1 00:00:05,250 --> 00:00:08,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: Hey everybody, and welcome to a special edition of Set 2 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:12,240 Rob Simmelkjaer: the Pace Presented by Peloton. This is the 2025 TCS New 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: York City Marathon Champions Edition. We've got all four champions 4 00:00:16,050 --> 00:00:18,150 Rob Simmelkjaer: of all four of the divisions joining us here to 5 00:00:18,150 --> 00:00:21,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: talk about their big wins. I'm Rob Simmelkjaer, the CEO 6 00:00:21,540 --> 00:00:24,029 Rob Simmelkjaer: of New York Road Runners. We've had an incredible day. 7 00:00:24,090 --> 00:00:26,279 Rob Simmelkjaer: I'm talking to you right now in the late afternoon 8 00:00:26,489 --> 00:00:28,950 Rob Simmelkjaer: of marathon day. We've still got lots and lots of 9 00:00:28,950 --> 00:00:31,500 Rob Simmelkjaer: runners crossing the finish line, but we're going to take 10 00:00:31,500 --> 00:00:33,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: a little time to talk about the four who crossed 11 00:00:33,750 --> 00:00:36,630 Rob Simmelkjaer: the finish line first on what was really a perfect 12 00:00:36,659 --> 00:00:39,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: day, an amazing weather day. You'll hear the winners talk 13 00:00:39,270 --> 00:00:41,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: about that, all of our runners are enjoying that. We've 14 00:00:41,550 --> 00:00:44,790 Rob Simmelkjaer: seen a lot of happy, smiling faces crossing the finish 15 00:00:44,790 --> 00:00:47,100 Rob Simmelkjaer: line. And so coming up, I'll have the pleasure to 16 00:00:47,100 --> 00:00:49,920 Rob Simmelkjaer: talk to all four of our champions today. In the women's 17 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,040 Rob Simmelkjaer: wheelchair division, it was Susannah Scaroni. On the men's wheelchair 18 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,560 Rob Simmelkjaer: side, it was Marcel Hug, and then on the women's 19 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:59,010 Rob Simmelkjaer: open division, Hellen Obiri, and on the men's side it was 20 00:00:59,010 --> 00:01:02,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: Benson Kipruto. So, stay tuned for some really interesting conversations 21 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,060 Rob Simmelkjaer: with our champions today. Imagine being one of the first 22 00:01:06,060 --> 00:01:09,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: runners to touch the starting line, cross the bridge, and 23 00:01:09,420 --> 00:01:13,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: feel the energy of thousands behind you. This year, Mastercard, 24 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:17,430 Rob Simmelkjaer: a proud sponsor of the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon 25 00:01:17,819 --> 00:01:22,050 Rob Simmelkjaer: gave three cardholders something unforgettable: a marathon bib and a 26 00:01:22,050 --> 00:01:26,790 Rob Simmelkjaer: priceless start. How? Runners share their best hacks, from training 27 00:01:26,790 --> 00:01:30,240 Rob Simmelkjaer: tips to race day rituals, reminding us that the ultimate 28 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,660 Rob Simmelkjaer: hack is coming together to unlock a better race day. 29 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:38,580 Rob Simmelkjaer: Knowing you're never alone in the race, priceless. Here we 30 00:01:38,580 --> 00:01:42,660 Rob Simmelkjaer: are with the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon women's division champion, 31 00:01:42,660 --> 00:01:46,170 Rob Simmelkjaer: Hellen Obiri. Hellen, it is your second time winning here 32 00:01:46,170 --> 00:01:48,930 Rob Simmelkjaer: in New York, but this time you added something a 33 00:01:48,930 --> 00:01:51,930 Rob Simmelkjaer: little special to it, breaking a course record that had 34 00:01:51,930 --> 00:01:55,380 Rob Simmelkjaer: stood for over two decades. I want to start by 35 00:01:55,380 --> 00:01:58,410 Rob Simmelkjaer: asking you, did you think when you woke up this 36 00:01:58,410 --> 00:02:00,810 Rob Simmelkjaer: morning that you could break the course record? Was that 37 00:02:00,810 --> 00:02:01,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: in your mind? 38 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,940 Hellen Obiri: That was in my mind, but first thing was in 39 00:02:05,940 --> 00:02:09,360 Hellen Obiri: my mind is to win the race first. So I said 40 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,940 Hellen Obiri: into myself, " If the course record comes, it will be 41 00:02:13,590 --> 00:02:18,000 Hellen Obiri: upon us," because like yesterday, I was talking to Tegla 42 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,810 Hellen Obiri: Loroupe and then she joking told me, " You got this. You 43 00:02:21,810 --> 00:02:27,960 Hellen Obiri: need to run a course record here." And then I joked. I said, "2: 18?" She said, " You can." So for me, 44 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,350 Hellen Obiri: actually I believed for what I've been doing and I 45 00:02:31,350 --> 00:02:34,050 Hellen Obiri: knew I was very, very ready and I was in the 46 00:02:34,050 --> 00:02:35,760 Hellen Obiri: best shape ever in my life. 47 00:02:36,300 --> 00:02:39,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: It really showed today, and the conditions were really excellent. Did 48 00:02:39,750 --> 00:02:43,290 Rob Simmelkjaer: that really help you, cool weather conditions at the start? 49 00:02:43,290 --> 00:02:45,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: Did that help you or do you think it was just the shape 50 00:02:45,750 --> 00:02:47,580 Rob Simmelkjaer: that you were in? What do you think led to 51 00:02:47,580 --> 00:02:49,200 Rob Simmelkjaer: such an exceptional performance today? 52 00:02:49,679 --> 00:02:52,740 Hellen Obiri: First, I can say the condition was so good. It 53 00:02:52,740 --> 00:02:56,100 Hellen Obiri: was incredible weather and you know, you can't compete alone 54 00:02:56,100 --> 00:03:00,780 Hellen Obiri: and win. We had very strong ladies, obviously. It made 55 00:03:00,780 --> 00:03:05,220 Hellen Obiri: me run for my money because Sharon was there, Sheila was there, Sifan was there. 56 00:03:05,340 --> 00:03:08,430 Hellen Obiri: All of them, they was like, " Oh, my goodness." I 57 00:03:08,430 --> 00:03:11,130 Hellen Obiri: didn't know who going to win the race, but I know from 58 00:03:11,130 --> 00:03:14,610 Hellen Obiri: the start, the race was so fast because we were 59 00:03:14,610 --> 00:03:17,370 Hellen Obiri: trying to push each other. So, they helped me a lot. 60 00:03:18,330 --> 00:03:22,169 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. We knew, with this field coming in that, that 61 00:03:22,169 --> 00:03:25,169 Rob Simmelkjaer: record could be in danger. I want to talk about 62 00:03:25,169 --> 00:03:27,990 Rob Simmelkjaer: you and Sharon and the way you run together a 63 00:03:27,990 --> 00:03:30,960 Rob Simmelkjaer: little bit. We've seen it now in so many races. 64 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: We've seen it in New York. We saw it in Boston. It 65 00:03:34,260 --> 00:03:36,780 Rob Simmelkjaer: just seems that the two of you bring out the 66 00:03:36,780 --> 00:03:37,980 Rob Simmelkjaer: best in one another. 67 00:03:38,580 --> 00:03:44,910 Hellen Obiri: She's amazing, amazing woman. I've run with her, I can say, all marathons 68 00:03:44,910 --> 00:03:47,130 Hellen Obiri: here. Boston and New York, Boston and New York and 69 00:03:47,130 --> 00:03:50,610 Hellen Obiri: Olympics. And whenever I race with her, we normally talk to 70 00:03:50,610 --> 00:03:53,760 Hellen Obiri: each other. She can tell me, " Come help me, come and help me." So, 71 00:03:54,150 --> 00:03:58,770 Hellen Obiri: she's a amazing girl and she can just be happy if you 72 00:03:58,770 --> 00:04:02,790 Hellen Obiri: win. So for me today, I said to myself, " Sharon, you 73 00:04:02,790 --> 00:04:05,880 Hellen Obiri: won Boston with a course record. Can it be my 74 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:09,330 Hellen Obiri: day also, here to go on with a course record?" So I said, " Let 75 00:04:09,330 --> 00:04:12,450 Hellen Obiri: me try." Because I knew she's very strong, so I 76 00:04:12,450 --> 00:04:16,440 Hellen Obiri: said, "Yeah, it's die and live again." So for me, I said, " 77 00:04:17,100 --> 00:04:19,800 Hellen Obiri: Let me be patient up to the last minute," because 78 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,339 Hellen Obiri: I know Sharon, she had a very good kick because she 79 00:04:23,339 --> 00:04:26,909 Hellen Obiri: has run so well in Boston. So I said it to myself, " I need to 80 00:04:26,910 --> 00:04:29,460 Hellen Obiri: have a strong kick, better than Sharon. If I need to beat 81 00:04:29,460 --> 00:04:31,770 Hellen Obiri: her, I need to be very, very strong." 