Sharon Lokedi: For me to get here, it wasn't easy. And for
Sharon Lokedi: her to be able to be comfortable and enjoy life,
Sharon Lokedi: just do her own things, the things that we never
Sharon Lokedi: ever imagined that we could be able to, just to see
Sharon Lokedi: that you can do that through just running and believing in yourself.
Speaker 2: Well, what a treat this is. We are here in
Speaker 2: Kenya at the home of Sharon Lokedi and her mother,
Speaker 2: Rose. And Sharon, we've had you in New York so
Speaker 2: many times on our podcast. Obviously you're a former champion of
Speaker 2: the TCS New York City Marathon. We figured it was
Speaker 2: about time that we came to you. You come to us
Speaker 2: all the time, but this time we're coming to you
Speaker 2: and it's such a treat for us to be here
Speaker 2: in your home, in your mother's home. You've given us an
Speaker 2: incredibly warm welcome here and it is just incredible to be with
Speaker 2: you here in Kenya.
Sharon Lokedi: Thank you. I'm really grateful that you guys are here. I honestly cannot believe we're
Sharon Lokedi: doing this here.
Speaker 2: Neither can I.
Sharon Lokedi: I remember this just being like we were just talking about
Sharon Lokedi: this and now it's finally happened and it just shows
Sharon Lokedi: anything is possible.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Sharon Lokedi: So yeah.
Speaker 2: This is the first official visit of New York Road
Speaker 2: Runners ever to Kenya, which is remarkable when you think
Speaker 2: about it. First decades and decades we've had Kenyan athletes
Speaker 2: coming to New York, many of them like you, winning
Speaker 2: the marathon, winning other events. What does it mean for
Speaker 2: you, for others? We're going to have a number of
Speaker 2: Kenyan athletes that we're going to visit while we're here.
Speaker 2: What does it mean for all of you to have
Speaker 2: the people who run one of the major marathons in
Speaker 2: the world come here to Eldoret, to the cradle of
Speaker 2: so many marathon champions?
Sharon Lokedi: It's definitely the biggest pleasure just to have you guys
Sharon Lokedi: come here, visit, see the things, see where we run,
Sharon Lokedi: the things that go into running, our families and how we
Sharon Lokedi: just live life on this other side of the world.
Sharon Lokedi: And I think usually when we're there, it's like race,
Sharon Lokedi: you're focused, all this, but here you get to see
Sharon Lokedi: a different side of us, which is when we're more
Sharon Lokedi: relaxed, more in training. Which is, I mean for me specifically, I
Sharon Lokedi: think it's very special. It's one of those things that
Sharon Lokedi: you just imagine things but you never really believe they
Sharon Lokedi: would happen. And then now that you're here sitting right
Sharon Lokedi: here, it's great. Yeah.
Speaker 2: Yeah, if you think it's great, it's even better for me, for
Speaker 2: our team that's here. We see all of you. We
Speaker 2: know what you all go through to train and to
Speaker 2: get to the stages like the New York Marathon or
Speaker 2: the Boston Marathon. But it's one thing to kind of
Speaker 2: understand it intellectually, what it's like for you where you
Speaker 2: come from, but then to come see it is something
Speaker 2: else. And we've seen it the last few days. We've
Speaker 2: been in Eldoret. We've been in Iten. We saw the
Speaker 2: road in Iten where the runners, they're just going this long kind
Speaker 2: of red clay road where you stop by the side
Speaker 2: of the road and you'll see 10, 12 runners go by
Speaker 2: and you may not even know who they are, but
Speaker 2: chances are, you can tell they're good. You can tell
Speaker 2: they're a very serious runner. What is this running community like
Speaker 2: here when you come back? Because we know you spend
Speaker 2: about half your time, maybe more in the United States,
Speaker 2: you're in Flagstaff, Arizona, but when you come back here
Speaker 2: to rejoin the running community here in Kenya, what is
Speaker 2: that like for you?
Sharon Lokedi: It's very beautiful. It's very humbling. As you can see,
Sharon Lokedi: when you're out there running, you always see someone running.
