Alice Timbilil
Hometown: Keiyo, Rift Valley, Kenya
Date of Birth: October 4, 1977
Accomplishments:
• Alice won the 10,000m (6.21 miles) at the 1999 national athletic championships in Kenya at the age of 16.
• She is a two-time Olympian in the 10,000m (6.21 miles) event.
• In 2007, she won silver medals in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race 10K and in the Philadelphia Half-Marathon.
Fun Facts:
• Alice is married to Mark Sinyei, a farmer who spends his days helping her train and tending to his farm.
• She sometimes races barefoot.
Quote: “I have been away for a while and it feels good to represent the country again and I am looking forward to doing well,” about returning to running after giving birth to her son Collin, whom she has called “the focus of my life.”