82 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,289 Rob Simmelkjaer: And was that your strategy? Once it was you and 83 00:04:34,290 --> 00:04:36,540 Rob Simmelkjaer: Sharon coming down the stretch, did you feel like you 84 00:04:36,540 --> 00:04:39,150 Rob Simmelkjaer: had to put some distance between the two of you 85 00:04:39,150 --> 00:04:42,659 Rob Simmelkjaer: before the last 400 meters or so to prevent her 86 00:04:42,900 --> 00:04:45,480 Rob Simmelkjaer: kick coming and chasing you down at the finish line? 87 00:04:45,870 --> 00:04:49,800 Hellen Obiri: Honestly, let me say up to one mile, I was 88 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:54,120 Hellen Obiri: so nervous about Sharon because she was there and she was pushing. So what 89 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,550 Hellen Obiri: come into my mind? " She's pushing like Boston. Can I 90 00:04:56,550 --> 00:04:59,339 Hellen Obiri: go and survive with this pace?" I say, " Oh, let 91 00:04:59,339 --> 00:05:03,120 Hellen Obiri: me try." And then up to 800 meters when I 92 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,570 Hellen Obiri: looked into my watch, it was 2: 14. I said, " 93 00:05:07,710 --> 00:05:11,609 Hellen Obiri: It's like Amanda course record best. So let me try to hang 94 00:05:11,610 --> 00:05:16,740 Hellen Obiri: on." So when Sharon pushed back, so I got that energy to push so 95 00:05:16,740 --> 00:05:17,909 Hellen Obiri: strong towards end. 96 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:22,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. You talked about the fact that you couldn't do 97 00:05:22,230 --> 00:05:25,320 Rob Simmelkjaer: this alone. And actually when Sharon crossed the finish line 98 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,779 Rob Simmelkjaer: second, she still had a huge smile on her face 99 00:05:27,779 --> 00:05:30,390 Rob Simmelkjaer: and she said she felt she had a part in 100 00:05:30,390 --> 00:05:32,610 Rob Simmelkjaer: helping you break this record today. And you also had 101 00:05:32,610 --> 00:05:35,610 Rob Simmelkjaer: Sifan Hassan in the field. Let's talk about what it 102 00:05:35,610 --> 00:05:37,589 Rob Simmelkjaer: was like to race against Sifan Hassan a bit. You 103 00:05:37,589 --> 00:05:41,159 Rob Simmelkjaer: guys put speed on early on and she obviously wasn't 104 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: able to quite keep up. Was that in your mind as 105 00:05:44,130 --> 00:05:46,470 Rob Simmelkjaer: well, kind of managing someone like her in the race 106 00:05:46,470 --> 00:05:48,210 Rob Simmelkjaer: or were you just thinking about the broader field? 107 00:05:48,750 --> 00:05:54,300 Hellen Obiri: We said into ourself, " Sifan Hassan is there. She's incredibly strong 108 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:59,010 Hellen Obiri: and she has raced so well in Sydney. And I've never 109 00:05:59,010 --> 00:06:02,880 Hellen Obiri: won the race Sifan Hassan in a marathon. So this was our second time 110 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,669 Hellen Obiri: to meet with Sifan. So I told the ladies, " If 111 00:06:05,670 --> 00:06:09,300 Hellen Obiri: we want to take Sifan up to 2K to go, she 112 00:06:09,300 --> 00:06:11,610 Hellen Obiri: can just win this race easily because she's so strong." 113 00:06:11,610 --> 00:06:15,270 Hellen Obiri: She had a lot left in the tank. So we tried 114 00:06:15,540 --> 00:06:19,350 Hellen Obiri: to do a teamwork. Sheila did a very good job 115 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,250 Hellen Obiri: because she was communicating, " Let's push, let's push." You know 116 00:06:23,250 --> 00:06:26,430 Hellen Obiri: what Sheila told us? " She's not around now. We can ..." 117 00:06:26,940 --> 00:06:31,350 Hellen Obiri: So when I say ... And then all of a sudden after 25K, then Sifan 118 00:06:32,070 --> 00:06:37,409 Hellen Obiri: was here. So I told to myself, " This game is over. If Sifan is here, it's over 119 00:06:37,410 --> 00:06:41,310 Hellen Obiri: now." And then Sheila said, " Let's try to push." So 120 00:06:41,310 --> 00:06:47,190 Hellen Obiri: after 32K, when I look behind and saw Sifan was much behind so 121 00:06:47,190 --> 00:06:50,520 Hellen Obiri: I said, " Now we are three, so we have to 122 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:54,390 Hellen Obiri: fight." So I told into myself, " If Sheila won, it's okay. 123 00:06:54,390 --> 00:07:00,390 Hellen Obiri: If Sharon, it's okay." So I said, "If I won, it's okay," but I said, " 124 00:07:01,860 --> 00:07:05,760 Hellen Obiri: Sheila won last year. Sifan has won Sydney and Sharon 125 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,580 Hellen Obiri: has won in Boston. For me, I haven't won any marathon 126 00:07:08,580 --> 00:07:11,610 Hellen Obiri: this year." So I said into myself, " This is my time. This is my time 127 00:07:11,610 --> 00:07:12,000 Hellen Obiri: to win." 128 00:07:12,870 --> 00:07:16,980 Rob Simmelkjaer: So interesting to hear that really, a teamwork effort that 129 00:07:16,980 --> 00:07:20,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: you had, you, Sheila, Sharon deciding that you needed to get 130 00:07:20,670 --> 00:07:22,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: the race to a point where it could be the 131 00:07:22,590 --> 00:07:26,100 Rob Simmelkjaer: final three of you knowing that having Sifan Hassan there 132 00:07:26,100 --> 00:07:28,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: late would be problem for all of you. So, you 133 00:07:28,770 --> 00:07:31,140 Rob Simmelkjaer: did it. You had a plan that paid off. Your 134 00:07:31,140 --> 00:07:34,320 Rob Simmelkjaer: daughter was right there at the finish line. I had 135 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: a bird's- eye view to watching her run and give 136 00:07:37,230 --> 00:07:39,570 Rob Simmelkjaer: you a giant hug at the finish line. What does 137 00:07:39,570 --> 00:07:42,030 Rob Simmelkjaer: it mean to you, to be able to have these 138 00:07:42,030 --> 00:07:45,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: moments and these victories with her there to celebrate with you? 139 00:07:46,260 --> 00:07:50,580 Hellen Obiri: It's so nice. Remember when I was waking up, I tried 140 00:07:50,580 --> 00:07:54,120 Hellen Obiri: to wake her up to say, " Tania, I'm going," so she wouldn't 141 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,790 Hellen Obiri: wake up. She was so tired and sleepy. So I said, " 142 00:07:56,790 --> 00:08:00,750 Hellen Obiri: Let me go." And then when we were to come up later, she called me 143 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,270 Hellen Obiri: and then she told me, " Mom, you got this." 144 00:08:03,330 --> 00:08:03,360 Rob Simmelkjaer: Aw. 145 00:08:04,620 --> 00:08:08,850 Hellen Obiri: So, she's incredible. She's so happy right now. She was like, " Oh 146 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:10,770 Hellen Obiri: mommy, I told you, you got this." 147 00:08:11,550 --> 00:08:14,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: Oh, it's beautiful. Have you heard from lots of other 148 00:08:14,130 --> 00:08:16,320 Rob Simmelkjaer: friends and family since the race? Tell me about some 149 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,810 Rob Simmelkjaer: of the text messages or phone calls you've gotten. 150 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:23,640 Hellen Obiri: Oh, I've got more than 1, 000 messages. Even I said, " I will 151 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:27,960 Hellen Obiri: just cool down, lock my mind and just start to 152 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:31,890 Hellen Obiri: reply it." And I'm so happy my parents were here. They 153 00:08:31,890 --> 00:08:33,840 Hellen Obiri: have been with me for two and a half months 154 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,960 Hellen Obiri: in Boulder. They have tried to make everything good, and 155 00:08:37,710 --> 00:08:41,069 Hellen Obiri: my dad was so happy. He told me last night, " 156 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:44,040 Hellen Obiri: I want you to win this race, so can you just try?" 157 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:48,900 Hellen Obiri: Then this morning I told her, " I feel nervous." And then he told me, " 158 00:08:49,290 --> 00:08:52,020 Hellen Obiri: I haven't eaten anything since yesterday because even me, I'm 159 00:08:52,020 --> 00:09:00,120 Hellen Obiri: so worried about you." So right now, I told him, " 160 00:09:00,450 --> 00:09:02,459 Hellen Obiri: Can we go and have something to eat?" He told me, " 161 00:09:02,460 --> 00:09:05,730 Hellen Obiri: No, I am so happy. I'm extremely happy." So many people, they 162 00:09:05,730 --> 00:09:09,540 Hellen Obiri: are calling him from Kenya to congratulate him. So he's 163 00:09:09,540 --> 00:09:10,290 Hellen Obiri: extremely happy. 