Sharon Lokedi: You always see someone just working so hard, just even
Sharon Lokedi: no matter what time of the day, everyone is just
Sharon Lokedi: trying to get the best of what they could with
Sharon Lokedi: running and all that. And I feel like every time
Sharon Lokedi: I come here, it just reminds me of where I came
Sharon Lokedi: from, where my running started. And it just brings you back
Sharon Lokedi: and you just get to appreciate so many things that this
Sharon Lokedi: running has given you. It's made me go to places
Sharon Lokedi: like run races that I never imagined. And when you're
Sharon Lokedi: here and you're seeing people working hard and you can
Sharon Lokedi: only wish for them to get to experience this and
Sharon Lokedi: be out there and get to celebrate and just win
Sharon Lokedi: races, which is something that I wish everyone could feel
Sharon Lokedi: how it feels and experience that. Yeah.
Speaker 2: Yeah. And I've gotten to see a bit on this
Speaker 2: visit just today really how people react to you here
Speaker 2: now and they know you, they know Sharon because you're
Speaker 2: local, you're one of them. But now you're not just
Speaker 2: Sharon, you're New York City Marathon champion, you're a Boston
Speaker 2: Marathon champion. And how different is it for you now
Speaker 2: when you come back with that success?
Sharon Lokedi: It's a bit different, but it's also motivating in a way because now every time
Sharon Lokedi: I see someone and I can just see the joy
Sharon Lokedi: in their faces, I can see the smile that they're so
Sharon Lokedi: excited to meet me and I'm like in a way
Sharon Lokedi: I have maybe inspired them or I've given them hope
Sharon Lokedi: that they can be able to get there and get
Sharon Lokedi: to the point that we are just through running, through
Sharon Lokedi: just believing in themselves. And so it gives me so
Sharon Lokedi: much joy that I get to share and encourage each
Sharon Lokedi: person and just be like, " This is possible. You can
Sharon Lokedi: do it." And just if someone, I feel like when
Sharon Lokedi: I was young, every time I met someone that had
Sharon Lokedi: run or done something, I used to be so happy and I'm like, "
Sharon Lokedi: I've met this person." And I'm sure for them when
Sharon Lokedi: they get back they're like, "oh, I met Sharon and she did and this." And
Sharon Lokedi: I think it motivated me and I hope it does
Sharon Lokedi: the same for them too.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it does. I can tell.
Sharon Lokedi: Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2: And then for your mother here, who's in this beautiful
Speaker 2: home, we know this is the home that she was
Speaker 2: in watching on a cellphone when you won the 2022
Speaker 2: TCS New York City Marathon, changed your life, I'm sure
Speaker 2: changed hers.
Sharon Lokedi: Yes, yes.
Speaker 2: How has your success in the sport allowed you to
Speaker 2: help change her life? We've met your siblings in there,
Speaker 2: you've got brothers and sisters here as well. How have
Speaker 2: you been able to change the lives of others as
Speaker 2: well with what you've been able to accomplish?
Sharon Lokedi: I feel like even just for my mom, every time
Sharon Lokedi: she's going somewhere, they're like, " Oh, that's a mother of
Sharon Lokedi: the champion." Every time she's like, " People just recognize me
Sharon Lokedi: through you and all this." And she's like, every time
Sharon Lokedi: she's like, " I just want you to keep working hard."
Sharon Lokedi: Because for me to get here, it wasn't easy. And
Sharon Lokedi: for her to be able to be comfortable and enjoy
Sharon Lokedi: life and just do her own things, the things that
Sharon Lokedi: we never ever imagined that could we be able to. And
Sharon Lokedi: just to see that you can do that through just running
Sharon Lokedi: and believing in yourself and just getting opportunities like you
Sharon Lokedi: guys believed in me and gave me that opportunity. And
Sharon Lokedi: I'm here now because of that chance that I got.
Sharon Lokedi: And every time I go, I pray for someone to
Sharon Lokedi: just get that chance because you never know, it might
Sharon Lokedi: change their life. It did change mine. So I hope
Sharon Lokedi: people can see that and relate through that, so.
Speaker 2: We spent some time today, Sharon, together as the Roadrunners
Speaker 2: team visited an amazing organization, Tirop's Angels, an organization that's
Speaker 2: named after Agnes Tirop, a talented female Kenyan runner who
Speaker 2: tragically was murdered, a victim of domestic violence here in
Speaker 2: Kenya. And there have been many examples of women in
Speaker 2: Kenya, including professional runners who have had this problem, who
Speaker 2: have fallen into relationships that were abusive gender- based violence
Speaker 2: as a real problem in Kenya. And that's what Tirop's
Speaker 2: Angels and our friend Viola Cheptoo and your friend is
Speaker 2: working on doing something about. Can you talk about that
Speaker 2: organization, Tirop's Angels, what they're trying to do, what Viola
Speaker 2: is trying to do? And I know you've been a
Speaker 2: big supporter of it as well.
