- 400 meters: 48.16 Kenya
- 800 meters: 1:47.2 Kenya
- 1 mi: 3:57 Georgia
- 5k: 13:40 Chiba Ekiden
- 10k: 29:24
- 1/2 marathon: 1:04:00 Bujumbura Burundi
- 20k: 1:03:00 Decker Challenge (Austin TX)
- 25k: 1:22:00 Austin TX
- 30k: 1:39:00 Austin TX
- Marathon: 2:23:07 Grandma's Marathon (Duluth Minnesota)
Gilbert was a national champion in Burundi while still in High School.
On October 21st, 1993, members of the Hutu tribe rounded up the members of the Tsutsi tribe (one of whom was Gilbert) at the school Gilbert was attending and beat them and burned them alive in a hut. Gilbert was the only survivor, running, while on fire, to freedom.
After going to school in Georgia on a track scholarship, Gilbert was recruited by Abiliene Christian University where he earned All-America honors 6-times. The Lonestar Conference Champion in the 1500 meters in 1999 and in the 8k Cross Country, Tuhabonye competed internationally in Europe and represented Burundi at the 1999 Chiba Ekiden Relay in Chiba, Japan.
He now coaches (at RunTex) and races in Austin Tx.