164 00:09:10,410 --> 00:09:13,950 Rob Simmelkjaer: Ah, there's nothing like being a parent. I think the 165 00:09:13,950 --> 00:09:17,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: parents are usually much more nervous than their children when 166 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,920 Rob Simmelkjaer: it comes to a sporting event because you can't do 167 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: anything. All you can do is watch and hope for 168 00:09:22,260 --> 00:09:24,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: the best for your child. And so, I'm so happy 169 00:09:24,870 --> 00:09:28,500 Rob Simmelkjaer: for you, for your family. What next? What next, Hellen? 170 00:09:28,500 --> 00:09:32,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: This is a huge career victory for you. You've had 171 00:09:32,730 --> 00:09:36,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: a few. So, how will you move on? What do you 172 00:09:36,510 --> 00:09:38,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: see in your future now, after a win like this? 173 00:09:39,059 --> 00:09:43,230 Hellen Obiri: Oh, for now, I have a supporting team first. I have my 174 00:09:43,350 --> 00:09:46,710 Hellen Obiri: coaches, my teammates. They have been working so hard to 175 00:09:46,710 --> 00:09:50,550 Hellen Obiri: see this thing happen. And then from now, it's a long 176 00:09:50,550 --> 00:09:54,179 Hellen Obiri: vacation. And from there, Dathan will say, " I want to 177 00:09:54,179 --> 00:09:58,500 Hellen Obiri: see you run fast." Sometimes he can just joke at me and say, " When 178 00:09:58,500 --> 00:10:00,510 Hellen Obiri: I see you, I see you 2: 11 in your 179 00:10:00,510 --> 00:10:06,900 Hellen Obiri: laps." So from now I can say, I'll go to start training or 180 00:10:06,900 --> 00:10:10,620 Hellen Obiri: have some plans. So for me, it's to take a long vacation 181 00:10:10,710 --> 00:10:14,760 Hellen Obiri: and talk to my management, my coaches to see what's 182 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:15,630 Hellen Obiri: the next for me. 183 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:16,290 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. 184 00:10:16,350 --> 00:10:16,351 Hellen Obiri: Yeah. 185 00:10:16,351 --> 00:10:17,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: Where are you going to go on vacation? 186 00:10:19,170 --> 00:10:20,040 Hellen Obiri: I am trying to go out to Hawaii. 187 00:10:21,450 --> 00:10:22,469 Rob Simmelkjaer: That sounds pretty good to me. 188 00:10:22,590 --> 00:10:23,340 Hellen Obiri: Yeah. 189 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,329 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. Sounds perfect. Hellen, we're so happy for you. We're 190 00:10:27,330 --> 00:10:30,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: happy to have you as our, not only new champion, 191 00:10:30,510 --> 00:10:33,059 Rob Simmelkjaer: but new course record holder at the TCS New York 192 00:10:33,059 --> 00:10:34,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: City Marathon. 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Visit volvocars.com/us to learn more 205 00:11:11,970 --> 00:11:16,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: about the fully electric EX90 proudly assembled in South Carolina. 206 00:11:16,830 --> 00:11:21,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: Here with 2025 TCS New York City Marathon men's open division 207 00:11:21,420 --> 00:11:24,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: winner, Benson Kipruto. Congratulations, Benson. 208 00:11:24,870 --> 00:11:25,078 Benson Kipruto: Thank you so much. 209 00:11:25,950 --> 00:11:29,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: So, you have now won the Boston Marathon in 2021, 210 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:34,200 Rob Simmelkjaer: the Chicago Marathon in 2022. You won a bronze medal 211 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:37,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: at the 2024 Paris Olympics on a very difficult course. 212 00:11:37,650 --> 00:11:41,400 Rob Simmelkjaer: So you've won in hilly courses, you've won in flat 213 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,520 Rob Simmelkjaer: courses. Now you've won in New York. What do you 214 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:46,920 Rob Simmelkjaer: think it was that did the difference for you today? 215 00:11:47,910 --> 00:11:51,480 Benson Kipruto: Today was a special for me because I had two 216 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:57,210 Benson Kipruto: targets. First of all, to finish on the podium. Secondly, I've 217 00:11:57,210 --> 00:12:01,890 Benson Kipruto: won the two American majors before, and I was aiming 218 00:12:01,890 --> 00:12:03,719 Benson Kipruto: for the third one in New York, and I've achieved. 219 00:12:05,730 --> 00:12:08,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yes, you've now swept all three of the U. S. 220 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:11,610 Rob Simmelkjaer: majors, which is quite an accomplishment. Talk about the race 221 00:12:11,610 --> 00:12:14,460 Rob Simmelkjaer: a little bit today. Up until about mile 20, you 222 00:12:14,460 --> 00:12:17,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: were running in a pack of about eight runners. What 223 00:12:17,910 --> 00:12:21,150 Rob Simmelkjaer: happened at that point that shifted, that allowed you to 224 00:12:21,210 --> 00:12:21,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: break off? 225 00:12:22,710 --> 00:12:26,220 Benson Kipruto: Normally, a race like this without pacemakers and hard course, 226 00:12:27,630 --> 00:12:34,800 Benson Kipruto: the only secret is patience. Be patient from the first 1K or 227 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:39,540 Benson Kipruto: the first mile up to the last part of the race or the 228 00:12:39,540 --> 00:12:44,970 Benson Kipruto: second part, that's from 25, 30 and 35, is when to decide 229 00:12:44,970 --> 00:12:49,290 Benson Kipruto: to make a move. And that's what I did today and 230 00:12:49,860 --> 00:12:53,070 Benson Kipruto: it paid me well. That's what I won. 231 00:12:53,820 --> 00:12:56,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: Is this the type of racing that you like, racing 232 00:12:56,910 --> 00:13:01,170 Rob Simmelkjaer: without a pacer on a course that's very difficult with 233 00:13:01,170 --> 00:13:03,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: lots of hills? Do you feel that this kind of 234 00:13:03,870 --> 00:13:05,970 Rob Simmelkjaer: race is the best kind of race for you or 235 00:13:05,970 --> 00:13:08,069 Rob Simmelkjaer: do you think you can run and win in any kind 236 00:13:08,070 --> 00:13:08,490 Rob Simmelkjaer: of race? 237 00:13:08,490 --> 00:13:13,380 Benson Kipruto: I can run and win any kind of race because I've been 238 00:13:13,380 --> 00:13:18,059 Benson Kipruto: doing it during training. It is the kind of training 239 00:13:18,059 --> 00:13:23,550 Benson Kipruto: we are doing. And so I've understood the all courses, 240 00:13:23,610 --> 00:13:29,550 Benson Kipruto: the all purposes of the courses. In Paris, it was 241 00:13:29,550 --> 00:13:33,150 Benson Kipruto: so hard and I tried my best to come on 242 00:13:33,150 --> 00:13:33,600 Benson Kipruto: the podium. 243 00:13:33,990 --> 00:13:38,010 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. So I was standing at the finish line watching 244 00:13:38,010 --> 00:13:41,790 Rob Simmelkjaer: you come up the West Drive. And of course, at the 245 00:13:41,790 --> 00:13:46,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: same time watching Mutiso behind you, and he's getting closer 246 00:13:46,260 --> 00:13:49,860 Rob Simmelkjaer: and closer, and there was just a gasp that went 247 00:13:49,860 --> 00:13:53,400 Rob Simmelkjaer: out in the crowd as he jumps right next to 248 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: you to break the tape. Did you have any doubt 249 00:13:56,910 --> 00:13:58,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: at that moment that you had won? Did you know 250 00:13:58,740 --> 00:13:59,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: you had won at that moment? 251 00:14:00,630 --> 00:14:05,040 Benson Kipruto: I had no doubt because I knew the last stage, 252 00:14:05,309 --> 00:14:11,429 Benson Kipruto: the last kick, I was well- prepared. And also, I 253 00:14:11,429 --> 00:14:16,650 Benson Kipruto: was dropping Mutiso on the downhill. So I realized when 254 00:14:16,650 --> 00:14:20,070 Benson Kipruto: there's a hill coming, he was closing. And when there's a downhill, 255 00:14:20,130 --> 00:14:26,250 Benson Kipruto: he was somehow opening the gap. So until the last 256 00:14:26,250 --> 00:14:30,780 Benson Kipruto: one mile, I was talking to myself, " Come on. Here 257 00:14:30,780 --> 00:14:34,050 Benson Kipruto: comes the hill, the last hill and here comes the finish 258 00:14:34,050 --> 00:14:35,970 Benson Kipruto: line." And I said, " No, I could not let it 259 00:14:35,970 --> 00:14:41,100 Benson Kipruto: go. Let me push to the last stages, or to 260 00:14:41,190 --> 00:14:47,760 Benson Kipruto: the last steps." And Mutiso was closing because he was good 261 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:48,840 Benson Kipruto: at hills. 