Sharon Lokedi: Yeah, I think it's very impactful because I feel like for a
Sharon Lokedi: long time I used to see it from a distance
Sharon Lokedi: and I'm like, " Oh, this is such an organization that,
Sharon Lokedi: such a good platform that supports people and people can
Sharon Lokedi: go and get help and just feel like they're heard,
Sharon Lokedi: their voices are heard." And then just to have Viola
Sharon Lokedi: as my friend and to see her working day in,
Sharon Lokedi: day out, just trying to change one life at a
Sharon Lokedi: time, just to try to change either it's like a
Sharon Lokedi: kid or just someone that needs support and all that, it's
Sharon Lokedi: just been very, very encouraging in a way. And I feel like
Sharon Lokedi: it's even made me more want to see how it
Sharon Lokedi: goes and be able to help and support in a
Sharon Lokedi: way or in one way or the other. But I'm
Sharon Lokedi: really grateful to see her and the people at Tirop's
Sharon Lokedi: Angels just doing the work. And even today at those
Sharon Lokedi: meeting and even the things they were doing today, I'd
Sharon Lokedi: never seen that side of other things. So every time
Sharon Lokedi: I get to be there and see them working and
Sharon Lokedi: having these forums or platforms and sometimes they have seminars
Sharon Lokedi: and just to go there and just see from a
Sharon Lokedi: distance how they're making change in our communities, it's very
Sharon Lokedi: special. It's very special. And I'm really grateful for you
Sharon Lokedi: guys that you're here to support and help her get
Sharon Lokedi: better and even reach out to so many people and
Sharon Lokedi: get the things that she needs to be able to
Sharon Lokedi: support other women and girls and even young kids because
Sharon Lokedi: this is not something that can be done by one
Sharon Lokedi: person. It needs a whole ... Everybody else to chip in.
Sharon Lokedi: And you guys to be here and do this, it's
Sharon Lokedi: very special. It's very special. And we're grateful. We're grateful for all that
Sharon Lokedi: you do and we continue being grateful and may God
Sharon Lokedi: continue blessing you.
Speaker 2: Thank you. Thank you.
Sharon Lokedi: Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2: We're happy to be able to shine a light on,
Speaker 2: it's a very important topic. So you have a title to
Speaker 2: defend in Boston and coming up in just a couple
Speaker 2: of months.
Sharon Lokedi: Yes, yes.
Speaker 2: Talk about your training. So you're here, by the way,
Speaker 2: one of the reasons, I'm sure you come back here,
Speaker 2: just like in Flagstaff, good altitude to train out here.
Speaker 2: I think we're at about maybe 5, 500, 6,000 feet above
Speaker 2: sea level here. So it's good altitude. Obviously, amazing group
Speaker 2: you have to train with here. Talk about your training
Speaker 2: in Kenya, how that's going and how it helps you
Speaker 2: when you come here to train for another marathon major.
Sharon Lokedi: It's special. I feel like even when I did my build up
Sharon Lokedi: that leads to 2022 New York, I came here because
Sharon Lokedi: I just wanted to be with people and get to
Sharon Lokedi: run with a group of people that they've done this
Sharon Lokedi: before. And I just wanted to get that experience. And
Sharon Lokedi: I feel like it's just been so special that I
Sharon Lokedi: can always look back and be like, " This is where
Sharon Lokedi: I started all this." So every time I come back,
Sharon Lokedi: I go to Kaptagat because that's where I know that's
Sharon Lokedi: where I did my build up, I did all my
Sharon Lokedi: marathon build and it's very special and humbling. You get
Sharon Lokedi: there, and everybody, no one cares who you are, it's
Sharon Lokedi: training. You're there to get the work done and you
Sharon Lokedi: run, you go sleep, you come back again, which is
Sharon Lokedi: a really good routine to do. And then it gets
Sharon Lokedi: also very special because then I get home here and I get to see
Sharon Lokedi: my family. It can be in a day or so,
Sharon Lokedi: but it's very, very special that I can, just 30
Sharon Lokedi: minutes away, I can be here, see my family, get
Sharon Lokedi: some milk, get some vegetables, go back to the training camp.
