Andrew Musuva (born January 9, 1970) is a Kenyan long distance runner and three-time winner of the Twin Cities Marathon.
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]
| 1994 | Pittsburgh Marathon | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 3rd | Marathon | 2:17:31 | |
| 1997 | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:59 | ||
| 1998 | Charleston Distance Run | 1st | 15 mile | 1:14:01 | ||
| 1998 | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota | 1st | Marathon | 2:15:19 | ||
| 1998 | Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon | San Diego, California | 4th | Marathon | 2:12:01 | |
| 1999 | Duluth, Minnesota | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:21 | ||
| 1999 | Twin Cities Marathon | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:41 | |
| 2002 | Quad Cities Marathon | Quad Cities | 1st | Marathon | 2:21:15 | |
| 2004 | Quad Cities Marathon | Quad Cities | 1st | Marathon | 2:20:44 | |
| 2004 | Orange County Marathon | Newport Beach, California | 1st | Marathon | 2:23:23 | |
| 2005 | Carlsbad Marathon | Carlsbad, California | 1st | Marathon | 2:24:11 |