262 00:14:48,930 --> 00:14:53,010 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yes. Yes. That last hill has made many a New 263 00:14:53,010 --> 00:14:56,640 Rob Simmelkjaer: York City marathon runner unhappy, let's say. I mean, many 264 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:58,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: of you can probably relate to this, and it almost 265 00:14:58,740 --> 00:15:02,400 Rob Simmelkjaer: got you. Did you know that he was closing that 266 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:03,541 Rob Simmelkjaer: fast? Did you feel him behind you? 267 00:15:03,541 --> 00:15:07,800 Benson Kipruto: I was feeling and I saw him. I was kind 268 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:14,430 Benson Kipruto: of looking back, checking who is around and I said, " Okay, it's Mutiso. He's 269 00:15:14,430 --> 00:15:17,400 Benson Kipruto: a strong guy. I know him." So I was like, " Okay, let's finish 270 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,281 Benson Kipruto: together and we see who will win," but I could not let it go. 271 00:15:20,281 --> 00:15:21,239 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, and you did not. You did not let it go. 272 00:15:23,910 --> 00:15:24,450 Benson Kipruto: Yeah, sure. 273 00:15:24,930 --> 00:15:28,020 Rob Simmelkjaer: So tell folks who don't know you, a little bit 274 00:15:28,020 --> 00:15:32,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: about you. You're obviously from Kenya. How did you come 275 00:15:32,820 --> 00:15:34,020 Rob Simmelkjaer: to running in the first place? 276 00:15:35,190 --> 00:15:39,780 Benson Kipruto: I started running way back in 2015. First of all, I 277 00:15:39,780 --> 00:15:45,180 Benson Kipruto: never run at school ever. I started almost when I 278 00:15:45,180 --> 00:15:49,830 Benson Kipruto: almost finished my school is when I developed running with 279 00:15:49,830 --> 00:15:55,260 Benson Kipruto: a cross country championships and this kind of races. I 280 00:15:55,260 --> 00:16:00,180 Benson Kipruto: never run track. That's why I came to run in 281 00:16:00,180 --> 00:16:08,970 Benson Kipruto: the road races mainly. So after school, I had a 282 00:16:08,970 --> 00:16:12,450 Benson Kipruto: neighbor who was a runner, an elite runner by then. 283 00:16:13,290 --> 00:16:17,160 Benson Kipruto: And I had a brother, elder brother who was running. 284 00:16:17,820 --> 00:16:22,440 Benson Kipruto: And I heard a story that running pays money. So I 285 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:27,090 Benson Kipruto: didn't know that, and I decided to start running while 286 00:16:27,090 --> 00:16:30,270 Benson Kipruto: doing my business. I was a shopkeeper. 287 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:32,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: What kind of shop? 288 00:16:33,090 --> 00:16:37,560 Benson Kipruto: Selling basic commodities, like soap, sugar and tea leaves, the 289 00:16:37,740 --> 00:16:39,570 Benson Kipruto: basic one, a small one in the village. 290 00:16:39,750 --> 00:16:39,960 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. 291 00:16:40,650 --> 00:16:46,380 Benson Kipruto: And also, I was a farmer, farming vegetables like spinach, 292 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:53,280 Benson Kipruto: managu. So I was doing this kind of a job. I 293 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,220 Benson Kipruto: was running first in the morning and then I opened 294 00:16:56,220 --> 00:17:04,500 Benson Kipruto: my shop, sell until evening. And in 2015, that is 295 00:17:04,500 --> 00:17:10,800 Benson Kipruto: in my rural area, in 2015 is when I called my neighbor 296 00:17:11,070 --> 00:17:14,400 Benson Kipruto: who was by then, coach, assistant coach too, my coach 297 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,820 Benson Kipruto: now, Claudio. I called him, I ask him, " Can I 298 00:17:17,820 --> 00:17:22,590 Benson Kipruto: come to ..." He was training in a nearby town called 299 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:29,340 Benson Kipruto: Kapsabet, still in Nandi County. And I traveled from my 300 00:17:29,340 --> 00:17:33,060 Benson Kipruto: rural area to town where people were training and I 301 00:17:33,060 --> 00:17:36,840 Benson Kipruto: joined the group. And by then my brother, Dickson Chumba was 302 00:17:36,990 --> 00:17:40,890 Benson Kipruto: also part of the group with the same coach now, whom I'm working 303 00:17:40,890 --> 00:17:43,171 Benson Kipruto: with, Claudio and the same assistant coach now. 304 00:17:43,171 --> 00:17:43,440 Rob Simmelkjaer: Okay. 305 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:50,040 Benson Kipruto: And I started training, training. I trained for not so 306 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:53,820 Benson Kipruto: long, it's when I travel abroad. I went to Rwanda 307 00:17:53,820 --> 00:17:57,689 Benson Kipruto: Half Marathon and I started running, and I started my 308 00:17:57,690 --> 00:17:59,130 Benson Kipruto: marathon in Athens. 309 00:17:59,700 --> 00:18:01,109 Rob Simmelkjaer: What year was your first marathon? 310 00:18:01,170 --> 00:18:01,800 Benson Kipruto: Athens. 311 00:18:01,980 --> 00:18:03,931 Rob Simmelkjaer: And what year was that? Oh, in- 312 00:18:03,931 --> 00:18:04,261 Benson Kipruto: In 2016. 313 00:18:04,261 --> 00:18:05,761 Rob Simmelkjaer: 2016. 314 00:18:05,820 --> 00:18:06,690 Benson Kipruto: Yeah, November- 315 00:18:07,020 --> 00:18:07,021 Rob Simmelkjaer: Okay. 316 00:18:07,021 --> 00:18:11,159 Benson Kipruto: ... is when I started in Athens, the marathon. 317 00:18:11,250 --> 00:18:11,609 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. 318 00:18:11,910 --> 00:18:17,909 Benson Kipruto: After running half in Rwanda KIFC ... So Peace Rwanda, it's 319 00:18:17,910 --> 00:18:21,330 Benson Kipruto: called Kigali Peace Marathon and I won the first half. 320 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:22,410 Rob Simmelkjaer: You won your first one? 321 00:18:22,470 --> 00:18:23,550 Benson Kipruto: Yes. Half marathon. 322 00:18:23,550 --> 00:18:25,409 Rob Simmelkjaer: Half marathon. God, you won your first half marathon. 323 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:30,149 Benson Kipruto: Yes, and now I got into marathon, direct this Athens- 324 00:18:30,150 --> 00:18:30,391 Rob Simmelkjaer: Got it. 325 00:18:30,391 --> 00:18:35,280 Benson Kipruto: ... the following year. And I started seeing some money 326 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:39,750 Benson Kipruto: coming in and I know, " Okay, it's paying." And a 327 00:18:40,590 --> 00:18:41,640 Benson Kipruto: lot of history up to here. 328 00:18:42,660 --> 00:18:46,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. It makes sense. It makes sense. Did you feel 329 00:18:46,230 --> 00:18:50,460 Rob Simmelkjaer: that the marathon distance was something that you could excel 330 00:18:50,460 --> 00:18:52,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: at from the first time that you did it, or 331 00:18:52,650 --> 00:18:54,810 Rob Simmelkjaer: has it taken a lot of work to get to 332 00:18:54,810 --> 00:18:55,320 Rob Simmelkjaer: this point? 333 00:18:55,470 --> 00:18:59,550 Benson Kipruto: From the first time, I felt I could do it, 334 00:18:59,910 --> 00:19:03,330 Benson Kipruto: but it was not the best. I think I was 335 00:19:03,330 --> 00:19:08,460 Benson Kipruto: number four, number three, number four. Then I become second. 336 00:19:09,060 --> 00:19:11,970 Benson Kipruto: So I have been always finishing on the podium. 337 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:12,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yes. 338 00:19:12,510 --> 00:19:17,550 Benson Kipruto: Second, third, second, third, until recently when I came now to 339 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:22,920 Benson Kipruto: starting winning in Toronto and starting winning the Major in 2021. 340 00:19:23,670 --> 00:19:24,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: Big difference. 341 00:19:24,450 --> 00:19:25,021 Benson Kipruto: Big difference, of course. 342 00:19:25,021 --> 00:19:28,530 Rob Simmelkjaer: Finishing on the podium and finishing top of the podium. 343 00:19:28,590 --> 00:19:29,040 Benson Kipruto: Yes. 344 00:19:29,100 --> 00:19:29,609 Rob Simmelkjaer: Big difference, right? 345 00:19:29,609 --> 00:19:30,780 Benson Kipruto: The highest podium. 346 00:19:30,930 --> 00:19:34,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: You've now won four of the Abbott World Marathon Majors. 