Speaker 2: It must be back to basics for you, right?
Sharon Lokedi: Yes.
Speaker 2: I mean, because this is where it all started for you.
Speaker 2: I'm sure it's great in Arizona too, but how is it
Speaker 2: different for you when you're back in your original element,
Speaker 2: around your family, in these groups that you've known for
Speaker 2: a long time? Does it kind of help reset you
Speaker 2: to bring you back to the things that made you
Speaker 2: successful at the beginning?
Sharon Lokedi: Yes.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Sharon Lokedi: Yes. It's very, very humbling in a way. I just
Sharon Lokedi: don't know how, but I just feel like this is
Sharon Lokedi: where ... Everything just feels so put together.
Speaker 2: Calming?
Sharon Lokedi: Yes, yes. And it's not like I feel the same
Sharon Lokedi: in Flagstaff, but Flagstaff, it's busy. You have friends, you
Sharon Lokedi: have things to do. You always are thinking about what's
Sharon Lokedi: next. But here, sometimes you're not even thinking about tomorrow.
Sharon Lokedi: Sometimes you don't even know what you're doing tomorrow. You
Sharon Lokedi: only get to focus on today. And I think that's
Sharon Lokedi: something that when I'm here, I get to appreciate more,
Sharon Lokedi: that I'm just like here, I'm present. I'm just enjoying
Sharon Lokedi: everything possible. And then when tomorrow comes, I get to
Sharon Lokedi: think about what's coming.
Speaker 2: One of the things that people ask a lot about the
Speaker 2: marathon and why Kenyans are so successful, it's one of the questions
Speaker 2: I get a lot from people when they see, oh,
Speaker 2: another Kenyan has won the New York City Marathon or the
Speaker 2: Boston Marathon is why? Why Kenyans? Why do they win
Speaker 2: so much? And coming here just to see it with my
Speaker 2: own eyes, I have to say I see it in
Speaker 2: a different way. Obviously the altitude, obviously there's a lot
Speaker 2: of natural talent here, no question about it, but it
Speaker 2: seems maybe more than anything, it's the culture.
Sharon Lokedi: Yes.
Speaker 2: There's a culture of running and it's what little kids
Speaker 2: dream to be. And there seems like there's an infrastructure
Speaker 2: here of coaches and runners and people here to support
Speaker 2: each other and show each other the way. And that
Speaker 2: when it comes to being successful in the sport is
Speaker 2: so much of the battle is having people help you
Speaker 2: believe in yourself and show you the way to being successful.
Sharon Lokedi: Yeah, yeah. And it's also one of the things that
Sharon Lokedi: when you're out there, you're running, you see someone and
Sharon Lokedi: you're like, " I am dying here". But then you see
Sharon Lokedi: someone passing you and it seems like they're not doing anything and
Sharon Lokedi: they're still like, " Oh, you can do this, you can do this." So it's like-
Speaker 2: And it's just a random person.
Sharon Lokedi: Yes.
Speaker 2: You don't know who they are.
Sharon Lokedi: Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2: But they could be competing in a major in a professional field, you might not even know it.
Sharon Lokedi: Yes, yes. And it's just sometimes you're like, " Okay, these people, they're very
Sharon Lokedi: stronger than I am." But it's just like they haven't
Sharon Lokedi: gotten the chance and either you have this opportunity, why can
Sharon Lokedi: you not go out there and use it and just
Sharon Lokedi: represent other people. And Even sometimes when I'm running out
Sharon Lokedi: here and someone is like, " Oh, congratulations." Someone out of
Sharon Lokedi: nowhere, it can be like some woman just walking and is like, "
Sharon Lokedi: Oh, work hard, keep working hard, my daughter." And it
Sharon Lokedi: gives you that excitement. You're like, " I get to do
Sharon Lokedi: this. I get to do this for a living and
Sharon Lokedi: have these people cheer me even without knowing who I
Sharon Lokedi: am." And that's something that it's very motivating and it's just special
Sharon Lokedi: to have here.
Speaker 2: Well, Sharon, everyone's going to know who you are when
Speaker 2: you show up in Boston this year. We know that.
