She spoke to People Sport yesterday afternoon at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport upon her arrival from Manchester where she successfully defended her Great Manchester Run 10 km road race title at the weekend.

The Boston Marathon champion produced a virtuoso performance last Sunday while showing her closest challengers a clean pair of heels to finally cross the finish line at 31:14.Obiri’s compatriot in Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir took the second position after timing 31:59, while Briton Calli Thackery was placed third overall in 32:51. Soon after landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) from the United Kingdom yesterday, the 33-year-old Obiri attracted a battery of curious journalists and was only too eager to hint to them that she will be involved in three-months training to be in tip-top shape ahead of more involving marathons.

“I must concede that I’m over the moon and especially after exceeding expectations in a determined field of runners. Mind you, I had only trained for only two weeks and you are yet to see the very best from me in future races,” she said.

She added: “I gather that there are more energy-sapping races coming up in November or December this year and common sense dictates that I train extremely hard in the next three months before I pick my next race, but for sure I will not be running at the World Championships.”

Asked what she felt were the rigors of Boston Marathon which she won in her debut, Obiri said: “Obviously, it wasn’t easy for me and I thank God for the breakthrough I made.”

She went on: “I told myself that everything is going to happen because there were no pace-makers. I was disappointed by my performance in the New York Marathon and I asked myself, hey!, why can’t I give it a try?. I did after which I used my track speed in a bid to outshine others and the rest is history.”

Placed second at the New York Marathon, Obiri reiterated that it was divine intervention of sorts that she managed to come second to none in the Boston Marathon.

“Honestly, I had very little time to train-it was two weeks to be precise- and I did not expect to make a podium finish. I was just determined to run the way I always do and the rest just fell in place. There was something in me that I would be one of the frontrunners even if not winning particularly after managing a course record last year,” said Obiri.

Obiri’s compatriot in Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir took the second position after timing 31:59, while Briton Calli Thackery was placed third overall in 32:51.

During the Boston Marathon, Obiri led the pack for most of the way, often checking around to see where her competitors were.

She briefly fell behind the pack at points, but ultimately held the group off to win the women’s race in 2 hours 21 minutes and 38 seconds.

Obiri, who was competing in just her second marathon, showed her speed with about a half-mile left in the race, pumping her arms hard and leaving the rest of the group behind her.

She finished sixth in the New York City Marathon last year but was nonetheless not content with her performance.

After that race, Obiri moved to Boulder, Colo, with her husband, Tom Nyaundi and their 7-year-old daughter, Tania, to train.

Then, she said she was anxious about racing in Boston, unsure how she would match up with the talented field.

In 2012 while aged 22, she took her first global title at the Istanbul World Indoor Championships, clocking 8:37.16 over the 3000 meters.

This became the turning point of her career. The same year, she debuted in the Olympics at the London Games, finishing initially 12th and then last in the 1500 m final. Obiri would then upgrade to eighth following doping disqualifications.

On the flip side, Obiri is the only woman to have won world titles in indoor track, outdoor track and cross country.

She is a two-time Olympic 5000 meters silver medalist from the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she also placed fourth over the 10,000 meters.

Obiri also took world bronze for the 1500 meters in 2013 and silver in the 10,000 m in 2022. She won the 3000 meters race at the 2012 World Indoor Championships, claimed silver in 2014, and was placed fourth in 2018.