347 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:39,060 Rob Simmelkjaer: Is there one that you have targeted next? Berlin, London, 348 00:19:39,060 --> 00:19:40,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: Sydney. Those are the ones you have not won yet. 349 00:19:41,130 --> 00:19:42,810 Benson Kipruto: Yes, that is my dream now. 350 00:19:43,140 --> 00:19:43,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: Do you want to win them all? 351 00:19:44,638 --> 00:19:47,369 Benson Kipruto: To win them all, and to have the sixth or 352 00:19:47,369 --> 00:19:50,939 Benson Kipruto: the seventh star. But now, first of all, I need the American 353 00:19:52,500 --> 00:19:52,980 Benson Kipruto: three star. 354 00:19:53,100 --> 00:19:53,490 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, yeah. 355 00:19:53,550 --> 00:19:53,970 Benson Kipruto: Yes. 356 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:55,950 Rob Simmelkjaer: And I have to ask you before I let you go, 357 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:59,790 Rob Simmelkjaer: what did it mean for you today, to run alongside 358 00:19:59,790 --> 00:20:05,010 Rob Simmelkjaer: Eliud Kipchoge? This is his sixth star today, maybe among 359 00:20:05,010 --> 00:20:09,090 Rob Simmelkjaer: his last races as a professional. What did it mean 360 00:20:09,090 --> 00:20:11,280 Rob Simmelkjaer: to run in the same field as him today? 361 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,641 Benson Kipruto: It means a lot. First of all, Eliud is my mentor. 362 00:20:14,641 --> 00:20:15,031 Rob Simmelkjaer: Your mentor? 363 00:20:16,470 --> 00:20:19,590 Benson Kipruto: Yes, and I look up to him not only in 364 00:20:19,590 --> 00:20:23,189 Benson Kipruto: running, but also the way he stays, the way he's 365 00:20:23,250 --> 00:20:26,700 Benson Kipruto: disciplined, the way ... And I've been talking to him. Even 366 00:20:26,700 --> 00:20:29,550 Benson Kipruto: in Kenya, I usually call him to give me advice 367 00:20:29,550 --> 00:20:33,570 Benson Kipruto: on some things. And he's now old enough. He can 368 00:20:34,140 --> 00:20:37,680 Benson Kipruto: leave the running to us, the next generation as we 369 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:43,170 Benson Kipruto: also prepare to leave to the next generation. Running with 370 00:20:43,170 --> 00:20:47,040 Benson Kipruto: him has been so good for me. I love running 371 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:51,330 Benson Kipruto: with Eliud. It gives me morale because he's my mentor, 372 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:56,250 Benson Kipruto: always saying, " Come on, come on, guys." And if you 373 00:20:56,250 --> 00:21:00,240 Benson Kipruto: see, some of the races that I've been running with Eliud, 374 00:21:00,810 --> 00:21:05,070 Benson Kipruto: I've won. If not winning, it's to finish on the podium. 375 00:21:05,700 --> 00:21:08,879 Benson Kipruto: I was with him in Paris. I finished third. I 376 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:12,690 Benson Kipruto: was with him in Tokyo. I won, breaking his course 377 00:21:12,690 --> 00:21:16,530 Benson Kipruto: record. So, it has been amazing running with Eliud. 378 00:21:16,950 --> 00:21:19,170 Rob Simmelkjaer: Well, it was amazing today. I'm sure he was very 379 00:21:19,170 --> 00:21:22,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: proud to see his mentee, his protege. 380 00:21:23,460 --> 00:21:26,010 Benson Kipruto: Yes, yes. I met him on the finish line and he was really happy. 381 00:21:26,070 --> 00:21:27,000 Benson Kipruto: He said, " Good job." 382 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:29,040 Rob Simmelkjaer: Oh, that's beautiful. That's beautiful. 383 00:21:29,100 --> 00:21:29,340 Benson Kipruto: Thank you, thank you. 384 00:21:29,340 --> 00:21:30,119 Rob Simmelkjaer: Congratulations. 385 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:31,500 Benson Kipruto: Thank you so much. Thank you. 386 00:21:31,650 --> 00:21:33,240 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right. Hopefully you'll come back to New York next year. 387 00:21:33,390 --> 00:21:37,500 Benson Kipruto: Exactly, I will. I love the New York. I love the crowd 388 00:21:37,650 --> 00:21:40,950 Benson Kipruto: that they cheer, giving us morale. 389 00:21:41,340 --> 00:21:43,020 Rob Simmelkjaer: Well, we would love to have you back to defend 390 00:21:43,020 --> 00:21:43,440 Rob Simmelkjaer: your title. 391 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,151 Benson Kipruto: The people, they love running. Thank you though. 392 00:21:45,151 --> 00:21:47,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: We do, we love running and we love our great 393 00:21:47,550 --> 00:21:48,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: runners and you're now among them. 394 00:21:48,750 --> 00:21:48,930 Benson Kipruto: Sure. I am among them. 395 00:21:49,530 --> 00:21:50,821 Rob Simmelkjaer: Benson Kipruto, thank you very much. 396 00:21:50,821 --> 00:21:51,090 Benson Kipruto: Thank you so much. 397 00:21:52,530 --> 00:21:56,070 Rob Simmelkjaer: Peloton is leveling up. 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Peloton, an official partner of the 2025 TCS 406 00:22:30,300 --> 00:22:33,810 Rob Simmelkjaer: New York City Marathon. Here with the back- to- back 407 00:22:34,050 --> 00:22:36,629 Rob Simmelkjaer: champion in the women's wheelchair division of the TCS New 408 00:22:36,630 --> 00:22:40,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: York City Marathon, Susannah Scaroni. Susannah, we keep finding ourselves 409 00:22:40,770 --> 00:22:42,540 Rob Simmelkjaer: here together. Congratulations. 410 00:22:43,109 --> 00:22:44,281 Susannah Scaroni: Thank you very much. 411 00:22:44,281 --> 00:22:47,190 Rob Simmelkjaer: You have now won this event three out of four 412 00:22:47,220 --> 00:22:51,390 Rob Simmelkjaer: years, but today was your best performance, your personal record 413 00:22:51,390 --> 00:22:54,869 Rob Simmelkjaer: on this course. What did it feel like out there 414 00:22:54,869 --> 00:22:57,629 Rob Simmelkjaer: for you today? Do you feel like everything just went right? 415 00:22:58,590 --> 00:23:01,710 Susannah Scaroni: I do. I felt so strong. I didn't sleep well, 416 00:23:01,710 --> 00:23:05,220 Susannah Scaroni: so that was one minor thing, but I was like, "You know what? You don't always 417 00:23:05,220 --> 00:23:07,889 Susannah Scaroni: sleep well before the race." And was going into it 418 00:23:07,890 --> 00:23:12,990 Susannah Scaroni: optimistic despite feeling really tired, and the weather was incredible. 419 00:23:13,290 --> 00:23:17,820 Susannah Scaroni: I felt good. I felt strong. I knew we had 420 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,010 Susannah Scaroni: every woman you could ever want to have here. And 421 00:23:20,010 --> 00:23:22,560 Susannah Scaroni: so the whole race I was like, " I can't let 422 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,290 Susannah Scaroni: them catch me. I need to keep going." So, had 423 00:23:25,290 --> 00:23:27,869 Susannah Scaroni: that. I also had Amanda McGrory that I could see 424 00:23:27,900 --> 00:23:31,199 Susannah Scaroni: far away on the lead vehicle, and that was very 425 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:34,919 Susannah Scaroni: motivating for me. I love familiar faces, so it was 426 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:35,460 Susannah Scaroni: a great day. 427 00:23:35,670 --> 00:23:38,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's really interesting. Amanda McGrory is on our broadcast team 428 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,970 Rob Simmelkjaer: today. So she was on a lead vehicle commentating for 429 00:23:41,970 --> 00:23:44,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: the women's wheelchair race. And so you could see her 430 00:23:44,790 --> 00:23:47,909 Rob Simmelkjaer: and obviously, she could see you. Talk about what it 431 00:23:47,910 --> 00:23:50,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: was like for you to ... That's something to chase, right? 432 00:23:50,430 --> 00:23:52,139 Rob Simmelkjaer: You weren't chasing her in a race. You were chasing 433 00:23:52,140 --> 00:23:53,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: her in a car, but that was something to give 434 00:23:53,910 --> 00:23:54,960 Rob Simmelkjaer: you a little extra spunk? 435 00:23:55,170 --> 00:23:57,540 Susannah Scaroni: Yeah, it did. Actually, I think the first time I really saw her 436 00:23:57,540 --> 00:24:00,510 Susannah Scaroni: was on the Queensboro Bridge. And I remember trying to 437 00:24:00,510 --> 00:24:03,090 Susannah Scaroni: wave and she didn't wave back, which she told me 438 00:24:03,090 --> 00:24:05,310 Susannah Scaroni: she's not allowed to afterwards, but still I was like, " 439 00:24:05,369 --> 00:24:08,369 Susannah Scaroni: Oh my gosh, Amanda." But it really was motivating to 440 00:24:08,369 --> 00:24:10,980 Susannah Scaroni: see her. I love Amanda. I was using her racing 441 00:24:10,980 --> 00:24:16,290 Susannah Scaroni: chair today. A lot of cool things. Yeah, it was 442 00:24:16,290 --> 00:24:16,980 Susannah Scaroni: really motivating. 