Speaker 2: You cannot sneak up on anyone anymore. Having won, you're
Speaker 2: the defending champion, everyone knows you're coming. How is that
Speaker 2: going to be different for you going into Boston with
Speaker 2: that target on your back?
Sharon Lokedi: Like any other race, I treat it as it's a
Sharon Lokedi: different race. I treat it as if I haven't been there before.
Sharon Lokedi: Yes, I've been there, but it's in my mind I
Sharon Lokedi: just try to make sure that I'm just there to
Sharon Lokedi: compete. I'm there to put myself out there. And yes, as
Sharon Lokedi: you said, I am going to be there. Every move I make,
Sharon Lokedi: everyone is going to ... But I just have to be
Sharon Lokedi: strong. I just have to be mentally prepared for that.
Sharon Lokedi: Because as you know, it's not easy to defend your title.
Speaker 2: No.
Sharon Lokedi: It's the hardest thing you can ever do because it's
Sharon Lokedi: not even just the training, there's the mental aspect of
Sharon Lokedi: it, and that is just way tougher than it is physically.
Speaker 2: Do you feel more pressure or less pressure? I could
Speaker 2: see it going either way. You've already won the race,
Speaker 2: you've proven it.
Sharon Lokedi: Yeah.
Speaker 2: So in some ways maybe there's less pressure or do
Speaker 2: you feel the pressure to defend?
Sharon Lokedi: Yes, because everyone is expecting you to. And you yourself,
Sharon Lokedi: of course you want to win, you want to be
Sharon Lokedi: able to celebrate again and be like, "I just won again."
Sharon Lokedi: But you also have to be humble about it. And
Sharon Lokedi: those two things can be really tough sometimes to deal
Sharon Lokedi: with, but you just have to just find the balance
Sharon Lokedi: of figuring out what to do and how to do it.
Speaker 2: One thing that's going to be very different for you
Speaker 2: in Boston this year is your friend, your rival Hellen
Speaker 2: Obiri will not be there at the starting line with
Speaker 2: you. It's almost hard for me to imagine you in
Speaker 2: a race without Hellen Obiri. You guys have had such
Speaker 2: great battles. I love watching the broadcast of the two
Speaker 2: of you. I remember in Boston all the conversation the
Speaker 2: two of you are having, talking to each other about
Speaker 2: things. And I remember speaking to you actually at a
Speaker 2: lunch that we were at sometime after the Boston Marathon,
Speaker 2: I think it was at the MasterCard Mini 10K. And
Speaker 2: we talked about, what were you talking about during the
Speaker 2: Boston Marathon last year? You were comparing notes about when
Speaker 2: is that hill coming again? Is that this next mile?
Speaker 2: When is that happening again? You're just chatting. How is
Speaker 2: it going to be difficult? And do you think it's easier or harder for you
Speaker 2: to take on a race like this without Hellen in
Speaker 2: the field?
Sharon Lokedi: Harder I think because I feel like I'm just so
Sharon Lokedi: used to her and I'm always like, " I'm prepared. I
Sharon Lokedi: know she's definitely going to be there." And I'm always,
Sharon Lokedi: I'm like, " Okay, so when is she going to make
Sharon Lokedi: the move?" And I think she always thinks the same
Sharon Lokedi: thing. And it gets to the point where it's like, "
Sharon Lokedi: We're not talking anymore, we're just working." And it's just like
Sharon Lokedi: a step after the other. So it's going to be
Sharon Lokedi: a bit different this year. And I think in a
Sharon Lokedi: way I'm really excited for her, to see how she
Sharon Lokedi: races in London. But yeah, I think I'm going to
Sharon Lokedi: miss her. I'm going to really miss competing with her. Yeah.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it'll be different. It'll be different for you, for the fans, so it'll
Speaker 2: be a good test for you. Learn how to run
Speaker 2: without Hellen.
Sharon Lokedi: True. True.
Speaker 2: It's going to have to happen eventually.
Sharon Lokedi: Yeah. But I'm pretty sure there'll be other people out there-
Speaker 2: Of course.
Sharon Lokedi: That will be tough to compete with.
Speaker 2: Yes, yes, yes.
Sharon Lokedi: And I can just picture them and put Hellen face
Sharon Lokedi: in them.
Speaker 2: I love it. I love it.
Sharon Lokedi: So yeah.
