Andrew Musuva

Andrew Musuva began running at the age of 20, and he grew up playing soccer.^[1] His first marathon was the Pittsburgh Marathon in 1994.^[2] In 1999, a bout of malaria forced Musuva to quit in the middle of the 2000 Grandma's Marathon.^[3] The illness may have also hindered his success in the 2000 Twin Cities Marathon, where he finished in 10th place.^[2]

Musuva's most noteworthy achievement in long-distance running is winning the Twin Cities Marathon for three consecutive years.^[4] 1997 was the first year that Musuva won the $20,000 first place purse in the Twin Cities Marathon. Musuva performed well in 1998 and was projected to win the Twin Cities Marathon for a second time.^[5] In 1999, Andrew Musuva became the first man to win the Twin Cities Marathon three times in a row.^[4] Andrew Musuva has made over $150,000 during his running career.^[2]

In an Outside (magazine) story, Musuva chased down an antelope with a team of runners to test the concept of human persistence hunting.^[6]

Andrew Musuva was born in Mitaboni, Kenya. He is the oldest of 8 children, and his father works as a school principal. Musuva lives in Farmington, Minnesota, and coaches a soccer team for children under the age of 10.^[1]