Miriam Chebet (born 18 September 2002) is a Kenyan long-distance and cross country runner.
Biography Chebet ran 34:09 to place third at the Sirikwa Cross Country Classic in Eldoret on 22 February 2025. Chebet ran a lifetime best of 1:06:07 to win the Istanbul Half Marathon in April 2025. Later in 2025, Chebet won the Cardiff Half Marathon with a time of 1:06:36, defending the title she had previously won in 2024 in a then personal best of 1:06.42. Chebet placed fifth over 10,000 metres at the Kenyan World Championships Trials in Nairobi.
In January 2026, Chebet ran a 30:08 personal best over 10km in Valencia, Spain. She had a record-breaking time at the Yangzhou Half Marathon, a World Athletics Platinum Label road race, on 29 March 2026, winning in 1:06:27, braking the course record by 38 seconds.
Chebet was selected as part of the Kenyan team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
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