1 00:00:00,330 --> 00:00:03,000 Sharon Lokedi: For me to get here, it wasn't easy. And for 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:06,600 Sharon Lokedi: her to be able to be comfortable and enjoy life, 3 00:00:06,900 --> 00:00:09,959 Sharon Lokedi: just do her own things, the things that we never 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,420 Sharon Lokedi: ever imagined that we could be able to, just to see 5 00:00:12,420 --> 00:00:16,830 Sharon Lokedi: that you can do that through just running and believing in yourself. 6 00:00:21,510 --> 00:00:24,389 Speaker 2: Well, what a treat this is. We are here in 7 00:00:24,390 --> 00:00:28,020 Speaker 2: Kenya at the home of Sharon Lokedi and her mother, 8 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:32,729 Speaker 2: Rose. And Sharon, we've had you in New York so 9 00:00:32,729 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: many times on our podcast. Obviously you're a former champion of 10 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,810 Speaker 2: the TCS New York City Marathon. We figured it was 11 00:00:39,810 --> 00:00:42,089 Speaker 2: about time that we came to you. You come to us 12 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:44,370 Speaker 2: all the time, but this time we're coming to you 13 00:00:44,700 --> 00:00:47,790 Speaker 2: and it's such a treat for us to be here 14 00:00:47,790 --> 00:00:50,790 Speaker 2: in your home, in your mother's home. You've given us an 15 00:00:50,790 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: incredibly warm welcome here and it is just incredible to be with 16 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: you here in Kenya. 17 00:00:56,100 --> 00:01:00,300 Sharon Lokedi: Thank you. I'm really grateful that you guys are here. I honestly cannot believe we're 18 00:01:00,750 --> 00:01:01,470 Sharon Lokedi: doing this here. 19 00:01:01,470 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: Neither can I. 20 00:01:03,990 --> 00:01:07,170 Sharon Lokedi: I remember this just being like we were just talking about 21 00:01:07,170 --> 00:01:11,399 Sharon Lokedi: this and now it's finally happened and it just shows 22 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:12,330 Sharon Lokedi: anything is possible. 23 00:01:12,330 --> 00:01:12,390 Speaker 2: Yeah. 24 00:01:12,780 --> 00:01:14,490 Sharon Lokedi: So yeah. 25 00:01:14,730 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 2: This is the first official visit of New York Road 26 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,090 Speaker 2: Runners ever to Kenya, which is remarkable when you think 27 00:01:21,090 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 2: about it. First decades and decades we've had Kenyan athletes 28 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 2: coming to New York, many of them like you, winning 29 00:01:29,610 --> 00:01:32,580 Speaker 2: the marathon, winning other events. What does it mean for 30 00:01:32,580 --> 00:01:35,850 Speaker 2: you, for others? We're going to have a number of 31 00:01:35,850 --> 00:01:38,340 Speaker 2: Kenyan athletes that we're going to visit while we're here. 32 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,140 Speaker 2: What does it mean for all of you to have 33 00:01:40,350 --> 00:01:42,690 Speaker 2: the people who run one of the major marathons in 34 00:01:42,690 --> 00:01:46,890 Speaker 2: the world come here to Eldoret, to the cradle of 35 00:01:46,890 --> 00:01:48,330 Speaker 2: so many marathon champions? 36 00:01:50,070 --> 00:01:54,930 Sharon Lokedi: It's definitely the biggest pleasure just to have you guys 37 00:01:54,930 --> 00:01:58,770 Sharon Lokedi: come here, visit, see the things, see where we run, 38 00:01:58,770 --> 00:02:02,490 Sharon Lokedi: the things that go into running, our families and how we 39 00:02:02,490 --> 00:02:04,530 Sharon Lokedi: just live life on this other side of the world. 40 00:02:06,180 --> 00:02:08,160 Sharon Lokedi: And I think usually when we're there, it's like race, 41 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:10,620 Sharon Lokedi: you're focused, all this, but here you get to see 42 00:02:10,620 --> 00:02:12,600 Sharon Lokedi: a different side of us, which is when we're more 43 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:18,450 Sharon Lokedi: relaxed, more in training. Which is, I mean for me specifically, I 44 00:02:18,450 --> 00:02:23,250 Sharon Lokedi: think it's very special. It's one of those things that 45 00:02:23,970 --> 00:02:27,930 Sharon Lokedi: you just imagine things but you never really believe they 46 00:02:27,930 --> 00:02:32,400 Sharon Lokedi: would happen. And then now that you're here sitting right 47 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,680 Sharon Lokedi: here, it's great. Yeah. 48 00:02:34,980 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, if you think it's great, it's even better for me, for 49 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:43,109 Speaker 2: our team that's here. We see all of you. We 50 00:02:43,110 --> 00:02:46,770 Speaker 2: know what you all go through to train and to 51 00:02:46,770 --> 00:02:49,110 Speaker 2: get to the stages like the New York Marathon or 52 00:02:49,110 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 2: the Boston Marathon. But it's one thing to kind of 53 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:55,830 Speaker 2: understand it intellectually, what it's like for you where you 54 00:02:55,830 --> 00:02:58,679 Speaker 2: come from, but then to come see it is something 55 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:02,610 Speaker 2: else. And we've seen it the last few days. We've 56 00:03:02,610 --> 00:03:07,380 Speaker 2: been in Eldoret. We've been in Iten. We saw the 57 00:03:07,380 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 2: road in Iten where the runners, they're just going this long kind 58 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,570 Speaker 2: of red clay road where you stop by the side 59 00:03:15,570 --> 00:03:19,650 Speaker 2: of the road and you'll see 10, 12 runners go by 60 00:03:19,650 --> 00:03:20,970 Speaker 2: and you may not even know who they are, but 61 00:03:20,970 --> 00:03:24,060 Speaker 2: chances are, you can tell they're good. You can tell 62 00:03:24,060 --> 00:03:28,500 Speaker 2: they're a very serious runner. What is this running community like 63 00:03:28,500 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 2: here when you come back? Because we know you spend 64 00:03:32,070 --> 00:03:34,380 Speaker 2: about half your time, maybe more in the United States, 65 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 2: you're in Flagstaff, Arizona, but when you come back here 66 00:03:38,220 --> 00:03:41,340 Speaker 2: to rejoin the running community here in Kenya, what is 67 00:03:41,340 --> 00:03:41,491 Speaker 2: that like for you? 68 00:03:41,491 --> 00:03:46,980 Sharon Lokedi: It's very beautiful. It's very humbling. As you can see, 69 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,880 Sharon Lokedi: when you're out there running, you always see someone running. 70 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:54,330 Sharon Lokedi: You always see someone just working so hard, just even 71 00:03:54,330 --> 00:03:56,520 Sharon Lokedi: no matter what time of the day, everyone is just 72 00:03:56,520 --> 00:04:01,110 Sharon Lokedi: trying to get the best of what they could with 73 00:04:01,110 --> 00:04:03,630 Sharon Lokedi: running and all that. And I feel like every time 74 00:04:03,630 --> 00:04:06,120 Sharon Lokedi: I come here, it just reminds me of where I came 75 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:10,920 Sharon Lokedi: from, where my running started. And it just brings you back 76 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,800 Sharon Lokedi: and you just get to appreciate so many things that this 77 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,520 Sharon Lokedi: running has given you. It's made me go to places 78 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,520 Sharon Lokedi: like run races that I never imagined. And when you're 79 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,010 Sharon Lokedi: here and you're seeing people working hard and you can 80 00:04:23,010 --> 00:04:25,979 Sharon Lokedi: only wish for them to get to experience this and 81 00:04:25,980 --> 00:04:31,800 Sharon Lokedi: be out there and get to celebrate and just win 82 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:36,120 Sharon Lokedi: races, which is something that I wish everyone could feel 83 00:04:36,150 --> 00:04:38,520 Sharon Lokedi: how it feels and experience that. Yeah. 84 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,299 Speaker 2: Yeah. And I've gotten to see a bit on this 85 00:04:42,300 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 2: visit just today really how people react to you here 86 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 2: now and they know you, they know Sharon because you're 87 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,970 Speaker 2: local, you're one of them. But now you're not just 88 00:04:53,970 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 2: Sharon, you're New York City Marathon champion, you're a Boston 89 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:02,670 Speaker 2: Marathon champion. And how different is it for you now 90 00:05:02,670 --> 00:05:04,710 Speaker 2: when you come back with that success? 91 00:05:05,250 --> 00:05:11,220 Sharon Lokedi: It's a bit different, but it's also motivating in a way because now every time 92 00:05:11,220 --> 00:05:13,980 Sharon Lokedi: I see someone and I can just see the joy 93 00:05:13,980 --> 00:05:16,799 Sharon Lokedi: in their faces, I can see the smile that they're so 94 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,200 Sharon Lokedi: excited to meet me and I'm like in a way 95 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,589 Sharon Lokedi: I have maybe inspired them or I've given them hope 96 00:05:22,589 --> 00:05:26,640 Sharon Lokedi: that they can be able to get there and get 97 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:30,180 Sharon Lokedi: to the point that we are just through running, through 98 00:05:30,180 --> 00:05:34,349 Sharon Lokedi: just believing in themselves. And so it gives me so 99 00:05:34,350 --> 00:05:39,120 Sharon Lokedi: much joy that I get to share and encourage each 100 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,760 Sharon Lokedi: person and just be like, " This is possible. You can 101 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:46,260 Sharon Lokedi: do it." And just if someone, I feel like when 102 00:05:46,260 --> 00:05:48,719 Sharon Lokedi: I was young, every time I met someone that had 103 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,930 Sharon Lokedi: run or done something, I used to be so happy and I'm like, " 104 00:05:52,500 --> 00:05:54,720 Sharon Lokedi: I've met this person." And I'm sure for them when 105 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:58,049 Sharon Lokedi: they get back they're like, "oh, I met Sharon and she did and this." And 106 00:05:58,050 --> 00:06:00,120 Sharon Lokedi: I think it motivated me and I