#brigidkosgei

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I wanted to take a moment to highlight Brigid Kosgei. The winner of this year’s 2020 London Marathon Women’s race in a time of 2:18:58. She demolished and I mean demolished the competition by more than 3 minutes despite cold and rainy conditions on a 19 lap course in St. James Park with no spectators. It was amazing!
Since her win, I’ve been looking forward to getting a detailed race recap from the media. I wanted to learn more about her training during a pandemic, what it’s like being away from her kids(she has twins), what it was like running loops in St. James Park, did she repeat any mantras while running the race, did she miss the crowds, and so much more. I mean this is the World’s fastest female marathoner and half marathoner.
Unfortunately I haven’t found this information. The media coverage on her for a highly anticipated race has been abysmal.
Instead they have chosen to praise and focus on the 2nd place finisher rather than the winner The 2nd place finisher, who sprinted to cross the finish line 3 mins after Brigid.
This felt like a repeat of the Aliphine Tuliamuk coverage at this year’s Olympic Trials. I have been hopeful that things were changing but it’s clear they are not. It’s shameful.
And please do NOT try to justify this by saying it’s because she’s not American. It’s BS! This the World’s Fastest Female Marathoner and she should be covered as such.
Congratulations again @brigidkosgeithereal Thank you for inspiring me and countless others to push through obstacles and be the best!

*Updated* Actions Items:
- Follow @brigidkosgeithereal
- If you’re a Sports Journalist, write articles about her race experience in detail.
- If you’re a Podcaster or Youtuber, interview her
- If you’re a fan, share her on your feed and/or stories

Photos: London Marathon

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