age of 10.

{{Reflist}}

• {{World Athletics}}

{{Footer Twin Cities Marathon Champions Men}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Musuva, Andrew}}

Category:1970 births

Category:Living people

Category:Kenyan male long-distance runners