443 00:24:17,220 --> 00:24:20,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: Wow, that's a great story. You kind of took control of this race 444 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,389 Rob Simmelkjaer: early. You had a one- minute lead by 10K into 445 00:24:24,390 --> 00:24:26,850 Rob Simmelkjaer: the race. So you were just on it out of the 446 00:24:26,850 --> 00:24:27,359 Rob Simmelkjaer: gate today. 447 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:31,500 Susannah Scaroni: Yeah. I mean, Tatyana McFadden's super strong, obviously and so 448 00:24:32,820 --> 00:24:35,040 Susannah Scaroni: she dominated that first hill. And so I just was like, " 449 00:24:35,340 --> 00:24:38,159 Susannah Scaroni: I'm not going to ... Can't give up." So I did 450 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,440 Susannah Scaroni: my best to make up that gap to her and 451 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:45,480 Susannah Scaroni: then took the downhill as safely and quickly as I 452 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:50,190 Susannah Scaroni: could and then was just ... I knew they were back 453 00:24:50,190 --> 00:24:52,169 Susannah Scaroni: there and I was like, " Okay, this is everyone. This 454 00:24:52,170 --> 00:24:56,158 Susannah Scaroni: is Catherine Debrunner. This is Tatyana, Manuela Schär." And we had 455 00:24:56,159 --> 00:24:56,699 Susannah Scaroni: great weather to help me maintain that gap. 456 00:24:58,650 --> 00:25:00,810 Rob Simmelkjaer: I joked with you when I saw you a little 457 00:25:00,810 --> 00:25:03,840 Rob Simmelkjaer: while ago, " Does this get old, winning like this?" Of 458 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:06,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: course, I know it doesn't get old, but as you 459 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:11,340 Rob Simmelkjaer: pile up these wins, how do you keep the motivation 460 00:25:11,340 --> 00:25:13,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: going, to continue to succeed the way you are? 461 00:25:13,830 --> 00:25:19,680 Susannah Scaroni: That's a great question. For me, every single day is a brand- 462 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:23,760 Susannah Scaroni: new thing. So tomorrow, a race could be very different, 463 00:25:24,450 --> 00:25:27,840 Susannah Scaroni: racing with these same athletes. And so I take every 464 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:30,750 Susannah Scaroni: day as a new motivation to get the most out 465 00:25:30,750 --> 00:25:32,250 Susannah Scaroni: of what I can do that day, kind of like 466 00:25:32,250 --> 00:25:34,980 Susannah Scaroni: what Meb always says, " Winning is about getting the most 467 00:25:34,980 --> 00:25:39,689 Susannah Scaroni: out of yourself." And it can be very different things. 468 00:25:39,690 --> 00:25:42,000 Susannah Scaroni: So I don't take anything for granted. That motivates me, 469 00:25:42,420 --> 00:25:49,530 Susannah Scaroni: and I try to find ways to get personal achievements 470 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,710 Susannah Scaroni: in all the things I do. And sometimes that has 471 00:25:52,710 --> 00:25:54,750 Susannah Scaroni: a big achievement at the end, too and sometimes it's 472 00:25:54,750 --> 00:25:56,280 Susannah Scaroni: all those little ones that I get to take home. 473 00:25:56,460 --> 00:25:58,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. What are you going to do to celebrate? Do 474 00:25:58,740 --> 00:25:59,429 Rob Simmelkjaer: you have any plans with your team? 475 00:26:00,869 --> 00:26:05,400 Susannah Scaroni: So well, I would say here, we have a big 476 00:26:05,460 --> 00:26:07,740 Susannah Scaroni: day of events tomorrow and the next game, which will 477 00:26:07,740 --> 00:26:08,100 Susannah Scaroni: be fun. 478 00:26:08,100 --> 00:26:09,391 Rob Simmelkjaer: We keep them busy after they win. That's right. 479 00:26:09,391 --> 00:26:09,661 Susannah Scaroni: Very busy. 480 00:26:10,290 --> 00:26:12,840 Rob Simmelkjaer: Media appearances, the next game, that'll be fun. 481 00:26:12,869 --> 00:26:15,960 Susannah Scaroni: Yep. And then when I get home, really excited to 482 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:18,960 Susannah Scaroni: celebrate with my husband and our dogs and our cat 483 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:22,260 Susannah Scaroni: and my family and my teammates. So I have a 484 00:26:22,260 --> 00:26:23,460 Susannah Scaroni: lot of good things ahead. 485 00:26:23,730 --> 00:26:27,930 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, you really do. You've now swept the American Majors, right? And 486 00:26:28,500 --> 00:26:30,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: you had done it before today, you'd already won this, 487 00:26:30,300 --> 00:26:33,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: but where do you think New York ranks for you 488 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,449 Rob Simmelkjaer: in terms of the races you like to compete in? 489 00:26:36,450 --> 00:26:38,609 Rob Simmelkjaer: I mean, you do so well here, not just in 490 00:26:38,609 --> 00:26:41,430 Rob Simmelkjaer: the marathon, but in other distances as well. Do you 491 00:26:41,430 --> 00:26:44,490 Rob Simmelkjaer: feel like there's something about New York, the course, the 492 00:26:44,790 --> 00:26:46,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: crowds, something that works for you? 493 00:26:47,580 --> 00:26:50,459 Susannah Scaroni: Yeah. It's a lot of those things. I think one 494 00:26:50,460 --> 00:26:53,340 Susannah Scaroni: of the biggest one is the courses. Those hills really 495 00:26:53,340 --> 00:26:56,760 Susannah Scaroni: help separate wheelchair racers, and I think runners as well. 496 00:26:56,760 --> 00:27:01,050 Susannah Scaroni: And for me, I am very intrinsically motivated. I don't 497 00:27:01,050 --> 00:27:02,670 Susannah Scaroni: need a group of people around me to wait for 498 00:27:02,670 --> 00:27:04,379 Susannah Scaroni: a sprint finish. And so if I can make a 499 00:27:04,380 --> 00:27:07,710 Susannah Scaroni: gap, I feel like I've got a lot of ability 500 00:27:07,710 --> 00:27:10,560 Susannah Scaroni: to kind of hold that high pace, and that's a 501 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:14,910 Susannah Scaroni: strength that, I think isn't the tactic everyone else uses. 502 00:27:14,970 --> 00:27:17,369 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. You just keep pushing. You keep pushing. And there's almost 503 00:27:17,369 --> 00:27:19,619 Rob Simmelkjaer: a bit of a metaphor between the way your races 504 00:27:19,619 --> 00:27:21,359 Rob Simmelkjaer: play out and the way your career is playing out, right, because 505 00:27:21,869 --> 00:27:24,359 Rob Simmelkjaer: you have a, let's face it, a little bit of 506 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:26,760 Rob Simmelkjaer: a lead right now in this sport, and you are 507 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: not stopping. You are continuing to push. 508 00:27:29,189 --> 00:27:34,800 Susannah Scaroni: Yeah, and the next race will be new. And then so I'm so grateful 509 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,020 Susannah Scaroni: for today. I was so thankful the entire race. And 510 00:27:37,020 --> 00:27:40,080 Susannah Scaroni: then the next race will be brand new and you just 511 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:40,590 Susannah Scaroni: try again. 512 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: Well, we're grateful to have you back. We love having 513 00:27:43,770 --> 00:27:46,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: our defending champions come back and get it done. And 514 00:27:46,260 --> 00:27:47,941 Rob Simmelkjaer: you make this special for everybody here, so- 515 00:27:47,941 --> 00:27:48,391 Susannah Scaroni: Thank you. 516 00:27:48,391 --> 00:27:49,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... congratulations. 517 00:27:51,630 --> 00:27:51,631 Susannah Scaroni: Good to see you. 518 00:27:51,631 --> 00:27:51,632 Rob Simmelkjaer: You too. 519 00:27:51,632 --> 00:27:51,633 Susannah Scaroni: Appreciate it. 520 00:27:51,633 --> 00:27:54,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: And I am here with the now seven- time winner 521 00:27:54,990 --> 00:27:57,240 Rob Simmelkjaer: of the TCS New York City Marathon in the men's 522 00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:00,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: wheelchair division, Marcel Hug. Congratulations. 523 00:28:02,460 --> 00:28:02,461 Marcel Hug: Thank you so much. 524 00:28:02,461 --> 00:28:05,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: How do you keep doing this, Marcel? Seven times winning here 525 00:28:05,670 --> 00:28:08,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: in New York. How? How does this happen? 