RBR Five Questions with Wesley Korir, by Larry Eder

“Wonder & Amazement”,

Wesley Korir, 2012 BAA Marathon Champion, photo by PhotoRun.net

The battle fought on the streets of Boston in April 2012 was hot, humid and horrific. Welsey Korir somehow stayed together and won the race over a tremendous field. In Chicago, Wesley ran in the coolest conditions of his career, and, while not winning, ran a personal best of 2:06.13.

Thanks to his manager, Karen Locke, we sent Wesley five questions about his racing, his life and his philosophy of running.

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Wesley Korir, 2012 Boston Marathon, photo by PhotoRun.net

RBR, # 1. You said that running a pb in the cold was a good thing for you, why?

Wesley Korir: Larry, if you take a look, my best marathon performances have been the result of hot temperatures: Chicago 2011, Los Angeles 2009, 2010, Boston 2012.

RBR, # 2. Tell us about the Chicago race?

Wesley Korir: The blessing is that I never felt a real groove, but to come away with a personal best provides some satisfaction.

Wesley Korir, Chicago 2009, photo by PhotoRun.net

RBR, # 3. You have had superb races in 2012, how has your training been?

Wesley Korir: Thank you. I’m healthy, fitter than ever at this moment. I feel recovered.

RBR, # 4. Tell us about your family?
Wesley Korir: My wife Tarah is a runner who I met while attending Louisville. I liked her the moment I met her. We have a two year old girl named McKayla.

RBR, #5: Where will we see you next?

Wesley Korir: My coach, Ron Mann, likes the idea of the 2013 NYC Half Marathon. I also ran a 1/2 marathon PR this year in New York. I was ill and the result was pivotal during heavy training.

Dathan Ritzenhein, Wesley Korir, resting,

photo by Karen Locke

Author

Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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