hope it does 107 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:01,050 Sharon Lokedi: the same for them too. 108 00:06:01,050 --> 00:06:02,670 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it does. I can tell. 109 00:06:02,670 --> 00:06:02,730 Sharon Lokedi: Yeah, yeah. 110 00:06:02,820 --> 00:06:05,100 Speaker 2: And then for your mother here, who's in this beautiful 111 00:06:05,100 --> 00:06:08,700 Speaker 2: home, we know this is the home that she was 112 00:06:08,700 --> 00:06:13,770 Speaker 2: in watching on a cellphone when you won the 2022 113 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,860 Speaker 2: TCS New York City Marathon, changed your life, I'm sure 114 00:06:16,860 --> 00:06:17,580 Speaker 2: changed hers. 115 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:17,849 Sharon Lokedi: Yes, yes. 116 00:06:17,910 --> 00:06:21,089 Speaker 2: How has your success in the sport allowed you to 117 00:06:21,089 --> 00:06:24,810 Speaker 2: help change her life? We've met your siblings in there, 118 00:06:24,810 --> 00:06:27,900 Speaker 2: you've got brothers and sisters here as well. How have 119 00:06:27,900 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 2: you been able to change the lives of others as 120 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,589 Speaker 2: well with what you've been able to accomplish? 121 00:06:31,740 --> 00:06:35,760 Sharon Lokedi: I feel like even just for my mom, every time 122 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,010 Sharon Lokedi: she's going somewhere, they're like, " Oh, that's a mother of 123 00:06:38,010 --> 00:06:42,810 Sharon Lokedi: the champion." Every time she's like, " People just recognize me 124 00:06:42,810 --> 00:06:46,830 Sharon Lokedi: through you and all this." And she's like, every time 125 00:06:46,830 --> 00:06:48,570 Sharon Lokedi: she's like, " I just want you to keep working hard." 126 00:06:48,570 --> 00:06:51,900 Sharon Lokedi: Because for me to get here, it wasn't easy. And 127 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:56,310 Sharon Lokedi: for her to be able to be comfortable and enjoy 128 00:06:56,310 --> 00:06:59,700 Sharon Lokedi: life and just do her own things, the things that 129 00:07:00,330 --> 00:07:05,550 Sharon Lokedi: we never ever imagined that could we be able to. And 130 00:07:05,580 --> 00:07:09,060 Sharon Lokedi: just to see that you can do that through just running 131 00:07:09,060 --> 00:07:13,350 Sharon Lokedi: and believing in yourself and just getting opportunities like you 132 00:07:13,350 --> 00:07:16,290 Sharon Lokedi: guys believed in me and gave me that opportunity. And 133 00:07:16,500 --> 00:07:19,290 Sharon Lokedi: I'm here now because of that chance that I got. 134 00:07:19,590 --> 00:07:22,920 Sharon Lokedi: And every time I go, I pray for someone to 135 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,870 Sharon Lokedi: just get that chance because you never know, it might 136 00:07:24,870 --> 00:07:26,790 Sharon Lokedi: change their life. It did change mine. So I hope 137 00:07:27,210 --> 00:07:29,430 Sharon Lokedi: people can see that and relate through that, so. 138 00:07:29,700 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: We spent some time today, Sharon, together as the Roadrunners 139 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:40,500 Speaker 2: team visited an amazing organization, Tirop's Angels, an organization that's 140 00:07:40,500 --> 00:07:46,140 Speaker 2: named after Agnes Tirop, a talented female Kenyan runner who 141 00:07:46,770 --> 00:07:50,790 Speaker 2: tragically was murdered, a victim of domestic violence here in 142 00:07:50,790 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 2: Kenya. And there have been many examples of women in 143 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:59,220 Speaker 2: Kenya, including professional runners who have had this problem, who 144 00:07:59,220 --> 00:08:04,830 Speaker 2: have fallen into relationships that were abusive gender- based violence 145 00:08:05,220 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 2: as a real problem in Kenya. And that's what Tirop's 146 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:12,030 Speaker 2: Angels and our friend Viola Cheptoo and your friend is 147 00:08:12,030 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 2: working on doing something about. Can you talk about that 148 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:21,900 Speaker 2: organization, Tirop's Angels, what they're trying to do, what Viola 149 00:08:21,900 --> 00:08:24,390 Speaker 2: is trying to do? And I know you've been a 150 00:08:24,390 --> 00:08:25,260 Speaker 2: big supporter of it as well. 151 00:08:25,530 --> 00:08:31,170 Sharon Lokedi: Yeah, I think it's very impactful because I feel like for a 152 00:08:31,170 --> 00:08:33,300 Sharon Lokedi: long time I used to see it from a distance 153 00:08:33,300 --> 00:08:35,550 Sharon Lokedi: and I'm like, " Oh, this is such an organization that, 154 00:08:35,820 --> 00:08:39,120 Sharon Lokedi: such a good platform that supports people and people can 155 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:42,000 Sharon Lokedi: go and get help and just feel like they're heard, 156 00:08:42,300 --> 00:08:47,070 Sharon Lokedi: their voices are heard." And then just to have Viola 157 00:08:47,070 --> 00:08:49,350 Sharon Lokedi: as my friend and to see her working day in, 158 00:08:49,350 --> 00:08:52,380 Sharon Lokedi: day out, just trying to change one life at a 159 00:08:52,380 --> 00:08:55,140 Sharon Lokedi: time, just to try to change either it's like a 160 00:08:55,140 --> 00:08:59,070 Sharon