526 00:28:09,030 --> 00:28:12,540 Marcel Hug: I don't know. It's really incredible. I just enjoy to 527 00:28:12,540 --> 00:28:16,740 Marcel Hug: be here all the time. It's always a great experience 528 00:28:17,250 --> 00:28:21,210 Marcel Hug: and yeah, I do my best. Of course, I try to do the best 529 00:28:21,210 --> 00:28:27,869 Marcel Hug: preparation I can do, train hard. Yeah, need to fit 530 00:28:28,140 --> 00:28:31,800 Marcel Hug: many things together. And luckily, today was a good day 531 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:32,280 Marcel Hug: for me. 532 00:28:32,369 --> 00:28:35,609 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. Did you have a plan when you woke up 533 00:28:35,609 --> 00:28:38,040 Rob Simmelkjaer: this morning other than to win the race? Did you 534 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:39,990 Rob Simmelkjaer: have a plan and did that plan play out? 535 00:28:40,470 --> 00:28:43,350 Marcel Hug: I had a plan. Yeah, I wanted to go up 536 00:28:43,350 --> 00:28:48,330 Marcel Hug: to the first bridge, Verrazzano Bridge very fast. 537 00:28:48,810 --> 00:28:49,410 Rob Simmelkjaer: Up the hill? 538 00:28:49,470 --> 00:28:54,300 Marcel Hug: Up the hill, and try to make a gap from the 539 00:28:54,300 --> 00:28:58,590 Marcel Hug: beginning and do a fast time because the weather conditions 540 00:28:58,590 --> 00:29:05,520 Marcel Hug: were great today. It was really nice. And yeah, it went 541 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:12,180 Marcel Hug: very well. The first 10, 15 kilometers was really good, really 542 00:29:12,180 --> 00:29:18,090 Marcel Hug: fast, but halfway I had some problem with my backrest, 543 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:24,360 Marcel Hug: my back strap, sorry, which became a little bit loosened. 544 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:31,350 Marcel Hug: And yeah, it was not perfect. So especially for the acceleration 545 00:29:31,350 --> 00:29:33,900 Marcel Hug: and to go for the climbs, it was a bit 546 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:38,280 Marcel Hug: more difficult. So maybe I lost some seconds or even 547 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:41,910 Marcel Hug: minutes. I don't know, but yeah, I mean, in the end 548 00:29:41,910 --> 00:29:42,870 Marcel Hug: it was a good win. 549 00:29:43,470 --> 00:29:46,560 Rob Simmelkjaer: It was a good win. You've traveled a lot lately. 550 00:29:47,100 --> 00:29:50,010 Rob Simmelkjaer: You're based in Switzerland, but you've been to Sydney, you've 551 00:29:50,010 --> 00:29:54,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: been to Berlin, to India, to Chicago, and now to 552 00:29:54,300 --> 00:29:56,040 Rob Simmelkjaer: New York. So you've put on a lot of miles. 553 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:58,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: Do you go back to Switzerland each time after a race? 554 00:29:59,490 --> 00:30:03,510 Marcel Hug: Usually, I do. Yeah. Yeah, it was a really tough 555 00:30:03,510 --> 00:30:07,380 Marcel Hug: season, I have to say, especially the fall was really 556 00:30:07,380 --> 00:30:13,229 Marcel Hug: tough. A lot of traveling, a lot of marathons. Yeah, I 557 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:17,100 Marcel Hug: tried to do my best. It was difficult also, mentally, 558 00:30:18,270 --> 00:30:22,920 Marcel Hug: especially after last season. I was a little bit tired after the 559 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:28,560 Marcel Hug: season. And this year, I had to work a little bit 560 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:34,710 Marcel Hug: with my sports psychologist and tried to improve many things. 561 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:39,690 Marcel Hug: What really helped me was to keep focused on each 562 00:30:39,870 --> 00:30:47,190 Marcel Hug: marathon to marathon to marathon. And also, I learned a lot about 563 00:30:47,250 --> 00:30:53,880 Marcel Hug: breathing techniques, which brings me back to the moment, calms 564 00:30:53,880 --> 00:31:01,020 Marcel Hug: my brain. And yeah, that was really helpful also. I worked 565 00:31:01,020 --> 00:31:04,770 Marcel Hug: with self, I don't know in English, self- hypnosis. 566 00:31:04,770 --> 00:31:06,060 Rob Simmelkjaer: Self- hypnosis, yeah. 567 00:31:06,060 --> 00:31:06,330 Marcel Hug: Yes. 568 00:31:06,330 --> 00:31:06,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: Interesting. 569 00:31:06,750 --> 00:31:13,320 Marcel Hug: Which was really very helpful. But still, it's tough to be 570 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:15,900 Marcel Hug: away so many days. 571 00:31:16,380 --> 00:31:17,190 Rob Simmelkjaer: So many times zones. 572 00:31:17,190 --> 00:31:23,100 Marcel Hug: So many times. But I think I can really be happy 573 00:31:23,100 --> 00:31:28,290 Marcel Hug: and proud that I can manage to do all this 574 00:31:28,350 --> 00:31:31,470 Marcel Hug: and still perform on a high level. 575 00:31:31,890 --> 00:31:35,010 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, you certainly can be. And unlike the open division 576 00:31:35,010 --> 00:31:39,120 Rob Simmelkjaer: athletes, I mean, you compete so often and you're able 577 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:41,790 Rob Simmelkjaer: to do that, which is obviously a blessing, right, that you 578 00:31:41,790 --> 00:31:45,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: can compete this often? But did it start to feel 579 00:31:45,420 --> 00:31:49,890 Rob Simmelkjaer: for you, a little bit overwhelming perhaps that there were 580 00:31:49,890 --> 00:31:52,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: so many races coming one after another and that's why 581 00:31:52,350 --> 00:31:55,680 Rob Simmelkjaer: you needed to maybe calm yourself to just focus on 582 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:56,310 Rob Simmelkjaer: one at a time? 583 00:31:56,430 --> 00:32:00,420 Marcel Hug: Exactly. Yeah. That was the case last year. It was 584 00:32:00,930 --> 00:32:04,530 Marcel Hug: overwhelming with the Paralympics in Paris and all the marathons. 585 00:32:04,950 --> 00:32:09,660 Marcel Hug: So I was really exhausted after the season and it 586 00:32:09,660 --> 00:32:14,670 Marcel Hug: took a long time to recover. And so this year 587 00:32:14,670 --> 00:32:18,450 Marcel Hug: I wanted to be more prepared for this. And so 588 00:32:18,450 --> 00:32:22,200 Marcel Hug: that's why I worked more with my sports psychologist, also 589 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:27,810 Marcel Hug: with my coach to prepare for this long season and 590 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:31,680 Marcel Hug: to keep the energy as high as possible. 591 00:32:31,770 --> 00:32:34,800 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. Yeah. We missed you in New York last year, 592 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:36,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: right? And it's kind of what we're talking about. You 593 00:32:36,900 --> 00:32:40,140 Rob Simmelkjaer: weren't able to compete last year. So you were able 594 00:32:40,140 --> 00:32:44,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: to come back now and defend what you couldn't defend 595 00:32:44,130 --> 00:32:46,739 Rob Simmelkjaer: last year, bring it back. What does it mean for 596 00:32:46,740 --> 00:32:48,150 Rob Simmelkjaer: you to do this back in New York? 597 00:32:49,410 --> 00:32:52,320 Marcel Hug: It means really, a lot to me. Yeah. It was tough last 598 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:56,401 Marcel Hug: year with the incident, with the crash I had. 599 00:32:56,401 --> 00:32:56,821 Rob Simmelkjaer: The accident you had. Yeah. 600 00:32:57,270 --> 00:33:03,300 Marcel Hug: The accident, correct. I could finish, but with the fourth 601 00:33:03,300 --> 00:33:07,740 Marcel Hug: place. So yeah, it means really a lot to me 602 00:33:07,740 --> 00:33:10,980 Marcel Hug: to be back on the podium, especially on the first 603 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:16,590 Marcel Hug: place of course. It feels amazing. I mean, yeah, it's 604 00:33:16,590 --> 00:33:20,880 Marcel Hug: always, it's great. I mean, even it's my seventh win 605 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:23,910 Marcel Hug: here, it's always really something special. 606 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:28,200 Rob Simmelkjaer: You have been with your coach, Paul Odermatt for almost 607 00:33:28,230 --> 00:33:31,920 Rob Simmelkjaer: 30 years now. That's an unbelievable relationship between an athlete 608 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:34,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: and a coach. You don't see that very often. Most 609 00:33:34,350 --> 00:33:37,860 Rob Simmelkjaer: marriages don't last 30 years. How have you managed to 610 00:33:37,860 --> 00:33:39,210 Rob Simmelkjaer: make that work so long? 611 00:33:39,870 --> 00:33:46,710 Marcel Hug: Yeah. I think it's a lot about trust, about loyalty 612 00:33:46,890 --> 00:33:55,860 Marcel Hug: we have. And I think he has the knowledge I 613 00:33:55,860 --> 00:33:59,640 Marcel Hug: really need, and that I really trust him, what he does, 614 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:05,610 Marcel Hug: what he is planning for my training. And yeah, we 615 00:34:05,610 --> 00:34:11,129 Marcel Hug: are very close together. We are traveling a lot together. 