Andrew Musuva

Andrew Musuva (born January 9, 1970) is a Kenyan long-distance runner and three-time winner of the Twin Cities Marathon.

Running career Andrew Musuva began running at the age of 20, and he grew up playing soccer. His first marathon was the Pittsburgh Marathon in 1994. In 1999, a bout of malaria forced Musuva to quit in the middle of the 2000 Grandma's Marathon. The illness may have also hindered his success in the 2000 Twin Cities Marathon, where he finished in 10th place. 1997 was the first year that Musuva won the $20,000 first place purse in the Twin Cities Marathon. Musuva performed well in 1998 and was projected to win the Twin Cities Marathon for a second time. In 1999, Andrew Musuva became the first man to win the Twin Cities Marathon three times in a row.

Early and personal life Andrew Musuva was born in Mitaboni, Kenya. He is the oldest of 8 children, and his father works as a school principal. Musuva lives in Farmington, Minnesota, and coaches a soccer team for children under the age of 10.

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