Lokedi: kid or just someone that needs support and all that, it's 161 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:05,250 Sharon Lokedi: just been very, very encouraging in a way. And I feel like 162 00:09:05,250 --> 00:09:09,480 Sharon Lokedi: it's even made me more want to see how it 163 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:13,620 Sharon Lokedi: goes and be able to help and support in a 164 00:09:13,620 --> 00:09:17,969 Sharon Lokedi: way or in one way or the other. But I'm 165 00:09:17,970 --> 00:09:21,510 Sharon Lokedi: really grateful to see her and the people at Tirop's 166 00:09:21,510 --> 00:09:23,970 Sharon Lokedi: Angels just doing the work. And even today at those 167 00:09:23,970 --> 00:09:26,220 Sharon Lokedi: meeting and even the things they were doing today, I'd 168 00:09:26,220 --> 00:09:29,699 Sharon Lokedi: never seen that side of other things. So every time 169 00:09:29,700 --> 00:09:33,270 Sharon Lokedi: I get to be there and see them working and 170 00:09:33,540 --> 00:09:37,829 Sharon Lokedi: having these forums or platforms and sometimes they have seminars 171 00:09:37,830 --> 00:09:40,020 Sharon Lokedi: and just to go there and just see from a 172 00:09:40,020 --> 00:09:44,520 Sharon Lokedi: distance how they're making change in our communities, it's very 173 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:48,059 Sharon Lokedi: special. It's very special. And I'm really grateful for you 174 00:09:48,059 --> 00:09:52,350 Sharon Lokedi: guys that you're here to support and help her get 175 00:09:52,350 --> 00:09:54,780 Sharon Lokedi: better and even reach out to so many people and 176 00:09:55,290 --> 00:09:57,030 Sharon Lokedi: get the things that she needs to be able to 177 00:09:57,030 --> 00:10:03,240 Sharon Lokedi: support other women and girls and even young kids because 178 00:10:03,420 --> 00:10:06,000 Sharon Lokedi: this is not something that can be done by one 179 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:10,439 Sharon Lokedi: person. It needs a whole ... Everybody else to chip in. 180 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,890 Sharon Lokedi: And you guys to be here and do this, it's 181 00:10:13,890 --> 00:10:17,370 Sharon Lokedi: very special. It's very special. And we're grateful. We're grateful for all that 182 00:10:17,370 --> 00:10:20,400 Sharon Lokedi: you do and we continue being grateful and may God 183 00:10:20,700 --> 00:10:21,630 Sharon Lokedi: continue blessing you. 184 00:10:21,660 --> 00:10:22,471 Speaker 2: Thank you. Thank you. 185 00:10:22,471 --> 00:10:22,679 Sharon Lokedi: Yeah, yeah. 186 00:10:23,220 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 2: We're happy to be able to shine a light on, 187 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 2: it's a very important topic. So you have a title to 188 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:33,179 Speaker 2: defend in Boston and coming up in just a couple 189 00:10:33,179 --> 00:10:33,271 Speaker 2: of months. 190 00:10:33,271 --> 00:10:33,840 Sharon Lokedi: Yes, yes. 191 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 2: Talk about your training. So you're here, by the way, 192 00:10:38,700 --> 00:10:40,740 Speaker 2: one of the reasons, I'm sure you come back here, 193 00:10:40,770 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 2: just like in Flagstaff, good altitude to train out here. 194 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,490 Speaker 2: I think we're at about maybe 5, 500, 6,000 feet above 195 00:10:47,490 --> 00:10:51,900 Speaker 2: sea level here. So it's good altitude. Obviously, amazing group 196 00:10:51,900 --> 00:10:54,179 Speaker 2: you have to train with here. Talk about your training 197 00:10:54,179 --> 00:10:56,939 Speaker 2: in Kenya, how that's going and how it helps you 198 00:10:57,179 --> 00:11:01,079 Speaker 2: when you come here to train for another marathon major. 199 00:11:02,700 --> 00:11:05,730 Sharon Lokedi: It's special. I feel like even when I did my build up 200 00:11:06,030 --> 00:11:08,850 Sharon Lokedi: that leads to 2022 New York, I came here because 201 00:11:09,450 --> 00:11:12,540 Sharon Lokedi: I just wanted to be with people and get to 202 00:11:12,750 --> 00:11:15,929 Sharon Lokedi: run with a group of people that they've done this 203 00:11:15,929 --> 00:11:18,660 Sharon Lokedi: before. And I just wanted to get that experience. And 204 00:11:18,660 --> 00:11:21,000 Sharon Lokedi: I feel like it's just been so special that I 205 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,059 Sharon Lokedi: can always look back and be like, " This is where 206 00:11:24,059 --> 00:11:26,100 Sharon Lokedi: I started all this." So every time I come back, 207 00:11:26,100 --> 00:11:28,590 Sharon Lokedi: I go to Kaptagat because that's where I know that's 208 00:11:28,590 --> 00:11:32,219 Sharon Lokedi: where I did my build up, I did all my 209 00:11:32,220 --> 00:11:36,390 Sharon Lokedi: marathon build and it's very special and humbling. You get 210 00:11:36,390 --> 00:11:39,059 Sharon Lokedi: there, and everybody, no one cares who you are, it's 211 00:11:39,059 --> 00:11:43,439 Sharon Lokedi: training. You're there to get the work done and you 212 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,350 Sharon Lokedi: run, you go sleep, you come back again, which is 213 00:11:46,530 --> 00:11:49,620 Sharon Lokedi: a really good routine to do. And then it gets 214 00:11:49,620 --> 00:11:52,320 Sharon Lokedi: also very special because then I get home here and I get to see 215 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,439 Sharon Lokedi: my family. It can be in a day or so, 216 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,920 Sharon Lokedi: but it's very, very special that I can, just 30 217 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,320 Sharon Lokedi: minutes away, I can be here, see my family, get 218 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:03,900 Sharon Lokedi: some milk, get some vegetables, go back to the training camp. 219 00:12:04,230 --> 00:12:06,601 Speaker 2: It must be back to basics for you, right? 