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About Violah Jepchumba
- Violah Jepchumba (born 23 October 1990) is a Kenyan born long-distance runner from Bahrain who competes in road running events up to the half marathon distance.
- She holds a personal best of 65:51 minutes, which ranks her the third fastest woman ever. She began competing internationally in 2014 and was runner-up in her first European outing at the Parelloop.
- That year she won a series of lower level German road races, including the Paderborner Osterlauf, as well as the Route du Vin Half Marathon in Luxembourg.
- In the 2015 season she improved her half marathon best to 71:46 minutes at the Göteborgsvarvet, was runner-up at the Kärnten Läuft, then won the Udine Half Marathon in a new best of 69:29 minutes.Jepchumba raised her status with a win at the Discovery Kenya Cross Country in January 2016, beating athletes including world medallists Helah Kiprop and Hyvin Kiyeng, and elite marathon runner Jemima Sumgong.
- She entered the Prague Half Marathon and delivered far beyond expectations with a win 65:51 minutes.
- This was the fourth fastest time ever recorded for the distance.
- Only Florence Jebet Kiplagat and Mary Jepkosgei Keitany had run faster at that point.
- She extended her win streak at the Istanbul Half Marathon later that month.
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