MBARAK HUSSEIN
Event:
Marathon
Height: 5-8
Weight: 140
PR: 2:08:10 (2004)
Born: April 4, 1965, in Kenya
Current Residence: Albuquerque,
N.M.
College: South Plains Junior
College ’89; Lubbock Christian University ’91;
Northern Arizona ‘94
Coach: Self
Agent: Self
Club: Nike
Career Highlights: 2-time USA Marathon champion (’05, ’06); 3-time winner of Honolulu Marathon (‘98, ‘01, ‘02)
The
younger brother of Ibrahim Hussein, who is a three-time winner of the Boston
Marathon and the event’s first champion from Africa, Mbarak Hussein’s best
finish at the Patriot’s Day classic came in 2002 when he placed fourth after
finishing fifth in 2001. A resident of Albuquerque, N.M. since 1987, Hussein
took the U.S. citizenship oath in 2004. He is the two-time defending U.S.
marathon national champion and set two U.S. Master’s records in 2005 by running
the half marathon at the Philadelphia Distance Run in 1 hour, 3 minutes, and 23
seconds and the 25 K at the Fifth Third River Bank Run in 1 hour, 17 minutes,
and 12 seconds.Despite all of his success, perhaps his most impressive
accomplishment came at the Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Washington on May 6th
of this year. That morning Hussein set both a Master’s U.S. and world record in
the 12 km with a time of 36 minutes and 6 seconds. Formerly a middle distance
specialist, Hussein was an NJCAA champion in cross country as well as in both
the 800 and the 1,500 meters for South Plains Junior College; later, he also won
national titles in the 800 and 1,500 while at Lubbock Christian University, an
NAIA school.
2007:
21st at World Outdoors
(2:23:04)...9th at USA 10 km Champs (29:22)…bests of 2:23:04 & 29:22.
2006:
USA Marathon Champion (2:13:52)…7th
at Seoul Marathon (2:12:53)…best of 2:13:52
2005: USA Marathon Champion (2:18:28)…2nd at Honolulu
Marathon…best of 2:18:28
2004: Ran personal best of 2:08:10 in Seoul, Korea…best of 2:08:10
2003: 2nd at Honolulu
Marathon (2:15:01)
2002: 1st at Honolulu
Marathon (2:12:29)…1st at Seoul International Marathon (2:09:46)…1st
at America’s Finest City Half-Marathon (1:03.00)…best of 2:09:46.
2001: 1st at Honolulu Marathon
(2:15:09)…fifth at Boston Marathon…best of 2:12:01.
2000: 3rd at Honolulu Marathon
(2:15:38)…best of 2:15:38
1999: 3rd at Honolulu
Marathon (2:16:55)…2nd at San Diego Marathon…best of 2:10:45.
1998: 1st at Honolulu Marathon (2:14:53)…best of 2:14:53.
1/20/08