220 00:12:06,601 --> 00:12:06,602 Sharon Lokedi: Yes. 221 00:12:06,602 --> 00:12:10,140 Speaker 2: I mean, because this is where it all started for you. 222 00:12:10,140 --> 00:12:12,420 Speaker 2: I'm sure it's great in Arizona too, but how is it 223 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:16,890 Speaker 2: different for you when you're back in your original element, 224 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,770 Speaker 2: around your family, in these groups that you've known for 225 00:12:19,770 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 2: a long time? Does it kind of help reset you 226 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,860 Speaker 2: to bring you back to the things that made you 227 00:12:25,860 --> 00:12:27,449 Speaker 2: successful at the beginning? 228 00:12:27,570 --> 00:12:27,571 Sharon Lokedi: Yes. 229 00:12:27,571 --> 00:12:27,572 Speaker 2: Yeah. 230 00:12:27,572 --> 00:12:31,320 Sharon Lokedi: Yes. It's very, very humbling in a way. I just 231 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,990 Sharon Lokedi: don't know how, but I just feel like this is 232 00:12:33,990 --> 00:12:37,230 Sharon Lokedi: where ... Everything just feels so put together. 233 00:12:37,470 --> 00:12:37,620 Speaker 2: Calming? 234 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,420 Sharon Lokedi: Yes, yes. And it's not like I feel the same 235 00:12:42,420 --> 00:12:46,200 Sharon Lokedi: in Flagstaff, but Flagstaff, it's busy. You have friends, you 236 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,540 Sharon Lokedi: have things to do. You always are thinking about what's 237 00:12:48,540 --> 00:12:52,230 Sharon Lokedi: next. But here, sometimes you're not even thinking about tomorrow. 238 00:12:52,500 --> 00:12:54,480 Sharon Lokedi: Sometimes you don't even know what you're doing tomorrow. You 239 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,880 Sharon Lokedi: only get to focus on today. And I think that's 240 00:12:57,030 --> 00:13:00,150 Sharon Lokedi: something that when I'm here, I get to appreciate more, 241 00:13:00,390 --> 00:13:03,420 Sharon Lokedi: that I'm just like here, I'm present. I'm just enjoying 242 00:13:03,420 --> 00:13:06,000 Sharon Lokedi: everything possible. And then when tomorrow comes, I get to 243 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,670 Sharon Lokedi: think about what's coming. 244 00:13:09,150 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 2: One of the things that people ask a lot about the 245 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,570 Speaker 2: marathon and why Kenyans are so successful, it's one of the questions 246 00:13:15,570 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 2: I get a lot from people when they see, oh, 247 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,730 Speaker 2: another Kenyan has won the New York City Marathon or the 248 00:13:20,790 --> 00:13:23,490 Speaker 2: Boston Marathon is why? Why Kenyans? Why do they win 249 00:13:23,490 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 2: so much? And coming here just to see it with my 250 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,370 Speaker 2: own eyes, I have to say I see it in 251 00:13:29,370 --> 00:13:33,540 Speaker 2: a different way. Obviously the altitude, obviously there's a lot 252 00:13:33,540 --> 00:13:36,270 Speaker 2: of natural talent here, no question about it, but it 253 00:13:36,270 --> 00:13:38,490 Speaker 2: seems maybe more than anything, it's the culture. 254 00:13:38,610 --> 00:13:38,880 Sharon Lokedi: Yes. 255 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,929 Speaker 2: There's a culture of running and it's what little kids 256 00:13:42,929 --> 00:13:46,170 Speaker 2: dream to be. And there seems like there's an infrastructure 257 00:13:46,170 --> 00:13:49,980 Speaker 2: here of coaches and runners and people here to support 258 00:13:49,980 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 2: each other and show each other the way. And that 259 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 2: when it comes to being successful in the sport is 260 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,679 Speaker 2: so much of the battle is having people help you 261 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 2: believe in yourself and show you the way to being successful. 262 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:05,910 Sharon Lokedi: Yeah, yeah. And it's also one of the things that 263 00:14:06,300 --> 00:14:09,360 Sharon Lokedi: when you're out there, you're running, you see someone and 264 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,579 Sharon Lokedi: you're like, " I am dying here". But then you see 265 00:14:11,580 --> 00:14:14,970 Sharon Lokedi: someone passing you and it seems like they're not doing anything and 266 00:14:14,970 --> 00:14:16,559 Sharon Lokedi: they're still like, " Oh, you can do this, you can do this." So it's like- 267 00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:17,851 Speaker 2: And it's just a random person. 