Magdalyne Masai

Magdalyne Moraa Masai (born 21 November 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner specializing in marathon and road races. She is known for her strong marathon performances, including her personal best of 2:18:58 at the 2024 Frankfurt Marathon. She is the sister of Linet Masai and Moses Masai, both world-class runners, and is married to New Zealand long-distance runner Jake Robertson.

Career Early in her career, Masai showed talent in cross country and shorter distances. She successfully defended her title at the Cross Zornotza in Amorebieta in 2014. She achieved a personal best of 1:07:07 for half marathon in 2023 and 31:44 for 10K road in 2017. She also competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase, recording a personal best of 9:29.16 in 2015.

The 2024 season saw significant performances from Masai. She finished second at the Seville Marathon with a time of 2:22:51. She then secured a victory at the Lanzhou Marathon, clocking 2:24:46. Her standout performance of the year was at the 2024 Frankfurt Marathon, where she ran a personal best of 2:18:58 to finish second. This time placed her inside the previous course record, in a race where the course record was ultimately broken by Hawi Feysa.

Masai is married to New Zealand long-distance runner Jake Robertson, and they have a son. They often train together in Iten, Kenya.

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