Kenyan marathoner Sharon Lokedi says she is using all her past winning experiences in the New York and Boston Marathons, for her first stab at a flat Major in Chicago on Sunday, 11 October.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsLokedi, 32, is among the favorites in the women’s elite field, tackling a course that could see her make history as the first woman to win the three US Majors.##NAJAVA_MECA_10017162##Having conquered Boston twice (2025 and 2026) and New York in 2022, Lokedi is quietly confident of pulling yet another winning move this weekend, this despite facing a different course, and a deep field.Kosgei, Lokedi headline loaded Chicago Marathon women's field“Every marathon is different,” Lokedi told Olympics.com on Thursday. “Chicago is a different course and a different race, so I don’t want to assume that what worked in Boston or New York will automatically work here.“What I take from those races is the belief that I know how to compete, stay patient and handle difficult moments when they come. I’ve been able to perform under pressure on some of the biggest stages in marathon running.”A look at the Chicago Marathon star-studded men’s lineupShould the Kenyan repeat those triumphs, then she will have to do it the hard way, with two-time Chicago winner and former world record holder Brigid Kosgei in the field.Last year’s champion Hawi Feysa from Ethiopia is also capable of a quick time, with her 2:14.57 ranking as the eighth quickest in a Major.Also on the starting line is Tokyo winner Sutume Kebede, who comes in as the third fastest in the women’s field.##NAJAVA_MECA_10017175##“If I’m feeling good and the conditions are right, hopefully I can take advantage of the course and run a fast time,” Lokedi, whose personal best is the 2:17.22 she set while winning the Boston Marathon last year, said. “The course gives you an opportunity to run fast, but for me, the focus is on executing the race well first. I want to stay present, make good decisions, be patient and compete.”From fighting organised crime to championing clean sport: Günter Younger’s unlikely path to WADAOn her training, which she split between her home country and the USA, where she is based, Lokedi added: “We’ve had a good block of training, and I feel like I’ve been able to put in the work we wanted. There have definitely been some hard days because marathon training is never easy, but overall, I’m happy with how my body has responded, and where my fitness is.”