Hellen Obiri Quotes

born 1989 Kenya

Hellen Onsando Obiri (born 13 December 1989) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. She is the only woman to have won world titles in indoor track, outdoor track and cross country.

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It is all about focus. The training for 1500m and 5000m is different, you do more because the distance is longer, you basically change everything in training.

I am so happy, it was the only medal I missed in my cabinet.

I tried to be patient and wait for the right time to happen...Today was my time.

In a marathon, anything can happen.

I have been running 10Ks and half marathons, so I have lost speed to defend my 5,000m title...I want to leave it to the younger athletes.

I’m satisfied with my second place finish, what matters most was to finish within 1-2 bracket. I will go back and work hard in training to ensure I do well in Tokyo. I’m really not bothered much with Ethiopians, as a team we will deliver good results.

I didn’t know I was going to win because the race was tough. I used my mind and decided to be patient...We had the Ethiopians in the races before and we saw they are strong on the hills. This was the last chance, I don’t think I’m going to go for another World Cross-Country.

I said in my mind let me try to be patient. When were at about 25k, I said ‘patient’. And when I reached 42km, I said, ‘no, I want to win this race.’ And I said, ‘can I just use track speed to go?

Hellen Obiri on how patience helped her win the Boston Marathon and the inspiration she takes from Eliud Kipchoge (2023)

The race was good. I just wanted to seal top two...I have no pressure; I will be facing familiar opponents in Tokyo. I am used to fast-paced races and all I am going to do is continue with my training.

In the middle of the race I had to be patient and had to wait for the right time. I knew I trained well, and today I can say it was my time...Moving from track to the road racing was a big challenge for me. In track there was not a lot of mileage.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Hellen Obiri (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.