Nairobi — USA-based Kenyan marathoner Sharon Lokedi is eyeing one other podium end and a attainable victory, as she traces up towards what she phrases as a high quality area at Monday night’s Boston Marathon.
Lokedi completed second behind two-time winner Hellen Obiri final 12 months and as she comes up towards a well-known foe and an additional deep area, Lokedi believes she will get one higher and clinch her second main marathon title.
Talking completely to Telecomasia.web from Boston, the USA-based Kenyan believes she has executed effectively throughout her coaching interval in Arizona, and is in sensible form to battle for a win.
“To be trustworthy this 12 months’s area is a really robust one with excellent high quality opponents all spherical. There are lots of girls on the sector with good instances. However the plan is to be affected person and preserve with the main group for so long as attainable and be very aggressive. However, I’m wanting ahead to doing higher than final 12 months and the most effective tactic is to pay attention to when to make a transfer,” Lokedi informed Telecomasia.
She has competed towards defending champion Obiri greater than 3 times and is but to beat her, however believes racing towards the two-time champion at all times brings the most effective out of her.
“I actually like competing towards her as a result of she places the hammer down and that’s what I like. She brings the most effective out of me and is a motivation to maintain working. I imagine I’ve ready effectively on my finish regardless of coaching by winer. I nonetheless managed to place in some good work and get the most effective out of myself on race day,” Lokedi added.
Her solely main marathon victory was on the 2023 New York Marathon and is wanting ahead to difficult for a second in Boston.
