

But along with her achievements came significant sacrifice. Sharon had a successful collegiate running career and was even an NCAA champion.

In 2015, Sharon left her home in Kenya and enrolled as a freshman at the University of Kansas. Running changed everything for Sharon Lokedi. Rose Lokedi prepared to watch Sharon, her daughter, run a marathon for the very first time. Sharon Lokedi, 28, from a small village near Eldoret, Kenya, began the first 26.2-mile journey in her promising career as a professional marathoner.Īt 4.40 pm Eastern Africa Time on November 6, 2022, the TCS New York City Marathon app was opened on a smartphone in a small village near Eldoret, Kenya. At 8.40 am Eastern Time on November 6, 2022, a cannon fired on Staten Island to signal the start of the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon.
