Lineth Chepkurui

{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}}

Lineth Chepkurui (born 23 February 1988 in Bomet) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

At the 2008 World Cross Country Championships Chepkurui finished eleventh in the individual race, however this was not enough to be a part of the Kenyan team, who won silver medals in the team competition. She won her third consecutive Lilac Bloomsday Run in 2010, running a world's best time over 12 km with her course record run of 38:10.Richardson, Jared (2 May 2010). [http://www.kxly.com/news/23414526/detail.html Chepkurui sets world record on Bloomsday course] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503214237/http://www.kxly.com/news/23414526/detail.html |date=2010-05-03 }}. KXLY. Retrieved 3 May 2010.{{#tag:ref|The International Association of Athletics Federations, the international governing body for the sport of athletics/track and field, does not recognize world records or world bests in either an indoor or outdoor 12 km.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/inout=O/index.html |title=60 Metres - men - senior - indoor - 2017 |website=Iaaf.org |date= |access-date=2016-12-14}} The Association of Road Racing Statisticians does recognize a world record in the outdoor 12 km, however, their record keeping rules state: "A record quality course is defined as having not more than 1 m/km net drop between the start and finish and not more than 30% of the race distance separation between that start and finish, e.g. not more than a 3 km separation for a 10 km race [or 3.6 km for a 12 km race]. Records will only be accepted for record quality courses."[https://www.arrs.run/WG_Rec_ENG.htm Working Group on Road Records] ARRS Retrieved 17 May 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.arrs.run/rules.php |title=Association of Road Racing Statisticians |website=www.arrs.run |date= |access-date=2016-12-14}} Per ARRS standards, the course for the Lilac Bloomsday Run fulfills these conditions. Although Chepkurui ran a 38:07 two weeks later on May 16, 2010 at the Bay to Breakers (presumably the fastest 12 km ever for a woman), the course is not considered a "record quality course" in that the start and finish are separated by approximately 10.5 linear kilometers.|group="nb"}}

Chepkurui is a two-time champion of the Bay to Breakers. In 2010, her time of 38:07 was a women's course record.{{cite web|url=http://cbs5.com/local/runners.Bay.to.2.1696973.html |title='Peaceful' Bay to Breakers Race Sets New Record - cbs5.com |access-date=2010-05-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519124417/http://cbs5.com/local/runners.Bay.to.2.1696973.html |archive-date=2010-05-19 }} She also set a course record at the Beach to Beacon 10K, knocking 26 seconds off the former record to win with a time of 31:00 minutes.{{cite news|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/course-record-for-chepkurui-in-cape-elizabeth|title=Course record for Chepkurui in Cape Elizabeth 10K|publisher=IAAF|date=8 August 2010|access-date=1 May 2016}} She ran at the Falmouth Road Race two weeks later, but was beaten into second place by Wude Ayalew.{{cite news|url=http://en.olympic.cn/news/sports_news/2010-08-17/2058226.html|title=Gebremariam and Yimer the winners in Falmouth|work=IAAF|publisher=Chinese Olympic Committee|date=17 August 2010|access-date=1 May 2016}} She entered the Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon in September and finished as runner-up with a personal best of 1:07:46, two seconds behind Meseret Defar.{{cite news|last=Larkin|first=Duncan|date=20 September 2010|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/defar-clocks-10744-in-half-marathon-debut-in|title=Defar clocks 1:07:44 in Half Marathon debut in Philadelphia|publisher=IAAF|access-date=1 May 2016}}

Chepkurui trains with Kimbia Athletics and is coached by Dieter Hogen.