268 00:14:17,851 --> 00:14:17,852 Sharon Lokedi: Yes. 269 00:14:17,852 --> 00:14:17,852 Speaker 2: You don't know who they are. 270 00:14:17,852 --> 00:14:17,853 Sharon Lokedi: Yeah, yeah. 271 00:14:17,853 --> 00:14:18,182 Speaker 2: But they could be competing in a major in a professional field, you might not even know it. 272 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:28,200 Sharon Lokedi: Yes, yes. And it's just sometimes you're like, " Okay, these people, they're very 273 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,690 Sharon Lokedi: stronger than I am." But it's just like they haven't 274 00:14:30,690 --> 00:14:34,920 Sharon Lokedi: gotten the chance and either you have this opportunity, why can 275 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,560 Sharon Lokedi: you not go out there and use it and just 276 00:14:38,820 --> 00:14:42,060 Sharon Lokedi: represent other people. And Even sometimes when I'm running out 277 00:14:42,060 --> 00:14:45,300 Sharon Lokedi: here and someone is like, " Oh, congratulations." Someone out of 278 00:14:45,300 --> 00:14:48,150 Sharon Lokedi: nowhere, it can be like some woman just walking and is like, " 279 00:14:48,180 --> 00:14:51,570 Sharon Lokedi: Oh, work hard, keep working hard, my daughter." And it 280 00:14:51,570 --> 00:14:54,000 Sharon Lokedi: gives you that excitement. You're like, " I get to do 281 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,490 Sharon Lokedi: this. I get to do this for a living and 282 00:14:56,490 --> 00:14:58,830 Sharon Lokedi: have these people cheer me even without knowing who I 283 00:14:58,830 --> 00:15:03,390 Sharon Lokedi: am." And that's something that it's very motivating and it's just special 284 00:15:03,390 --> 00:15:04,080 Sharon Lokedi: to have here. 285 00:15:04,470 --> 00:15:06,510 Speaker 2: Well, Sharon, everyone's going to know who you are when 286 00:15:06,510 --> 00:15:08,940 Speaker 2: you show up in Boston this year. We know that. 287 00:15:08,940 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 2: You cannot sneak up on anyone anymore. Having won, you're 288 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:17,820 Speaker 2: the defending champion, everyone knows you're coming. How is that 289 00:15:17,820 --> 00:15:21,180 Speaker 2: going to be different for you going into Boston with 290 00:15:21,660 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 2: that target on your back? 291 00:15:24,450 --> 00:15:27,780 Sharon Lokedi: Like any other race, I treat it as it's a 292 00:15:27,780 --> 00:15:31,260 Sharon Lokedi: different race. I treat it as if I haven't been there before. 293 00:15:31,470 --> 00:15:33,600 Sharon Lokedi: Yes, I've been there, but it's in my mind I 294 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,270 Sharon Lokedi: just try to make sure that I'm just there to 295 00:15:36,300 --> 00:15:39,600 Sharon Lokedi: compete. I'm there to put myself out there. And yes, as 296 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,330 Sharon Lokedi: you said, I am going to be there. Every move I make, 297 00:15:42,330 --> 00:15:44,130 Sharon Lokedi: everyone is going to ... But I just have to be 298 00:15:44,130 --> 00:15:46,890 Sharon Lokedi: strong. I just have to be mentally prepared for that. 299 00:15:46,890 --> 00:15:50,610 Sharon Lokedi: Because as you know, it's not easy to defend your title. 300 00:15:50,610 --> 00:15:50,670 Speaker 2: No. 301 00:15:50,790 --> 00:15:53,850 Sharon Lokedi: It's the hardest thing you can ever do because it's 302 00:15:53,850 --> 00:15:56,820 Sharon Lokedi: not even just the training, there's the mental aspect of 303 00:15:56,820 --> 00:16:01,350 Sharon Lokedi: it, and that is just way tougher than it is physically. 304 00:16:01,350 --> 00:16:04,410 Speaker 2: Do you feel more pressure or less pressure? I could 305 00:16:04,410 --> 00:16:06,990 Speaker 2: see it going either way. You've already won the race, 306 00:16:07,020 --> 00:16:07,831 Speaker 2: you've proven it. 307 00:16:07,831 --> 00:16:07,921 Sharon Lokedi: Yeah. 308 00:16:08,250 --> 00:16:10,860 Speaker 2: So in some ways maybe there's less pressure or do 309 00:16:10,860 --> 00:16:12,420 Speaker 2: you feel the pressure to defend? 310 00:16:12,690 --> 00:16:16,050 Sharon Lokedi: Yes, because everyone is expecting you to. And you yourself, 311 00:16:16,050 --> 00:16:19,380 Sharon Lokedi: of course you want to win, you want to be 312 00:16:19,380 --> 00:16:22,350 Sharon Lokedi: able to celebrate again and be like, "I just won again." 313 00:16:22,350 --> 00:16:25,770 Sharon Lokedi: But you also have to be humble about it. And 314 00:16:27,210 --> 00:16:29,820 Sharon Lokedi: those two things can be really tough sometimes to deal 315 00:16:29,820 --> 00:16:32,790 Sharon Lokedi: with, but you just have to just find the balance 316 00:16:32,790 --> 00:16:37,230 Sharon Lokedi: of figuring out what to do and how to do it. 317 00:16:37,620 --> 00:16:40,140 Speaker 2: One thing that's going to be very different for you 318 00:16:40,140 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 2: in Boston this year is your friend, your rival Hellen 319 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,220 Speaker 2: Obiri will not be there at the starting line with 320 00:16:47,220 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 2: you. It's almost hard for me to imagine you in 321 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:53,310 Speaker 2: a race without Hellen Obiri. You guys have had such 322 00:16:53,310 --> 00:16:57,180 Speaker 2: great battles. I love watching the broadcast of the two 323 00:16:57,180 --> 00:17:00,270 Speaker 2: of you. I remember in Boston all the conversation the 324 00:17:00,270 --> 00:17:03,870 Speaker 2: two of you are having, talking to each other about 325 