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Peninah Arusei
KENWomenBirth dateFeb 23, 1979
BirthplaceKenya, Kenya
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Peninah Arusei Jerop (born 1 January 1979) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specialises in road running competitions, especially the half marathon. She has represented Kenya at the Olympics, having competed in the 10,000 metres race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Arusei has won races on the European road circuit, including the Dam tot Damloop, Berlin Half Marathon and Lisbon Half Marathon.
Key facts
10 000 m
30:57.8h
Last competition
BTN Jakarta International Marathon
Jun 14, 2026 · 2:49:13
Age
47 years old
As of Sep 17, 2026: 10 000 m 30:57.8h, Half Marathon 1:07:48 (#238 all-time), 2026 season best 2:49:13 (Jun 14, 2026, Jakarta (INA)) · Last competition: BTN Jakarta International Marathon, Jun 14, 2026, 2:49:13 · 47 years old
PB
Personal bests
15:42.20
30:57.8HT
50:01
31:42
51:22
1:13:07
1:22:31
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marathon | 2:49:13 | - | Jun 14, 2026 | ↓ | BTN Jakarta International Marathon |
| 2024 | Marathon | 2:40:21 | - | Oct 6, 2024 | ↓ | Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon |
| 2023 | 5000m | 17:20.38 | - | May 24, 2023 | ↓ | Kenya Defence Forces Championships |
| 2023 | Marathon | 2:42:52 | - | Dec 3, 2023 | ↓ | Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon |
| 2021 | 5000m | 17:21.37 | - | May 15, 2021 | ↓ | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2017 | Semi | 1:11:31 | - | Mar 26, 2017 | ↑ | Warszawa (POL) |
| 2017 | Marathon | 2:30:58 | - | Sep 30, 2017 | ↓ | Hengshui (CHN) |
| 2016 | 10000m | 36:34.6h | - | Apr 29, 2016 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2016 | Semi | 1:09:08 | - | Mar 13, 2016 | ↑ | Ostia (ITA) |
| 2016 | 20Kilometr | 1:13:07 | - | Oct 30, 2016 | - | Cassis (FRA) |
| 2016 | Marathon | 2:29:21 | - | Apr 24, 2016 | ↓ | Warszawa (POL) |
| 2015 | Semi | 1:08:56 | - | Sep 5, 2015 | ↑ | Lille (FRA) |
| 2015 | Marathon | 2:33:23 | - | Apr 19, 2015 | ↓ | Łódź (POL) |
| 2014 | 10000m | 33:58.59 | - | Jun 6, 2014 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2014 | 10Kilometr | 34:41 | - | Jun 15, 2014 | ↓ | Casablanca (MAR) |
| 2014 | Semi | 1:13:04 | - | May 24, 2014 | ↑ | Karlovy Vary (CZE) |
| 2014 | Marathon | 2:33:10 | - | Nov 30, 2014 | ↓ | La Rochelle (FRA) |
| 2013 | Semi | 1:17:02 | - | Apr 7, 2013 | ↑ | St-Gemme-Moronval (FRA) |
| 2012 | 10Kilometr | 33:27 | - | May 20, 2012 | ↓ | Jakarta (INA) |
| 2012 | Semi | 1:08:12 | - | Mar 4, 2012 | ↑ | Paris (FRA) |
| 2011 | 5000m | 16:37.4h | - | Jun 11, 2011 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2011 | 10000m | 33:44.04 | - | Jun 11, 2011 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2011 | Semi | 1:08:30 | - | Mar 6, 2011 | ↑ | Paris (FRA) |
| 2011 | Marathon | 2:27:17 | - | Apr 17, 2011 | ↓ | Wien (AUT) |
| 2010 | 5000m | 16:44.3h | - | May 22, 2010 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2010 | 10000m | 32:48.67 | - | Jun 25, 2010 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2010 | 15Kilometr | 50:01 | - | May 1, 2010 | ↑ | Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA) |
| 2010 | Semi | 1:07:48 | - | Sep 4, 2010 | ↑ | Lille (FRA) |
| 2009 | 5000m | 15:55.78 | - | Jul 25, 2009 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2009 | 10Kilometr | 31:45 | - | May 1, 2009 | ↓ | Marseille (FRA) |
| 2009 | 10000m | 33:01.5h | - | May 23, 2009 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2009 | 10MilesRoa | 51:26 | - | Sep 20, 2009 | ↑ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2009 | Semi | 1:08:30 | - | Nov 1, 2009 | ↑ | New Delhi (IND) |