Speaker 2: Well, you have a race before Boston here with us
Speaker 2: in New York. There I should say in New York
Speaker 2: with us at the United Airlines NYC Half. And we
Speaker 2: have so many people come run the UA NYC Half
Speaker 2: every year who are preparing for Boston or maybe London.
Speaker 2: How do you think you'll approach that race? I remember
Speaker 2: talking to you about this in the past. You've done
Speaker 2: this before and asking you, " Are you just going to
Speaker 2: go to use it as a training run? Are you
Speaker 2: going to go win?" And you've always said you're going
Speaker 2: to go win. And it seems like that's how you
Speaker 2: approach it. Is that how you're going to approach it
Speaker 2: this year?
Sharon Lokedi: Sometimes even when I'm telling you I'm going to win,
Sharon Lokedi: deep down, I'm like, " Oh God, is it going to
Sharon Lokedi: really happen?"
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah.
Sharon Lokedi: But I just have to be confident. And yes, so of
Sharon Lokedi: course, like any other race, I'm still going to fight
Sharon Lokedi: for it. And depending on how it is, I'm still
Sharon Lokedi: going to try and go for the win because, I
Sharon Lokedi: don't know, there's something about just being out there in
Sharon Lokedi: New York and competing and all that and every other
Sharon Lokedi: race is yes, it's different. It's different crowd, but there's
Sharon Lokedi: always something that's the same, the people and everyone that's
Sharon Lokedi: out there cheering. And it's so special because every time I'm
Sharon Lokedi: like, everyone's like, (inaudible) , it's like I can hear
Sharon Lokedi: my name more and more and I think that's very
Sharon Lokedi: motivating. And yes, when I'm out there, yes, I'm fighting for the win. And
Sharon Lokedi: this year, it might not be like last year, it
Sharon Lokedi: might be a little bit different, but anything is possible,
Sharon Lokedi: so.
Speaker 2: The course, is it a course you find useful in
Speaker 2: training for Boston? We have some hills.
Sharon Lokedi: Yes, yes.
Speaker 2: We have a lot of the similar topography. Do you
Speaker 2: find it's just a good setup race for you to
Speaker 2: help get you ready for Boston?
Sharon Lokedi: Yeah. Yeah. But I even think New York is hard
Sharon Lokedi: in a way, which is really great because then it gives
Sharon Lokedi: you the confidence. Last year it gave me so much
Sharon Lokedi: confidence heading into Boston. And yes, I'm going to try
Sharon Lokedi: and emulate the same thing again this year and just see how
Sharon Lokedi: that goes. So it's very exciting and there's nothing like
Sharon Lokedi: going back and just trying to win again and being
Sharon Lokedi: there and being present and supportive. Yeah.
Speaker 2: Well, we can't wait to have you back in New
Speaker 2: York, but most of all, we can't thank you enough
Speaker 2: for welcoming us into your family's home here in Kenya.
Speaker 2: It's been such an honor to be here with you,
Speaker 2: with your family. And I think we'll all see you
Speaker 2: and all your fellow Kenyan runners a little differently now
Speaker 2: than we've been where you all are from. And I
Speaker 2: recommend honestly any American who loves distance running, who loves
Speaker 2: the sport, take the opportunity if they ever get it to
Speaker 2: come over here and see what it's like here because
Speaker 2: it really does give you an incredible perspective. So thank
Speaker 2: you so much. It's great to see you.
Sharon Lokedi: Thank you. Thank you.
Speaker 2: We'll see you in New York.
Sharon Lokedi: Thank you. I'm really grateful. Thank you all. Come again.
Speaker 2: Thank you.
Sharon Lokedi: Feel very welcomed and at home. And I don't know,
Sharon Lokedi: this is so special. I feel like we do this
Sharon Lokedi: always, but it's different.
Speaker 2: This is different.
Sharon Lokedi: We're doing it at my mom's home.
Speaker 2: Incredible.
Sharon Lokedi: Which is very special in Kenya.
Speaker 2: I'm going to go inside and have some more of
Speaker 2: that tea.
Sharon Lokedi: Yes, please.
Speaker 2: Delicious tea that your mom is serving.
Sharon Lokedi: Please. So this is going to be a memory to remember forever. So thank you.
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Speaker 2: Well, that does it for a very special episode of
Speaker 2: Set The Pace. I want to thank Sharon, her family.
Speaker 2: Thanks all for watching, and we'll see you back in
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