00:17:03,870 --> 00:17:06,570 Speaker 2: things. And I remember speaking to you actually at a 326 00:17:06,570 --> 00:17:09,090 Speaker 2: lunch that we were at sometime after the Boston Marathon, 327 00:17:09,090 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 2: I think it was at the MasterCard Mini 10K. And 328 00:17:12,420 --> 00:17:14,490 Speaker 2: we talked about, what were you talking about during the 329 00:17:14,490 --> 00:17:17,550 Speaker 2: Boston Marathon last year? You were comparing notes about when 330 00:17:17,550 --> 00:17:21,149 Speaker 2: is that hill coming again? Is that this next mile? 331 00:17:21,150 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 2: When is that happening again? You're just chatting. How is 332 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:27,510 Speaker 2: it going to be difficult? And do you think it's easier or harder for you 333 00:17:27,810 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 2: to take on a race like this without Hellen in 334 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 2: the field? 335 00:17:30,270 --> 00:17:33,720 Sharon Lokedi: Harder I think because I feel like I'm just so 336 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,359 Sharon Lokedi: used to her and I'm always like, " I'm prepared. I 337 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:40,320 Sharon Lokedi: know she's definitely going to be there." And I'm always, 338 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:41,730 Sharon Lokedi: I'm like, " Okay, so when is she going to make 339 00:17:41,730 --> 00:17:43,470 Sharon Lokedi: the move?" And I think she always thinks the same 340 00:17:43,470 --> 00:17:45,540 Sharon Lokedi: thing. And it gets to the point where it's like, " 341 00:17:45,540 --> 00:17:48,389 Sharon Lokedi: We're not talking anymore, we're just working." And it's just like 342 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,810 Sharon Lokedi: a step after the other. So it's going to be 343 00:17:51,810 --> 00:17:54,119 Sharon Lokedi: a bit different this year. And I think in a 344 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:56,340 Sharon Lokedi: way I'm really excited for her, to see how she 345 00:17:56,340 --> 00:17:59,399 Sharon Lokedi: races in London. But yeah, I think I'm going to 346 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,940 Sharon Lokedi: miss her. I'm going to really miss competing with her. Yeah. 347 00:18:02,940 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, it'll be different. It'll be different for you, for the fans, so it'll 348 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,030 Speaker 2: be a good test for you. Learn how to run 349 00:18:09,030 --> 00:18:09,540 Speaker 2: without Hellen. 350 00:18:09,540 --> 00:18:09,810 Sharon Lokedi: True. True. 351 00:18:10,470 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 2: It's going to have to happen eventually. 352 00:18:11,790 --> 00:18:14,580 Sharon Lokedi: Yeah. But I'm pretty sure there'll be other people out there- 353 00:18:14,580 --> 00:18:15,090 Speaker 2: Of course. 354 00:18:15,450 --> 00:18:18,150 Sharon Lokedi: That will be tough to compete with. 355 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, yes. 356 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,990 Sharon Lokedi: And I can just picture them and put Hellen face 357 00:18:21,990 --> 00:18:22,171 Sharon Lokedi: in them. 358 00:18:22,171 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 2: I love it. I love it. 359 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:26,369 Sharon Lokedi: So yeah. 360 00:18:26,430 --> 00:18:29,580 Speaker 2: Well, you have a race before Boston here with us 361 00:18:29,580 --> 00:18:31,859 Speaker 2: in New York. There I should say in New York 362 00:18:31,859 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 2: with us at the United Airlines NYC Half. And we 363 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:39,090 Speaker 2: have so many people come run the UA NYC Half 364 00:18:39,090 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 2: every year who are preparing for Boston or maybe London. 365 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:47,909 Speaker 2: How do you think you'll approach that race? I remember 366 00:18:47,940 --> 00:18:49,830 Speaker 2: talking to you about this in the past. You've done 367 00:18:49,830 --> 00:18:52,830 Speaker 2: this before and asking you, " Are you just going to 368 00:18:52,830 --> 00:18:54,869 Speaker 2: go to use it as a training run? Are you 369 00:18:54,869 --> 00:18:56,910 Speaker 2: going to go win?" And you've always said you're going 370 00:18:56,910 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 2: to go win. And it seems like that's how you 371 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:00,540 Speaker 2: approach it. Is that how you're going to approach it 372 00:19:00,540 --> 00:19:00,900 Speaker 2: this year? 373 00:19:01,350 --> 00:19:03,960 Sharon Lokedi: Sometimes even when I'm telling you I'm going to win, 374 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:05,970 Sharon Lokedi: deep down, I'm like, " Oh God, is it going to 375 00:19:05,970 --> 00:19:06,241 Sharon Lokedi: really happen?" 