James Ngandu

Birth dateApr 2, 1990

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James Ngandu is a Kenya middle-distance runner, born on April 2, 1990. He competes primarily in the Mile, 3000m and 5000m.

His personal bests include 4:04.34 in the Mile, 8:01.61 in the 3000m, 13:46.63 in the 5000m, 28:45.96 in the 10000m and 1:01:28 in the Semi. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Kenya.

Key facts

Half Marathon

1:01:28

Marathon

2:10:17

2024 season best

1:04:45

May 4, 2024 · Indianapolis, IN (USA)

2024 season best

Last competition

OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon

May 4, 2024 · 1:04:45

OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon

Age

36 years old

As of Sep 14, 2026: Half Marathon 1:01:28, Marathon 2:10:17, 2024 season best 1:04:45 (May 4, 2024, Indianapolis, IN (USA)) · Last competition: OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon, May 4, 2024, 1:04:45 · 36 years old

Personal bests

4:04.34

8:01.61

13:46.63

28:45.96

1:01:28

2:10:17

13:57

8:03.29

44:13

28:31

36:01

46:27

4:12.95

13:57.21

4:08.6HT

23:25

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2024	Semi	1:04:45	-	May 4, 2024	↑	OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon
2023	Semi	1:02:59	-	Nov 12, 2023	↑	B.A.A. Half Marathon
2023	Marathon	2:10:54	-	Jun 17, 2023	↑	Grandma's Marathon
2022	10Kilometr	29:04	-	Nov 20, 2022	↑	-
2022	Semi	1:01:28	-	May 1, 2022	↑	UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon
2022	Marathon	2:11:03	-	Jan 16, 2022	↑	Chevron Houston Marathon
2021	MileRoad	4:15.6h	-	Jun 3, 2021	↓	Indianapolis, IN (USA)
2021	10Kilometr	28:50	-	Sep 25, 2021	↑	Charleston, SC (USA)
2021	15Kilometr	44:38	-	May 15, 2021	↓	Tyler, TX (USA)
2021	10MilesRoa	46:27	-	Oct 10, 2021	↑	Philadelphia, PA (USA)
2021	Semi	1:03:45	-	Oct 17, 2021	↑	-
2020	10Kilometr	28:53	-	Feb 1, 2020	↑	Edinburg, TX (USA)
2020	Semi	1:01:45	-	Jan 19, 2020	↑	Aramco Houston Half Marathon
2019	MileRoad	4:08.6h	-	Jul 15, 2019	↓	Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
2019	mile-short-track	4:12.95	-	Feb 9, 2019	↑	Tiffin, OH (USA) (i)
2019	Mile	4:12.95	-	Feb 9, 2019	↑	Tiffin, OH (USA) (i)
2019	5Kilometre	13:57	-	Aug 4, 2019	-	Wheeling, WV (USA)
2019	4MilesRoad	18:14	-	Jul 19, 2019	-	-
2019	8Kilometre	23:25	-	Jul 13, 2019	-	Kingsport, TN (USA)
2019	10Kilometr	28:42	-	Jun 23, 2019	↑	B.A.A. 10K, Boston, MA
2019	12Kilometr	36:01	-	May 5, 2019	-	Lilac Bloomsday Run
2019	15Kilometr	44:48	-	Oct 26, 2019	↓	Tulsa, OK (USA)
2019	10MilesRoa	48:10	-	Sep 27, 2019	↑	Lynchburg, VA (USA)
2019	Semi	1:01:51	-	Jan 20, 2019	↑	Aramco Houston Half Marathon
2018	Mile	4:04.34	-	Feb 25, 2018	↑	Allendale, MI (USA) (i)
2018	mile-short-track	4:15.26	-	Dec 1, 2018	↑	Tiffin, OH (USA) (i)
2018	3000m	8:01.61	-	Feb 9, 2018	↑	Allendale, MI (USA) (i)
2018	5000m	13:47.92	-	Apr 20, 2018	↑	Torrance, CA (USA)
2018	10000m	28:45.96	-	Mar 30, 2018	↑	Raleigh, NC (USA)
2018	10Kilometr	29:38	-	Oct 7, 2018	↑	Minster, OH (USA)
2018	15Kilometr	44:13	-	Jul 8, 2018	↓	Utica Boilermaker
2018	10MilesRoa	47:36	-	Nov 4, 2018	↑	Pittsburgh 10M
2018	Semi	1:02:43	-	Nov 18, 2018	↑	Philadelphia Half Marathon, Philadelphia, PA
2017	mile-short-track	4:19.98	-	Jan 21, 2017	↑	Tiffin, OH (USA) (i)
2017	Mile	4:19.98	-	Jan 21, 2017	↑	Tiffin, OH (USA) (i)
2017	3000m-short-track	8:03.29	-	Mar 11, 2017	↑	NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships
2017	3000m	8:12.00	-	Feb 10, 2017	↑	Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2017	5000m	13:46.63	-	Apr 14, 2017	↑	Torrance, CA (USA)
2017	5000m-short-track	13:57.21	-	Mar 9, 2017	↑	Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2017	10000m	28:50.75	-	Mar 24, 2017	↑	Raleigh, NC (USA)
2016	Mile	4:18.86	-	Jan 15, 2016	↑	Findlay, OH (USA) (i)
2016	mile-short-track	4:18.86	-	Jan 15, 2016	↑	Findlay, OH (USA) (i)
2016	3000m-short-track	8:12.68	-	Feb 28, 2016	↑	Tiffin, OH (USA) (i)
2016	3000m	8:24.15	-	Mar 12, 2016	↑	Tiffin, OH (USA) (i)
2016	5000m	14:03.87	-	Dec 2, 2016	↑	Allendale, MI (USA) (i)
2016	5000m-short-track	14:28.73	-	Jan 29, 2016	↑	University Park, PA (USA) (i)
2016	10000m	29:29.64	-	Apr 14, 2016	↑	Walnut, CA (USA)
2015	10000m	30:37.07	-	Jul 9, 2015	↑	Main Stadium, Gwangju (KOR)
2015	Semi	1:10:27	-	Jul 12, 2015	↑	Universiade

