806. Sharon Lokedi, 2025 Boston Marathon Champion

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Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

"All those moments led to this. All the hard work really, truly pays off."

In 2022, Sharon Lokedi made her marathon debut at the TCS New York City Marathon. It went pretty well for a first-timer: She won. Since then, Sharon has raced often and well, usually finding herself on a podium just behind frequent competitor and friend Hellen Obiri. Sharon finished second to Hellen in Boston last year, and finished just off the podium in fourth at last summer's Paris Olympics — again, just behind Hellen. So this year, Sharon lined up in Boston ready to see if she could overtake the two-time defending champion — and the rest of the field.

You know how it played out: Sharon won the 2025 Boston Marathon in a personal best time of 2:17:22. In this conversation, the Kenyan-born, Flagstaff-based Under Armour Dark Sky Distance athlete talks about what it took to break the tape that Monday in Boston. She talks her childhood as the oldest of four kids being raised by a single mom, and about the adjustment when she came to the United States for college. And, of course, she breaks down race day in Boston, including how she felt that morning, whether she had a feeling it was going to be her day, and how she celebrated afterward (hello, new Gucci bag!).

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Allie on the Run show. I'm your host, Allie Feller, and this is where I talk with people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond.
0:13.0	From professional athletes and celebrity runners to the everyday, amateur, and back of the pack runner, we are here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run.
0:24.1	Whether you are running towards something big or away from something that has been holding you back,
0:28.7	my job is to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace.
0:32.3	My guest today is your 2025 Boston Marathon champion, Sharon Loughkelly.
0:40.5	I don't know anyone who isn't a huge Sharon Loketty fan. She's just the best. And if you didn't know that already, this episode will
0:46.0	have you falling in love with the Kenyan Under Armour athlete who lives in Flagstaff,
0:51.7	trains with Under Armour's dark sky distance team, and won the 22
0:56.8	TCS New York City Marathon in her 26.2 mile debut. In this conversation, Sharon talks about the
1:04.3	road to Boston glory, including what her upbringing was like as the oldest of four kids being raised by a
1:10.5	single mom in Kenya.
1:11.9	She talks about going to college in Kansas and about not seeing her family for more than five
1:16.6	years. And she talks about going pro. Plus, she talks about the New York City Marathon win,
1:22.5	about racing her friend and competitor Helen O'Berry time and time again. And she talks about the disappointment
1:29.1	of not being named to Kenya's Olympic marathon team for the Paris Games and then getting
1:34.8	added to the team at the last minute. She ultimately finished fourth at last summer's Olympic
1:40.0	Marathon. So let's get into it. Please enjoy this conversation with Sharon Loketty,
1:45.9	Boston Marathon Champion, and newfound Gucci Bag enthusiast.
1:56.5	Okay, the champ is here. Your 2025 Boston Marathon Champion, Sharon Loketty.
2:04.9	Congratulations.
2:06.0	You just won the Boston Marathon.
2:07.8	How are you?
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