376 00:19:06,241 --> 00:19:06,450 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah. 377 00:19:08,100 --> 00:19:12,330 Sharon Lokedi: But I just have to be confident. And yes, so of 378 00:19:12,330 --> 00:19:15,480 Sharon Lokedi: course, like any other race, I'm still going to fight 379 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:19,109 Sharon Lokedi: for it. And depending on how it is, I'm still 380 00:19:19,109 --> 00:19:23,280 Sharon Lokedi: going to try and go for the win because, I 381 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,040 Sharon Lokedi: don't know, there's something about just being out there in 382 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,710 Sharon Lokedi: New York and competing and all that and every other 383 00:19:28,710 --> 00:19:32,280 Sharon Lokedi: race is yes, it's different. It's different crowd, but there's 384 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:35,940 Sharon Lokedi: always something that's the same, the people and everyone that's 385 00:19:35,940 --> 00:19:39,389 Sharon Lokedi: out there cheering. And it's so special because every time I'm 386 00:19:39,390 --> 00:19:42,240 Sharon Lokedi: like, everyone's like, (inaudible) , it's like I can hear 387 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,490 Sharon Lokedi: my name more and more and I think that's very 388 00:19:44,490 --> 00:19:49,710 Sharon Lokedi: motivating. And yes, when I'm out there, yes, I'm fighting for the win. And 389 00:19:50,340 --> 00:19:53,730 Sharon Lokedi: this year, it might not be like last year, it 390 00:19:53,730 --> 00:19:56,160 Sharon Lokedi: might be a little bit different, but anything is possible, 391 00:19:56,220 --> 00:19:56,609 Sharon Lokedi: so. 392 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 2: The course, is it a course you find useful in 393 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,530 Speaker 2: training for Boston? We have some hills. 394 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:01,800 Sharon Lokedi: Yes, yes. 395 00:20:01,859 --> 00:20:04,889 Speaker 2: We have a lot of the similar topography. Do you 396 00:20:04,890 --> 00:20:07,770 Speaker 2: find it's just a good setup race for you to 397 00:20:07,770 --> 00:20:08,910 Speaker 2: help get you ready for Boston? 398 00:20:08,910 --> 00:20:11,310 Sharon Lokedi: Yeah. Yeah. But I even think New York is hard 399 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:15,900 Sharon Lokedi: in a way, which is really great because then it gives 400 00:20:15,900 --> 00:20:18,000 Sharon Lokedi: you the confidence. Last year it gave me so much 401 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,540 Sharon Lokedi: confidence heading into Boston. And yes, I'm going to try 402 00:20:21,540 --> 00:20:24,270 Sharon Lokedi: and emulate the same thing again this year and just see how 403 00:20:24,270 --> 00:20:28,440 Sharon Lokedi: that goes. So it's very exciting and there's nothing like 404 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:32,040 Sharon Lokedi: going back and just trying to win again and being 405 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,200 Sharon Lokedi: there and being present and supportive. Yeah. 406 00:20:34,859 --> 00:20:36,929 Speaker 2: Well, we can't wait to have you back in New 407 00:20:36,930 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 2: York, but most of all, we can't thank you enough 408 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:44,010 Speaker 2: for welcoming us into your family's home here in Kenya. 409 00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 2: It's been such an honor to be here with you, 410 00:20:47,940 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 2: with your family. And I think we'll all see you 411 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 2: and all your fellow Kenyan runners a little differently now 412 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,020 Speaker 2: than we've been where you all are from. And I 413 00:20:58,020 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 2: recommend honestly any American who loves distance running, who loves 414 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 2: the sport, take the opportunity if they ever get it to 415 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,699 Speaker 2: come over here and see what it's like here because 416 00:21:08,700 --> 00:21:11,820 Speaker 2: it really does give you an incredible perspective. So thank 417 00:21:11,820 --> 00:21:13,201 Speaker 2: you so much. It's great to see you. 418 00:21:13,201 --> 00:21:13,560 Sharon Lokedi: Thank you. Thank you. 419 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:13,561 Speaker 2: We'll see you in New York. 420 00:21:13,561 --> 00:21:17,490 Sharon Lokedi: Thank you. I'm really grateful. Thank you all. Come again. 421 00:21:17,670 --> 00:21:17,941 Speaker 2: Thank you. 422 00:21:17,941 --> 00:21:21,540 Sharon Lokedi: Feel very welcomed and at home. And I don't know, 423 00:21:22,230 --> 00:21:24,720 Sharon Lokedi: this is so special. I feel like we do this 424 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:25,920 Sharon Lokedi: always, but it's different. 425 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 2: This is different. 426 00:21:26,820 --> 00:21:28,291 Sharon Lokedi: We're doing it at my mom's home. 427 00:21:28,291 --> 00:21:28,292 Speaker 2: Incredible. 428 00:21:28,292 --> 00:21:30,359 Sharon Lokedi: Which is very special in Kenya. 429 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 2: I'm going to go inside and have some more of 430 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:31,979 Speaker 2: that tea. 431 00:21:32,010 --> 00:21:32,458 Sharon Lokedi: Yes, please. 432 00:21:32,459 --> 00:21:33,899 Speaker 2: Delicious tea that your mom is serving. 433 00:21:33,900 --> 00:21:39,090 Sharon Lokedi: Please. So this is going to be a memory to remember forever. So thank you. 434 00:21:39,090 --> 00:21:44,730 Speaker 3: Peloton's most advanced tread yet is here. 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