WEBVTT - Exclusive First Interviews with 2024 New Balance 5th Avenue Champions

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<v Speaker 1>Thank  you,  New  York.  Today  we're  reminded  of  the  power 

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<v Speaker 1>of  community  and  the  power  of  coming  together.  Athletes,  on 

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<v Speaker 1>your  mark.

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<v Josh Kerr>The  first  woman  to  finish  for  the  second  straight  year 

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<v Josh Kerr>here in  the  New  York  City  Marathon  is  Miki  Gorman,  a 

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<v Josh Kerr>smiling  Miki  Gorman.  And  why  not?  2: 29:30,  the  time for Grete Waitz.

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<v Speaker 2>Look  at  the  emotion  of  Shalane  Flanagan  as  she  comes 

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<v Speaker 2>to  the  line.  Pointing  to  his  chest,  pointing  to  the 

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<v Speaker 2>USA  he  so  proudly  wears  across  his  chest.  A  great 

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<v Speaker 2>day  for  Meb  Keflezighi.

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>Hey  everybody,  and  welcome  to  a  special  edition  of  Set 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>the  Pace  presented  by  Peloton.  I'm  your  host  and  the 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>CEO  of  New  York  Roadrunners,  Rob  Simmelkjaer.  And  what  an 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>incredible  day  we  had  today  at  the  New  Balance  Fifth 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>Avenue  Mile.  Not  only  was  there  a  new  course  record 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>on  the  men's  side  by  our  defending  champion,  Josh  Kerr, 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>but  on  the  women's  side  it  was  Karissa  Schweizer  pulling 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>ahead  for  a  win  and  a  spot- on  tie  with 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>the  women's  course  record  set  by  Laura  Muir  back  in 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>2022.  But  today,  of  course  was  today  for  runners  of 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>all  ages,  abilities,  and  goals.  We  had  more  than  8,

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>000  runners  from  age  two  to  91  sprint  their  way 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>down  the  iconic  Fifth  Avenue  on  what  was  a  perfect 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>fall  day.  If  you  weren't  at  the  race  and  you 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>weren't  able  to  watch  the  broadcast  live  on  WABC,  you 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>can  actually  go  and  check  it  out  now  on  ESPN 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>Plus.  It's  available  there  on  demand.  One  of  the  people 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>who  called  that  race  today  was  Carrie  Tollefson.  She  was 

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<v Rob Simmelkjaer>also  there  to  interview  our  winners,  Josh  Kerr  and  Karissa  Schweizer.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>All  right,  we're  standing  here  in  Central  Park  right  outside 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>of  drug  testing  where  you  two  can  hopefully  fill  up 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>your  bottles  here  pretty  fast.  But  actually  right  by  the 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>finish  line,  we  heard  you  were  discussing  your  races.  So 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>Josh,  let's  hear  what  that  conversation  was  like  first  from 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>you  and  then  we'll  come  to  you, Karissa.

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<v Josh Kerr>Well,  I  love  watching  the  women's  race.  It  gives  me 

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<v Josh Kerr>inspiration.  The  only  reason  I  ran  like  that  is  because 

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<v Josh Kerr>of  how  Laura  Muir  ran  a  couple  years  ago.  But 

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<v Josh Kerr>we  don't  get  to  watch  the  women's  race,  so  I was 

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<v Josh Kerr>just  asking  Karissa  how  it  went  and  how  the  race 

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<v Josh Kerr>went.  So  I'm  excited  to  watch  it  back.  But  yeah, 

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<v Josh Kerr>they  set  a  good  stage  for us.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>Yeah,  you  really  kind  of  were  patient  until  800  meters 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>and  then  you  were just like, " Okay,  see  ya,  everybody."

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<v Josh Kerr>Yeah,  I  felt  good  going  up  the  hill  and I think  you 

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<v Josh Kerr>can  disguise  a  move  at  halfway  where  people  think  you're 

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<v Josh Kerr>going  for  the  halfway  bonus  and  then  just  keep  pressing. 

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<v Josh Kerr>So  thought  it  was  a  good  idea  and  then  with 

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<v Josh Kerr>600  to  go,  I  was  like, " This  is  actually  a 

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<v Josh Kerr>terrible  idea."  And  then  before  on  the  go,  I  was 

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<v Josh Kerr>like, "Okay,  we  got  this."  So  it  was  fine.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>How  do  you  regroup  when  you  are  like, " Oh  no, 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>I  still  have  quite  a  bit  of  racing  to  go 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>and  I'm  tired."?

