Philemon Kiriago

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Races

Wins

Podiums

Top 10

Course Records

2026

10 races4 wins

2nd

Myoko Trail

Sep 20

24.7km

2,020m+

~16.4%

2:08:37

1st

Trofeo Nasego

Sep 6

21.5km

1,336m+

~12.4%

1:30:08

1st

Sierre-Zinal

Aug 8

31km

2,200m+

~14.2%

2:26:24

Third Sierre-Zinal win

2nd

Québec Mega Trail/QMT 30

Jul 5

30km

1,450m+

~9.7%

2:08:24

1st

Broken Arrow Skyrace/23K

Jun 21

22.9km

1,372m+

~12.0%

1:42:59

2nd

Ledro Sky Trentino

May 24

21km

1,700m+

~16.2%

1:57:07

1st

Transvulcania/Half Marathon

May 9

24km

2,097m+

~17.5%

2:07:43

2nd

Transvulcania/Vertical Kilometer

May 7

7km

1,203m+

~17.2%

0:47:33

5th

Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival/Trail Hunt

May 1

24.3km

1,948m+

~16.0%

1:55:35

4th

Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival/VTC Vertical Race

Apr 30

7.4km

1,341m+

~18.1%

0:50:57

2025

14 races5 wins

5th

Ledro Sky Trentino

Oct 12

21km

1,700m+

~16.2%

2:00:15

Golden Trail World Series Grand Finale; 3rd in the series overall

1st

World Mountain and Trail Running Championships/Mountain Classic

Sep 28

14km

820m+

~11.7%

1:02:30

World champion; team gold

17th

World Mountain and Trail Running Championships/Vertical Uphill

Sep 25

6.4km

990m+

~15.5%

0:41:35

1stCR

Šmarna Gora

Aug 24

10km

0:40:47

Course record; clinched the Mountain Running World Cup overall title

1st

Sierre-Zinal

Aug 9

31km

2,200m+

~14.2%

2:28:31

Second Sierre-Zinal win

2nd

Vauban Mountain Trail/Grand Parcours

Jul 20

14km

966m+

~13.8%

1:05:21

6th

Vauban Mountain Trail/Montée verticale

Jul 19

5.9km

1,121m+

~19.0%

0:42:36

3rd

Tepec Trail/34K

Jun 29

34km

1,850m+

~10.9%

3:00:23

2nd

Broken Arrow Skyrace/23K

Jun 22

22.9km

1,372m+

~12.0%

1:43:57

7th

Broken Arrow Skyrace/Ascent

Jun 20

5.8km

865m+

~14.9%

0:25:06

1st

Trofeo Nasego

May 25

21.5km

1,336m+

~12.4%

1:31:43

1st

Golfo dell'Isola Trail

May 17

26km

1,430m+

~11.0%

2:01:47

2nd

Jinshanling Great Wall Trail Race/Jinshanling Great Wall Trail

Apr 26

24km

1,489m+

~12.4%

2:13:48

2nd

Kobe Trail/22km

Apr 19

21km

2:31:53

2024

10 races

5th

Golden Trail World Series Final/Ascona-Locarno

Oct 20

23.5km

1,400m+

~11.9%

1:54:04

9th

Val Bregaglia Trail/23km

Oct 13

23km

850m+

~7.4%

1:37:33

3rd

Mammoth Trail Fest/26K

Sep 22

26km

1,400m+

~10.8%

1:52:30

2nd

Headlands 27K

Sep 15

27km

1,280m+

~9.5%

1:55:29

2nd

Trofeo Nasego

Sep 1

21.5km

1,336m+

~12.4%

1:33:59

2nd

Sierre-Zinal

Aug 10

31km

2,200m+

~14.2%

2:25:36

Third-fastest time in race history, one second outside Kílian Jornet's former record

5th

Montée du Nid d'Aigle

Jul 20

18.8km

1,850m+

~19.7%

1:52:09

2nd

Montemuro Vertical Run

Jul 14

10.2km

1,090m+

~10.7%

0:53:28

3rd

Broken Arrow Skyrace/23K

Jun 23

22.9km

1,372m+

~12.0%

1:50:23

4th

Four Sisters Mountain Trail/22km

Apr 27

22km

1,530m+

~13.9%

2:08:08

2023

12 races5 wins

2nd

Golfo dell'Isola Trail/Golden Trail World Series Final

Oct 19

26.3km

1,285m+

~9.8%

1:56:30

2nd in the prologue and the final behind Elhousine Elazzaoui; 3rd in the series overall

1st

Sky Gran Canaria/AA21

Oct 15

20.5km

740m+

~7.2%

1:13:54

Mountain Running World Cup final; secured the overall title

5th

Sky Gran Canaria/Sky Uphill

Oct 13

4km

350m+

~17.5%

0:18:33

8th

Mammoth Trail Fest/26K

Sep 22

27.7km

1,310m+

~9.5%

2:05:54

13th

Pikes Peak Ascent

Sep 16

21.4km

1,930m+

~18.0%

2:16:44

1st

Trofeo Nasego

Sep 3

21.5km

1,336m+

~12.4%

1:31:00

1st

Sierre-Zinal

Aug 12

31km

2,200m+

~14.2%

2:27:27

First Kenyan winner; passed Patrick Kipngeno on the final descent

1st

Thyon-Dixence

Aug 6

16km

700m+

~8.8%

1:09:12

2nd

Montée du Nid d'Aigle

Jul 22

18.8km

1,950m+

~10.4%

1:48:47

1stCR

Fletta Trail

Jul 16

21km

1:24:22

Course record; first Mountain Running World Cup win

2nd

World Mountain and Trail Running Championships/Mountain Classic

Jun 10

13km

820m+

~12.6%

0:56:22

Silver medal; team gold

7th

World Mountain and Trail Running Championships/Vertical Uphill

Jun 7

7.1km

1,020m+

~14.4%

0:42:54

2022

9 races1 win

2nd

World Mountain and Trail Running Championships/Vertical Uphill

Nov 4

8.5km

1,070m+

~12.6%

0:48:24

Silver medal behind Patrick Kipngeno

2nd

Canfranc-Canfranc/Classic 16K

Sep 11

16km

1,600m+

~20.0%

1:43:53

3rd

Canfranc-Canfranc/Vertical Kilometer

Sep 9

4km

950m+

~23.8%

0:36:23

2nd

Trofeo Nasego

Sep 4

21.5km

1,336m+

~12.4%

1:31:41

5th

Sierre-Zinal

Aug 13

31km

2,200m+

~14.2%

2:30:47

2nd

Giir di Mont/Uphill

Jul 30

10km

1,040m+

~10.4%

0:46:58

2nd

Montée du Nid d'Aigle

Jul 16

18.8km

1,950m+

~10.4%

1:45:03

2nd

Grossglockner Berglauf

Jul 10

13.4km

1,365m+

~10.2%

1:10:03

European debut in the Mountain Running World Cup

1st

Course du Monte Faudo

Jun 26

24.9km

1:35:53