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born 1984
Caroline Rotich (born 13 May 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in half marathon and marathon races. She has won the Las Vegas Marathon, New York Half Marathon and the Boston Marathon.
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This was the biggest win of my career so far
At 20 miles they were far away from me I decided to run my own race
I was like, 'No, not today.' And I kept going
I love racing in New York...I know [the marathon course] is not as fast as some of the other races, but sometimes you have to feel it in your heart. You go where you want to be.
This win gives me a good platform for my future marathon career. Every marathon is different. In Prague I really enjoyed the atmosphere and I would like to come back next year
Coming back, every time is good and awesome...offering up some last minute advice. Make sure you have enough energy and are feeling yourself and know how much you still have left to go on the hills… Pace yourself.
I came here trying to run a really good time and to see what I can do. At the halfway, I looked at my watch and saw that it was 72 (minutes) and I was like, ‘Ugh! This is a little bit slow.’ I knew sometimes in a marathon, if I push hard in the second half I can make it up.
I got to the last corner and I saw the finish line tape and I thought this is it, I'm not going to let it go
I’m still a [Kenyan] citizen so if I can get a chance to represent them, I would be happy to do that. If I qualify for Rio, I will race
I woke up like someone else today
My coach used to tell me, 'If you win big races, your life is going to change,'... So I was a little prepared, and I'm having fun with it, but you really don't know what it's like until you're there.
but we never knew what was going to happen in the race
We went to like the last sprint and I knew that this was going to be the toughest sprint so I waited and waited so sprinting that I was like I have to go for it or give it everything I have.
If I win, it is going to be great, but if I am able to go out and run my PR, I think it is going to be even more great. I am going in with those two goals and trying to be ready for everything
but I have been patient and shown you can train in the US, and win too
I was trying to help some of the Kenyans coming there to learn Japanese...But I decided I wanted to be more serious about running and make it my job. I felt like I was not going to reach my goals if I stayed there (Japan).
I didn't start training for the marathon when I was 20, 21, 22, like a lot of the women now...The other thing is that I didn't want to run marathons just because it was the thing to do. I felt like I wanted to do it only when I was ready to do it well.
I didn’t see the finish tape
I was actually wishing I could go back and wait for the group and then go with them again. In that spot I didn’t really know what to do, but my body told my mind that I could go and see what happened by running my own race in front
I was trying to push there so I can see what we can do. After we pushed, I heard one of the ladies telling the pacemaker that it was a little too fast. I was like, ‘Are you serious?’ I thought everyone was trying to go for a course record