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<v Josh Kerr>You  just  got  to  rely  on  the  legs  a  little 

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<v Josh Kerr>bit  and  it  ends  up  only  being  about  a  minute 

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<v Josh Kerr>left.  So  you  just  kind  of  close  your  eyes  and 

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<v Josh Kerr>hope,  really.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>Well, it was  the  huge  crowds  following  you,  Josh.  There  were  a 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>bunch  of  women  taking  pictures  and  your  fiance  was  so 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>graceful,  but  I  mean,  it  must  be  really  fun  right 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>now.  Everybody  is  excited  for  you.  They  all  want  to 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>give  you  a  high  five.  What  does  it  feel  like 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>being  here  in  New  York  and  having  everybody  know  you?

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<v Josh Kerr>It's  nice.  I  think  trying  to  be  a  bit  more 

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<v Josh Kerr>of  an  open  book  and  show  my  process  as  much 

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<v Josh Kerr>as  possible  because  I  don't  think  this  is  something  that 

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<v Josh Kerr>only  really,  really  talented  people  can  do.  It's  like  hard 

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<v Josh Kerr>work  and  consistent  days  can  get  you  great  results  and 

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<v Josh Kerr>I  hope  that's  what  everyone  feels  like.  There  was  some 

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<v Josh Kerr>great  masses  running  today  and  I  hope  that  us  in 

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<v Josh Kerr>the  men's  race,  and  I'm  sure  the  women's  races  as 

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<v Josh Kerr>well,  are  all  inspiring  those  athletes  to  go  out  and 

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<v Josh Kerr>be  their  best.  So  that's  all  that  we  can  do 

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<v Josh Kerr>and  it's  really  fun  to  be  able  to  connect  with 

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<v Josh Kerr>the  fans  and  the  athletes  that  we're  racing  earlier.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>You  have  a  big  entourage,  you  have  a  big  team. 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>So  this  team,  you  always  say, " We,  we,  we."  That's 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>important  to  you,  your  team.

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<v Josh Kerr>Yeah,  I  think  the  team's  grown  every  year,  but  it's 

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<v Josh Kerr>people  that  I've  been  friends  with  for  10, 15  years  are 

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<v Josh Kerr>coming  on  and  helping  out  as  much  as  they  can 

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<v Josh Kerr>and  it's  really  nice  to  look  left  and  right  have 

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<v Josh Kerr>family  members  and  best  friends  as  part  helping  you  out 

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<v Josh Kerr>and  being  able  to  bring  back  gold  medals  and  medals 

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<v Josh Kerr>and  everything  and  records  and  stuff  back  to  them  just 

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<v Josh Kerr>validates  their  job  and  I'm  trying  to  let  them  be 

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<v Josh Kerr>proud  of  what  they  do.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>Records,  you  just  said  record.  You  set  a  big  one 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>today.  1981,  Sydney  Maree  held  it  since  then  and  today 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>you  blew  it  out  of  the  water.

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<v Josh Kerr>Yeah,  I  mean,  Sydney  Maree  had  multiple  records  and  world 

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<v Josh Kerr>records  and  everything,  so  I  was  just  looking  to  etch 

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<v Josh Kerr>my  name  in  the  history  books  and  I'm  at  a 

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<v Josh Kerr>part  of  my  career  where  I'm  just  trying  to  leave 

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<v Josh Kerr>as  much  of  a  legacy  as  I  can.  Being  able 

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<v Josh Kerr>to  follow  in  the  footsteps  at  Sydney  is  massive.  I 

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<v Josh Kerr>was  able  to  do  it  in  college  and  I'm  just 

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<v Josh Kerr>looking  to  continue  to  do  that  as  a  professional.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>Yeah,  and  now  done.  You're  all  done  until  next,  well, 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>what,  February  maybe?

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<v Josh Kerr>Yeah.  I  don't  know  yet,  I  don't  know.  I  mean, 

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<v Josh Kerr>I'm  never  going  to  turn  down  a  Melrose  call,  so 

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<v Josh Kerr>we'll  see  what  happens.  But  yeah,  I'm  sure  I'll do something in  the  fall.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>Awesome  job.  Congratulations  on  everything.

