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Sharon Lokedi

Sharon Lokedi

October 31, 2024

The ULTIMATE 2024 NYC Marathon Women's Preview: Sharon Lokedi Tries to Deny Hellen Obiri Repeat Victory

Dakotah Popehn (formerly Lindwurm), Jessica McClain, and Aliphine Tuliamuk lead the US field. *Official 2024 New York City Marathon Discussion Thread.
April 15, 2024

Hellen Obiri Rips 15:06 5k From 35k To 40k To Repeat As Boston Marathon Champion

Obiri got the win by running her final 4.2 plus miles at under 5-minute mile pace. Mile 23 was 4:57, mile 24 was 4:41, mile 25 was 4:54 and she ran her last mile in 4:51 to finally break free of Sharon Lokedi.
April 11, 2024

2024 Boston Marathon Women's Preview: Hellen Obiri Seeks Repeat Victory

Obirit's coach, Dathan Ritzenhein, is confident that the Boston and NYC champ is ready to go. "We feel pretty confident that her fitness is the best it’s been for a marathon."
November 05, 2023

Hellen Obiri Wins New York City Marathon to Complete the NYC-Boston Double

Hellen Obiri used a furious kick to turn the tables on Letesenbet Gidey and win the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon and become the first woman to win New York and Boston in the same year since Ingrid Kristiansen in 1989.
December 30, 2022

How Did THAT Happen? Remembering the Strangest Moments in Running in 2022

From "Poopgate" to the Abbott World Marathon Majors screwing over Eliud Kipchoge to Devon Allen's DQ to Max Siegel's salary, 2022 was a wild year on and off the track.
November 06, 2022

Sharon Lokedi SHOCKS World, Wins 2022 New York City Marathon

Sharon Lokedi got a huge win for herself and Under Armour as well as Hellen Obiri's debut fizzleed the final few miles. Aliphine Tuliamuk was first American.

August 18, 2019

Leonard Korir Becomes First American to Win Falmouth Road Race Since 1988

On a hot and humid day in Massachusetts, Korir finally got the victory he so badly wanted after finishing in the top 3 each of the last 4 years. In the women's race, Sharon Lokedi, the 2018 NCAA 10,000 champ, was the surprise winner and American Sara Hall the even more surprising runner-up.
April 08, 2019

Edward Cheserek Matches World Record En Route To Carlsbad 5000 Victory; Sharon Lodeki Wins Women's Race In Her Professional Debut

Cheserek ran 13:29 tying the road WR (the IAAF only started recognizing the 5000 road record in 2017). In the women's race, Cheserek's girlfriend and NCAA 10,000 champ Lokedi made her pro debut with a 15:48 victory.
June 09, 2017

Charlotte Taylor Wins 10,000m to Make History for University of San Francisco at NCAAs

Taylor outkicked Alice Wright and Sharon Lokedi as pre-race favorite Anna Rohrer couldn't overcome a herniated disc.