Only one runner has won the Olympic marathon in the summer and New York in the fall — Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir in 2021.
A pack of runners, including eventual winner Hellen Obiri, race in the Olympic women’s marathon on Aug. 11.
She was physically ready to start training again in early September, but even when perfectly healthy, marathon training can be a long and lonely process.
(Christian Petersen / Getty Images)Popehn said she found herself replaying the Paris race in her head once she got back home.
“It’s on my mind.”GO DEEPER The ex-head of the New York marathon cleared himself in his sport.
Persons:
“, ”, Hellen Obiri, Hellen, Lindwurm, —, Conner Mantz, Clayton Young, Tamirat Tola, Belgium’s Bashir Abdi, ” Young, Mantz, they’ve, Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir, Tola, Ulrik Pedersen, Dathan Ritzenhein, ” Obiri, It’s, Ritzenhein, Obiri, Joe Klecker, Klecker, Brigham Young, Young, She’ll, Christian Petersen, Popehn, She’s, ” Popehn, hasn’t
Organizations:
York City Marathon, Athletics Club, Team, Tokyo Olympics, Brigham, Getty, Boston Marathon, Grandma’s, New
Locations:
York, New York, Paris, Kenyan, Staten, Ethiopia, Manhattan, Boulder, Col, Central, Versailles, France, Minnesota