Korir, 28, dethroned Joshua Kuttuny, a close ally of Jubilee Alliance running mate William Ruto.
Others who claimed a fair share in the political race include Christoper Cheboiboch, a runners up in Boston, who chalked up a win in the county assembly representative seat in Emsoo Ward, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
Wilson Boit Kipketer, a former world 3,000m steeplechase record holder and the former councilor of Kabiemit Ward, also contested for Kabiemit Ward County Assembly seat in Elgeyo Marakwet.
Korir intends to compete in the April 15 Boston Marathon.
And the parliamentary seat win seems to inspire Korir, a father of one, for another shot in Boston.
Training
“My people have given me a perfect gift that will inspire me as I compete in Boston and I will do my best. Now that the election hurdle is over, I will set base in Iten for training,” Korir, who completed Form Four in 2002 at St Joseph’s Kitale, told The Standard by telephone yesterday.
“I will do my best to serve the people of Cherangany…That’s the only way I can appreciate them,” he said.
Like many other Kenyan athletes, Korir would run eight kilometres each way to school, often running back for lunch or to do errands for his mother.
He performed well in his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education and secured admission to the University of Nairobi to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology but opted for a US track scholarship.
Marathon winner
Charles Cherono, a former marathoner and husband of former world cross-country junior silver medalist Prisca Jepleting, won the County Representative seat in Kibigos Ward of Elgeyo Marakwet.
- The Standard