| 2009 | 25Kilometr | 1:22:31 | - | May 10, 2009 | ↑ | Berlin (GER) |
| 2008 | 5000m | 15:12.5 | - | Aug 15, 2008 | ↓ | - |
| 2008 | 10000m | 30:57.8h | - | Jul 18, 2008 | ↓ | Steenwijk (NED) |
| 2008 | 10Kilometr | 31:42 | - | Mar 22, 2008 | ↓ | Paderborn (GER) |
| 2008 | 10MilesRoa | 51:22 | - | Sep 21, 2008 | ↑ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2008 | Semi | 1:08:20 | - | Nov 9, 2008 | ↑ | New Delhi (IND) |
| 2008 | 25Kilometr | 1:24:10 | - | May 4, 2008 | ↑ | Berlin (GER) |
| 2007 | 5000m | 15:42.20 | - | Oct 17, 2007 | ↓ | Hyderabad (IND) |
| 2007 | 10Kilometr | 31:46 | - | Apr 7, 2007 | ↓ | Paderborn (GER) |
| 2007 | 10000m | 34:23.0h | - | May 17, 2007 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2007 | 15Kilometr | 50:26 | - | Dec 2, 2007 | ↑ | Heerenberg (NED) |
| 2007 | Semi | 1:10:47 | - | Sep 2, 2007 | ↑ | Glasgow (GBR) |
| 2007 | 25Kilometr | 1:26:17 | - | May 6, 2007 | ↑ | Berlin (GER) |
| 2006 | 10Kilometr | 32:16 | - | Apr 15, 2006 | ↓ | Paderborn (GER) |
| 2006 | 10MilesRoa | 55:11 | - | Sep 17, 2006 | ↑ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2006 | Semi | 1:10:54 | - | Sep 3, 2006 | ↑ | Glasgow (GBR) |
| 2006 | 25Kilometr | 1:26:25 | - | May 7, 2006 | ↑ | Berlin (GER) |
| 2005 | 10Kilometr | 32:53 | - | Apr 17, 2005 | ↓ | Hilversum (NED) |
| 2005 | 10000m | 35:00.6h | - | Jun 16, 2005 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2005 | 15Kilometr | 51:15 | - | Dec 4, 2005 | ↑ | Heerenberg (NED) |
| 2005 | 10MilesRoa | 57:48 | - | Nov 6, 2005 | ↑ | Hoek van Holland (NED) |
| 2005 | Semi | 1:15:04 | - | Dec 17, 2005 | ↑ | Dronten (NED) |
| 2005 | 25Kilometr | 1:29:28 | - | May 8, 2005 | ↑ | Berlin (GER) |
| 2001 | 10000m | 34:27.7h | - | May 26, 2001 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
2026
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:49:13 | - | Jun 14 | BTN Jakarta International Marathon |
2024
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:40:21 | - | Oct 6 | Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon |
Marathon | 2:49:07 | - | Feb 10 | Access Bank Lagos City Marathon |
2023
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:42:52 | - | Dec 3 | Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon |
5000m | 17:20.38 | - | May 24 | Kenya Defence Forces Championships |
2021
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 17:21.37 | - | May 15 | 41st Kenya Defence Forces Ch., Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi |
2017
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:39:07 | - | Dec 3 | Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon, Singapore |
Marathon | 2:30:58 | - | Sep 30 | Hengshui Lake Marathon, Hengshui |
Marathon | 2:33:10 | - | May 7 | Dongying Yellow River Marathon, Dongying |
Semi | 1:11:31 | - | Mar 26 | Warszawa PZU Half Marathon, Warszawa |
2016
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:44:53 | - | Dec 4 | Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon, Singapore |
20Kilometr | 1:13:07 | - | Oct 30 | Marseille-Cassis 20 km, Cassis |
10000m | 36:34.6HT | - | Apr 29 | Nairobi KDF Ch., Nairobi |
Marathon | 2:29:21 | - | Apr 24 | Warszawa Marathon, Warszawa |
Semi | 1:09:08 | - | Mar 13 | Roma-Ostia Half Marathon, Ostia |
2015
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:44:41 | - | Dec 6 | Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon, Singapore |
Semi | 1:10:08 | - | Oct 18 | Valencia Half Marathon, Valencia |
Semi | 1:11:43 | - | Sep 13 | Bologna Half Marathon, Bologna |
