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ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHONNovember 4, 2011Werknesh KidaneNEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK Q. Talk about why you decided to come and run in New York? WERKNESH KIDANE: I consulted with my manager, and we consulted with each other, and we decided for me to run in New York. Q. Why did you make the decision so late? What were you waiting to know? WERKNESH KIDANE: We are looking at other options, and finally we decided at the last moment to come to New York. Q. Where were you last year when Gebre won New York? Where were you and what was your reaction when you found out he won? WERKNESH KIDANE: I was in Ethiopia in Addis Ababa watching the race. When he won it was unbelievable. We were just so happy and just words cannot say how I felt. Q. Was it on television live? WERKNESH KIDANE: Yes, we were watching live. Q. Did that inspire you to start thinking about you running here? WERKNESH KIDANE: Last year I was preparing to run here in New York, so I always had the intention to run New York. Q. In 2011, you've had a great number of personal bests including in the marathon. How did that make you feel, and are you confident that you can better your time? WERKNESH KIDANE: I have prepared well, and I am hoping that I better my time here. Q. We talked to your husband about converting from a cross-country racer, to middle distance and being a marathon runner now. How about you? Do you feel like the roads are a comfortable place for you? WERKNESH KIDANE: I'm feeling comfortable in the road races and the marathon, and I think I'm here to stay. Q. You ran a very good race in Boston this spring. What did you learn from that race that might help you here, things that you didn't know before about the marathon distance? WERKNESH KIDANE: I'm better. I have got a lot of experience from running. The more I run, the more experience I get. So I believe I have got enough experience to run here now. Q. Has Gebra told you anything about this course and given you any hints about how to run it? WERKNESH KIDANE: After coming to New York after he won last year, he told me a lot of details about this race. He has told me again and again about the courses here. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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