Hellen Obiri will be eyeing a hat-trick at the 2025 Boston Marathon but has already identified three opponents who might give her a run for her money.
Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri has admitted to being under pressure ahead of her title defense scheduled for Monday, April 21, 2025.
Obiri won on her debut at the 2023 Boston Marathon and successfully defended her title at the 2024 edition. Now, she is eyeing a rare hat-trick and is working around the clock to ensure she achieves the goal.
Hellen Obiri jetted back into the country a few days ago and revealed that she seriously started training this Monday and will continue putting in the work until D-day.
The Olympic marathon bronze medallist is wary of the tough competition that awaits her, revealing that everyone will be plotting to stop her from winning her third successive title.
She identified world marathon champion Amane Beriso, who finished second at the 2023 Boston Marathon, as a potential threat, further revealing that it is difficult to rule out veteran Edna Kiplagat, Irine Cheptai and the upcoming stars.
“I’m under pressure because if you look at the entries of women, they are very strong, we have strong Kenyans and Ethiopians and we have strong Americans,” Hellen Obiri said in an interview shared by Tata Sports.
“Everybody will be looking at Hellen Obiri, at how she will compete in her third marathon in Boston so I’m trying to make it happen.
“That pressure helps me in training. In Kenya, you have to be in top shape to be included in the Kenyan team and if I’m selected, I will do my best.”
Obiri added that she will have to do her final touches in the US, about two weeks before the race. She explained that travelling from Kenya to Boston directly is a tedious task and she would rather go to Boston from Boulder, Colorado where she lives and trains in the US.
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She is confident that her training will go well and she will stay free from injuries as she chases success in the streets of Boston one more time.
“I have less than three months to the Boston Marathon and I have 12 weeks of training of which I started training officially on Monday and so far, so good, things are going on so well,” added Obiri.
“We need to be healthy and focused to be injury-free. For now, I’m training for about two-and-a-half months before I go to the US for final touches. I know defending my title is going to be tough and I have to work extra hard.”
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The South African’s four-year stint in the USA has come to an abrupt end.
She had a successful 2024 season, winning the Boston Marathon at the start of the season before claiming the bronze medal at the Paris Olympic Games. She rounded up her season with a second-place finish in the streets of New York.
Hellen Obiri hopes to be selected in the Kenyan team for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan where she hopes to go one step better.
