James Koskei is a Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

n runner.

At the 1999 World Cross Country Championships

1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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 he finished fifth in the short race, earning a place on the Kenyan team that won the team competition.

Nowadays he runs marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

s. His personal record, 2:14:02, was run at the 2007 Dubai Marathon

Dubai Marathon

The Dubai Marathon is an annual marathon running race held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.The race is held in January each year, the first being run on 14 January 2000...

 where he placed 9th. At the 2007 Boston Marathon

Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest...

, he finished 4th.

He is a former football player. He started running in 1995 when he joined the Kenyan Army. He is married to Joyce and has three children.

He trains with Kimbia Athletics and is coached by Dieter Hogen.

He is not to be confused with James Kiplagat Kosgei (born 1984), another Kenyan runner.