Semi | 1:08:56 | - | Sep 5 | Lille Half Marathon, Lille |
Marathon | 2:33:23 | - | Apr 19 | Łódź Marathon, Łódź |
Semi | 1:09:20 | - | Mar 1 | Roma-Ostia Half Marathon, Ostia |
2014
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:33:10 | - | Nov 30 | La Rochelle Marathon, La Rochelle |
10Kilometr | 34:41 | - | Jun 15 | Casablanca Memorial Rahal 10K, Casablanca |
10000m | 33:58.59 | - | Jun 6 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
Semi | 1:13:04 | - | May 24 | Karlovy Vary Half Marathon, Karlovy Vary |
2013
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:17:02 | - | Apr 7 | St-Gemme-Moronval Half Marathon, St-Gemme-Moronval |
2012
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:16:13 | - | Oct 20 | Kunming Half Marathon, Kunming |
Semi | 1:15:55 | - | Oct 6 | IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Kavarna |
10Kilometr | 33:58 | - | May 27 | Bangalore Sunfeast World 10K, Bengaluru |
10Kilometr | 33:27 | - | May 20 | Jakarta International 10-K, Jakarta |
Semi | 1:10:24 | - | Mar 25 | Lisboa Meia Maratona de Lisboa, Lisboa |
Semi | 1:08:12 | - | Mar 4 | Paris Half Marathon, Paris |
2011
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:28:38 | - | Oct 16 | Amsterdam Marathon, Amsterdam |
Semi | 1:11:35 | - | Sep 15 | Maputo All-Africa Games, Maputo |
Semi | 1:18:16 | - | Jul 31 | Bogotá Half Marathon, Bogotá |
10000m | 33:44.04 | - | Jun 11 | Nairobi Kenya Defence Force Ch., Nairobi |
5000m | 16:37.4HT | - | Jun 11 | Nairobi Kenya Defence Force Ch., Nairobi |
Marathon | 2:27:17 | - | Apr 17 | Vienna City Marathon, Wien |
Semi | 1:08:30 | - | Mar 6 | Paris Half Marathon, Paris |
2010
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:09:05 | - | Oct 16 | IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Nanning |
Semi | 1:07:48 | - | Sep 4 | Lille Half Marathon, Lille |
10000m | 32:48.67 | - | Jun 25 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
Semi | 1:19:36 | - | May 23 | Nairobi Sotokoto Safari Half Marathon, Nairobi |
5000m | 16:44.3HT | - | May 22 | Nairobi Kenyan Armed Forces Ch., Nairobi |
10000m | 33:58.3HT | - | May 21 | Nairobi Kenyan Armed Forces Ch., Nairobi |
15Kilometr | 50:01 | - | May 1 | Le Puy-en-Velay 15 km, Le Puy-en-Velay |
Semi | 1:08:38 | - | Mar 21 | Lisboa Meia Maratona de Lisboa, Lisboa |
Semi | 1:08:37 | - | Feb 28 | Koyang Half Marathon, Koyang |
Semi | 1:09:39 | - | Jan 7 | Abu Dhabi Zayed International Half-Marathon, Abu Dhabi |
2009
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:08:30 | - | Nov 1 | New Delhi Half Marathon, New Delhi |
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Honours
4
2011Maputo All-Africa Games
Half Marathon
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2010IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Half Marathon
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2010Lisboa Meia Maratona de Lisboa
Half Marathon
5
2008Rio de Janeiro IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Half Marathon
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2007Hyderabad CISM Military World Games
5000 Metres
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Peninah Arusei's 10 000 m personal best?
Peninah Arusei's 10 000 m personal best is 30:57.8h, set on Jul 18, 2008 in Steenwijk (NED).
Which events does Peninah Arusei compete in?
Peninah Arusei competes in the 10 000 m and Half Marathon.
How did Peninah Arusei perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 2:49:13, set on Jun 14, 2026 in Jakarta (INA). Last competition: BTN Jakarta International Marathon on Jun 14, 2026, 2:49:13.