Pro Marathoner Erika Kemp on 2025 Worlds Performance, Record-Breaking Performances & Mindset
Erika Kemp has been running since high school and slowly inched her way up to the marathon distance! She is a 2x U.S. champion (15k & 20k distances) and professional runner for Brooks. As a New England native, her first marathon was Boston (naturally!) in 2023 where she broke the record for fastest marathon run by an American-born Black woman. Just a few years later in Houston she shattered her own record by 11:01 minutes. She runs for Brooks' elite team and trains out of Providence, RI. Today we dive in to:
2025 World Championships
How she moved into racing the marathon distance
Boston 10k…
The skinny
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