Micah Kogo burst onto the scene in 2006 when he set the fastest time in the world and 6th fastest ever in the 10,000m in Brussels clocking 26:35.63.  He won bronze the 2008 Olympic Games 10,000m and set a World 10k Record of 27:01 in the Parelloop 10k in 2009.  In the marathon, Micah placed 2nd in Boston in 2013 and 4th in Chicago the same year.