Personal Life
Kipyego went to Moi Kapcherop Girls High School in Kapcherop, Marakwet District. Her elder brothers, Mike Kipyego and Christopher Kipyego, are also runners.
When Kipyego was four years old, her father died, leaving her mother alone to raise seven children. The family was poor and her mother was often sick. When Kipyego was eleven, her brother's friend suffered an injury in a bicycle accident. Kipyego ran seven miles to the nearest clinic but the doctor was intoxicated and kicked her out. These events gave Kipyego the desire to become a nurse so she could help provide better healthcare in her native country.
Kipyego first enrolled at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas. After transferring to Texas Tech, she applied to the nursing program in February 2007. Kipyego received an acceptance letter and began her first nursing class on July 5, 2007. Kipyego earned her nursing degree May 2009.
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