616 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:17,100 Marcel Hug: Though it's a close relationship, but sometimes I also try 617 00:34:17,100 --> 00:34:21,810 Marcel Hug: to have a little bit more distance, sometimes between. I think it's 618 00:34:22,050 --> 00:34:26,670 Marcel Hug: important. And another thing which is very important is that 619 00:34:26,670 --> 00:34:34,710 Marcel Hug: we try to be, or to stay innovative because sometimes 620 00:34:34,710 --> 00:34:38,760 Marcel Hug: when you are together for such a long time, there 621 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:43,739 Marcel Hug: could be a risk that you just follow your way, 622 00:34:44,219 --> 00:34:48,630 Marcel Hug: you're stuck in the past, you go, and sometimes you 623 00:34:48,630 --> 00:34:54,719 Marcel Hug: have to take new inputs, listen to other people. I 624 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:55,950 Marcel Hug: think that's very important. 625 00:34:57,330 --> 00:35:00,930 Rob Simmelkjaer: I learned recently about a camp that you host, a 626 00:35:00,930 --> 00:35:04,950 Rob Simmelkjaer: summer camp that you host in Switzerland for young, aspiring 627 00:35:04,950 --> 00:35:08,340 Rob Simmelkjaer: wheelchair athletes. Can you talk about that and what it 628 00:35:08,340 --> 00:35:11,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: means for you to bring these young people out to 629 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:17,070 Rob Simmelkjaer: Switzerland? These are young people, obviously who are in wheelchairs. 630 00:35:17,489 --> 00:35:20,940 Rob Simmelkjaer: Many of them are just learning about the possibility or 631 00:35:20,940 --> 00:35:23,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: the opportunities to be an athlete and compete the way 632 00:35:23,910 --> 00:35:25,980 Rob Simmelkjaer: you do. What does that mean to you, to pass 633 00:35:25,980 --> 00:35:29,609 Rob Simmelkjaer: on everything that you've learned and accomplished to this younger generation? 634 00:35:29,969 --> 00:35:33,300 Marcel Hug: Yeah. For me, it really means a lot to have 635 00:35:33,300 --> 00:35:38,820 Marcel Hug: this camp together with my coach now for the 10th year, because 636 00:35:38,820 --> 00:35:42,090 Marcel Hug: for me, when I was a junior, it was one 637 00:35:42,090 --> 00:35:46,649 Marcel Hug: of the greatest experience or greatest memories to have camps 638 00:35:46,650 --> 00:35:52,589 Marcel Hug: like this, to train together with other athletes and just have 639 00:35:52,590 --> 00:35:56,250 Marcel Hug: a good time and learn from each other. And so 640 00:35:56,250 --> 00:36:02,040 Marcel Hug: for me, it's a good possibility to give back many 641 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:08,700 Marcel Hug: things I got in the past. So yeah, for me 642 00:36:08,700 --> 00:36:14,700 Marcel Hug: it's important to give other young athletes the opportunity to 643 00:36:14,700 --> 00:36:18,630 Marcel Hug: train together. We have such great facilities in Nottwil, where 644 00:36:18,630 --> 00:36:23,250 Marcel Hug: I'm based. We have a lot of knowledge in Switzerland, 645 00:36:23,310 --> 00:36:29,520 Marcel Hug: in wheelchair racing, especially with my coach Paul. And so, 646 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:34,950 Marcel Hug: yeah, it's very important to have young athletes coming into 647 00:36:34,950 --> 00:36:39,090 Marcel Hug: our sport and to give the opportunity to develop, to 648 00:36:39,090 --> 00:36:43,890 Marcel Hug: give some tips. Yeah, because sometimes I'm a little bit 649 00:36:43,890 --> 00:36:46,770 Marcel Hug: concerned about future of wheelchair racing. 650 00:36:46,830 --> 00:36:47,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: Why? 651 00:36:48,030 --> 00:36:52,500 Marcel Hug: Because I think there are ... I mean, I'm so long 652 00:36:52,500 --> 00:36:55,410 Marcel Hug: in this sport now for so many years and I'm 653 00:36:55,410 --> 00:36:59,550 Marcel Hug: still not the oldest athlete. So I think we need 654 00:36:59,550 --> 00:37:03,750 Marcel Hug: more younger athletes in our sport, even also in the 655 00:37:03,750 --> 00:37:09,989 Marcel Hug: marathon. Yeah, we should have more athletes because I think 656 00:37:09,989 --> 00:37:15,120 Marcel Hug: we have such a great opportunity here with the major 657 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:21,360 Marcel Hug: series and all these city marathons. I mean, it's not only 658 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:24,420 Marcel Hug: about the sport. It's not only about the marathon. It's 659 00:37:24,450 --> 00:37:32,129 Marcel Hug: also about unity and it's about the inclusion we have. 660 00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:37,500 Marcel Hug: I mean, it's so important what we have. And I 661 00:37:37,500 --> 00:37:41,430 Marcel Hug: think more athletes should come and see what we have 662 00:37:41,430 --> 00:37:48,870 Marcel Hug: here, and take the opportunity to race and to have 663 00:37:48,930 --> 00:37:53,940 Marcel Hug: this unity. And I mean, yeah, it's such a great sport. 664 00:37:53,940 --> 00:37:56,400 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. Maybe one of these days, one of these youngsters 665 00:37:56,400 --> 00:37:58,560 Rob Simmelkjaer: you're training at your camp will come along and beat 666 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:01,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: you. Would that make you happy? Would that be success, 667 00:38:02,010 --> 00:38:04,649 Rob Simmelkjaer: because that would show you, you created a younger generation? 668 00:38:04,980 --> 00:38:05,430 Marcel Hug: Yeah, that would be- 669 00:38:05,610 --> 00:38:06,570 Rob Simmelkjaer: Not yet though, huh? 670 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:10,680 Marcel Hug: Not yet, hopefully. Not yet, hopefully, but if it happens, 671 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:12,060 Marcel Hug: it happens. 672 00:38:13,230 --> 00:38:15,239 Rob Simmelkjaer: I've seen it happen in other sports, so you never 673 00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:17,520 Rob Simmelkjaer: know. But no one's coming close to beating you anytime 674 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:21,180 Rob Simmelkjaer: soon the way you're performing right now. So Marcel, congratulations. 675 00:38:21,989 --> 00:38:22,111 Marcel Hug: Thank you so much for having me. 676 00:38:22,111 --> 00:38:24,989 Rob Simmelkjaer: You're going to run out of fingers on your hands to count 677 00:38:24,989 --> 00:38:28,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: these championships pretty soon. So, you just keep going and we 678 00:38:29,310 --> 00:38:32,010 Rob Simmelkjaer: can use your toast. Congratulations. 679 00:38:32,010 --> 00:38:32,730 Marcel Hug: Thank you so much. 680 00:38:33,989 --> 00:38:36,060 Rob Simmelkjaer: Well, that does it for this special edition of Set 681 00:38:36,060 --> 00:38:38,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: the Pace Presented by Peloton. We want to thank our 682 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:41,400 Rob Simmelkjaer: champions for joining us today, and I want to congratulate 683 00:38:41,460 --> 00:38:43,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: each and every one of you out there who has 684 00:38:43,770 --> 00:38:47,520 Rob Simmelkjaer: finished this incredible race. We had a record turnout today. 685 00:38:47,700 --> 00:38:49,950 Rob Simmelkjaer: I can't say yet as we tape this podcast, but 686 00:38:50,219 --> 00:38:52,170 Rob Simmelkjaer: we're pretty sure we're going to set a new event 687 00:38:52,170 --> 00:38:54,989 Rob Simmelkjaer: record for finishers in this year's race. And we're just 688 00:38:54,989 --> 00:38:57,390 Rob Simmelkjaer: so pleased that all of you came to join us 689 00:38:57,390 --> 00:38:59,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: here in New York. We call it the best day 690 00:38:59,670 --> 00:39:01,560 Rob Simmelkjaer: of the year in New York City, and it is 691 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:04,020 Rob Simmelkjaer: that way because of you, all the runners, all the 692 00:39:04,020 --> 00:39:06,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: supporters, family and friends who came out to cheer them 693 00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:09,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: on, as well as the millions of New Yorkers who 694 00:39:09,300 --> 00:39:11,819 Rob Simmelkjaer: came out to line the course today, to make this 695 00:39:11,820 --> 00:39:14,069 Rob Simmelkjaer: an incredible day. Thank you for joining us. Thank you 696 00:39:14,070 --> 00:39:16,290 Rob Simmelkjaer: all for giving us a great marathon Sunday here in 697 00:39:16,290 --> 00:39:17,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: New York, and we'll see you next week.