2024

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:04:45	-	May 4	OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon

2023

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:02:59	-	Nov 12	B.A.A. Half Marathon
Marathon	2:10:54	-	Jun 17	Grandma's Marathon
Semi	1:02:14	-	May 7	Pittsburgh Half Marathon
Marathon	2:14:28	-	Jan 15	Chevron Houston Marathon

2022

9 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	29:04	-	Nov 20	Flanigan's Rockin' Rib Run 10K, Miramar, FL
Semi	1:03:30	-	Nov 13	B.A.A. Half Marathon, Boston, MA
Semi	1:04:00	-	Oct 16	Columbus Half Marathon, Columbus, OH
10Kilometr	29:44	-	Oct 2	Minster Oktoberfest Classic 10k, Minster, OH
Semi	1:02:01	-	Sep 18	Philadelphia Distance Run, Philadelphia, PA
Marathon	2:10:17	-	Jun 18	Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN
Semi	1:03:25	-	May 7	Oneamerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon, Indianapolis, IN
Semi	1:01:28	-	May 1	UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon
Marathon	2:11:03	-	Jan 16	Chevron Houston Marathon

2021

11 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	28:51	-	Nov 21	Flanigan's Rockin' Rib 10K, Davie, FL
Semi	1:04:16	-	Nov 21	Philadelphia Half Marathon, Philadelphia, PA
Semi	1:03:46	-	Nov 6	Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon, Indianapolis, IN
Semi	1:03:45	-	Oct 17	Columbus Half Marathon, Columbus, OH
10MilesRoa	46:27	-	Oct 10	Blue Cross Broad Street Run, Philadelphia, PA
10Kilometr	30:39	-	Oct 3	Minster Oktoberfest Classic 10k, Minster, OH
10Kilometr	28:50	-	Sep 25	Cooper River Bridge Run, Charleston, SC
10Kilometr	30:27	-	Jul 3	WTOL River Run 10-K, Toledo, OH
MileRoad	4:15.6HT	-	Jun 3	Monumental Mile, Indianapolis, IN
15Kilometr	44:38	-	May 15	Fresh 15K, Tyler, TX
10Kilometr	30:24	-	Mar 6	ASPIRE Wine 10K, Hoover, AL

2020

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:06:13	-	Mar 1	Fort Worth Cowtown Half Marathon, Fort Worth, TX
Semi	1:04:27	-	Feb 16	Ascension Seton Austin Half Marathon, Austin, TX
10Kilometr	28:53	-	Feb 1	All-America City 10-K, Edinburg, TX
Semi	1:01:45	-	Jan 19	Aramco Houston Half Marathon

2019

21 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5Kilometre	14:01	-	Nov 28	Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot 5K, San José, CA
Semi	1:02:16	-	Nov 23	Dietz & Watson Philadelphia Half Marathon, Philadelphia, PA
10Kilometr	28:31	-	Nov 17	Flanigan's Rockin' Rib Run, Davie, FL
10Kilometr	29:35	-	Nov 3	Cooper-Norcross Bridge Challenge 10-K
15Kilometr	44:48	-	Oct 26	Tulsa Federal Credit Union Tulsa Run 15-K, Tulsa, OK
Semi	1:02:14	-	Oct 20	Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Half Marathon, Columbus, OH
10Kilometr	28:38	-	Oct 6	Oktoberfest 10-K Run
10MilesRoa	48:10	-	Sep 27	Genworth Virginia Ten Miler, Lynchburg, VA
5Kilometre	13:57	-	Aug 4	Debbie Green Memorial, Wheeling, WV
4MilesRoad	18:14	-	Jul 19	Subaru 4-Mile Chase, Buffalo, NY
MileRoad	4:08.6HT	-	Jul 15	Mile, Ann Arbor, MI
8Kilometre	23:25	-	Jul 13	8K, Kingsport, TN
5Kilometre	14:12	-	Jul 4	Great Buffalo Chase 5K, Frankfort, KY
10Kilometr	28:42	-	Jun 23	B.A.A. 10K, Boston, MA
10Kilometr	30:19	-	May 27	Mercedes Benz Cotton Row Run 10K
10Kilometr	29:41	-	May 19	Rite Aid 10 km, Cleveland, OH
12Kilometr	36:01	-	May 5	Lilac Bloomsday Run
10Kilometr	29:42	-	Apr 28	UAE Healthy Kidney 10K, New York, NY
10Kilometr	28:40	-	Apr 6	Cooper River Bridge Run
Semi	1:04:33	-	Feb 17	Half Marathon, Austin, TX
mile-short-track	4:12.95	-	Feb 9	Dragon Invite, Tiffin, OH (i)

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is James Ngandu's Half Marathon personal best?

James Ngandu's Half Marathon personal best is 1:01:28, set on May 1, 2022 in Pittsburgh, PA (USA).

Which events does James Ngandu compete in?

James Ngandu competes in the Half Marathon and Marathon.

How did James Ngandu perform in 2024?

2024 season best: 1:04:45, set on May 4, 2024 in Indianapolis, IN (USA). Last competition: OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon on May 4, 2024, 1:04:45.