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<v Josh Kerr>Thank you  so  much.  I  appreciate  it.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>All  right,  Karissa,  your  turn.  Oh,  my  goodness.  Now,  today 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>was  a  big  day  for  you,  but  you  said  you 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>don't  even  know  if  this  is  the  end  of  your  season.

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<v Karissa Schweizer>Yeah,  I'm  not  sure.  Yeah,  I  feel  like  I'm  just 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>kind  of  building  some  momentum.  I  had  a  bit  of 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>a  hiccup  in  the  spring, so it  just  feels  like  I'm  just 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>getting  started,  so  I  want  to  just  keep  going,  but 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>I  know  that's  going  to  bode  well  for  next  year.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>Well,  walk  us  through  your  race  a  little  bit.  I 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>mean,  you  were  right  there  up  in  front  or  in 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>the  early  stages,  but  then  kind  of  sat  back  in 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>a  little  bit.  Talk  us  through  the  race.

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<v Karissa Schweizer>Yeah,  just  being  a  5K, 10K  runner,  I  was  so  nervous 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>for  the  start.  I  was  just  like, " Oh,  just  get 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>out  fast.  Go  with  them  and  don't  panic  if  it 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>feels  too  fast."  But  I  feel  like  it  was  quick 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>first  400  and  they  said...  People  told  me that it  just  kind 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>of  slows  with the  second  400  with  uphill.  So  I  just 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>kind  of  was  pressing  there  just  to  make  it  more 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>of  a  strength  race  and  then  just  kind  of  tried 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>to  coast  it  in.  I  was  like, " Okay,  we  just 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>got  downhill  from  here."

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<v Carrie Tollefson>But  you  really  turned  it  on  and  you  won  by 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>quite  a  bit  by  that  last  400.  You  had  something 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>left  in  you.

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<v Karissa Schweizer>Yeah,  I  kind  of  just  started  to  kick  and  then 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>when  Dorcas  came  on  me,  I  just  was  like, " Okay, 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>I'm  just  going  to  relax  and  gear  up  for  a 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>second  kick."  And  I  definitely  wasn't  expecting  to  have  that 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>much  left  with  it.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>Yeah,  yeah.  So  coming  here,  this  is  your  first  New 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>York  Road  Runner  event.  I  mean,  a  lot  of  people 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>that  come  to  New  York  Road  Runner  events  come  back 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>for  many,  many  more  races.  So  can  we  hear  a 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>little  bit  about  that?

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<v Karissa Schweizer>Yeah,  the  energy  was  awesome.  I've  watched  so  many  of 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>these  races  and  I've  always  wanted  to  race  one.  It 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>just  hasn't  worked  out  well  for  me  and  I  had 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>so  much  fun  out  there,  so  I'll  definitely  be  back.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>So  maybe a  5K  in  the  fall,  maybe  26.2  in  the  future?

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<v Karissa Schweizer>I  hope  so.  I  hope  one  day.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>So  when  you  cracked  the  tape,  though,  I  mean,  you 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>ran  4: 14. 8,  I  believe,  unofficially  right  now.  That 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>is  right  where  the  record  was.  Was  that  on  your  mind?

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<v Karissa Schweizer>Not  at  all.  I  feel  like  even  just  last  night 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>I  was  kind  of  like, " Oh,  you  could  win  this 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>thing."  So  I  just  was  like, " Okay,  let's  just  focus 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>on  just  executing  a  good  race  and  just  believe  in 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>yourself  and  give  yourself  a  shot."

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<v Carrie Tollefson>So  what do  you  do  here  in  this  big  city?  I 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>mean,  you  have  to  go  celebrate  this,  so  what  are 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>you  going  to  do?

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<v Karissa Schweizer>Yeah,  I  don't  know  yet.  My  boyfriend's  here  and  we're 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>just  going  to  roam  around  and  we'll  probably...  Actually,  I 

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<v Karissa Schweizer>think  we're  going  to  go  to  the  Liberty  game  tonight.

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<v Carrie Tollefson>Oh,  that's  fun.  Well,  congratulations  on  everything.  You  have  been 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>on  this  comeback  trail.  All  of  us  here  in  America 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>and  around  the  world  that  are  fans  of  yours  have 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>been  watching  you  go  and  run  the 5,000, the 10, 000  at  the 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>Olympic  Games  again  and  now  winning  here  at  Fifth  Avenue. 

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<v Carrie Tollefson>Awesome  job.  Congratulations  on  everything.

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<v Karissa Schweizer>Yes,  thank  you  for  having  me.