Reigning Boston Marathon champion Sharon Lokedi believes her stunning personal best at the Copenhagen Half Marathon has sharpened her form ahead of her return to the New York City Marathon on November 2.
Lokedi clocked a career-best 1:05:00 in Denmark over the weekend, slicing nearly four minutes off her previous best of 1:08:14 set at the New York Half Marathon in 2022. The performance earned her a strong second-place finish behind Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw, who took the win in a course record time of 1:04:44.
Another Ethiopian, Wede Kefale, rounded out the podium in 1:05:21. Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei (1:06:22), Gladys Chepkurui (1:06:24), Phena Yego (1:07:05), and Cintia Chepng’eno (1:07:39) completed a competitive Kenyan presence in the top seven.
