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November 3, 2011
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
Q. Have you had a race since the Boston Marathon?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yes.
Q. Tell me what you learned from the Boston Marathon last year?
CAROLINE KILEL: When I was in Boston, I was feeling, but now I maybe try to be ready for Sunday.
Q. Any injuries?
CAROLINE KILEL: No.
Q. What did you learn? What did you learn from Boston?
CAROLINE KILEL: From Boston? Oh...
Q. After you won the Boston Marathon, what did you learn? How did you change?
CAROLINE KILEL: In Boston I feel like maybe I would run here.
Q. That's when you got the idea?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yes.
Q. When did you arrive here?
CAROLINE KILEL: Just yesterday.
Q. Just yesterday?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yes, yesterday, yesterday.
Q. Is this your first time to New York?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yes, this is my first time.
Q. What was your first impression, the first thing you noticed in New York?
CAROLINE KILEL: I like New York City, and when I was running in the park, I saw many people running there. Yeah, I like this city.
Q. Have you seen the course at all?
CAROLINE KILEL: The course, yes, I see a little of the finishing line.
Q. What do you think of the course?
CAROLINE KILEL: I think it is really the finishing line, there is a hill, yeah.
Q. Will you try to stay with the pack for most of the race?
CAROLINE KILEL: Sometimes, yes, sometimes I'm staying with the pack.
Q. Do you feel like you're in better shape now than before Boston?
CAROLINE KILEL: That's not good, but I try.
Q. Where have you been training?
CAROLINE KILEL: I'm training in Kenya.
Q. Are you training with a group or by yourself?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yeah, yeah, yeah. With my husband, yeah.
Q. Are there any other women in the group?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yeah.
Q. Are any of your training partners running the New York City Marathon with you?
CAROLINE KILEL: No, no, no.
Q. You're the only one?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yeah.
Q. Is your husband a marathoner?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yes.
Q. Does he run the majors?
CAROLINE KILEL: No, no, no.
Q. Tell me about your family? Do you have brothers and sisters?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yeah, I have three sisters with one brother.
Q. Are you the oldest?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yeah, I'm the oldest.
Q. Any of them run professionally?
CAROLINE KILEL: No.
Q. What do they do?
CAROLINE KILEL: They're in school.
Q. How old?
CAROLINE KILEL: Me now?
Q. No, no, the first time in school?
CAROLINE KILEL: I was 12 years.
Q. Did you like it?
CAROLINE KILEL: No, I liked it.
Q. Why?
CAROLINE KILEL: Because when I was young, I was thinking I'm picky a little bit.
Q. Now, after winning the Boston Marathon, has your life changed?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yes.
Q. How?
CAROLINE KILEL: When I was in Kenya, maybe I got some money. And I bought a lot and I build my house.
Q. After you won the Boston Marathon, Tegla Loroupe call and you say congratulations?
CAROLINE KILEL: No, no.
Q. Does everyone know you now at home? Are you famous?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yes, yes. In Kenya I'm famous.
Q. What do you remember from your finish at the Boston Marathon? It was very close. In the race I think you fell on the ground?
CAROLINE KILEL: Yeah, yeah.
Q. Did you go to the hospital?
CAROLINE KILEL: No.
Q. Do you have a time goal or a placement goal?
CAROLINE KILEL: No.
Q. What is your plan for Sunday?
CAROLINE KILEL: I try my best to prepare for Sunday.
FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports
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