Brooks On Running: Emily Infeld, Susanna Sullivan and Erika Kemp Talk about Tokyo 2025!

This occasion occurred within the Brooks Hyperion Home Chicago (401 North Michigan, Chicago, Illinois). Like many manufacturers, Brooks established a pop-up, to rejoice the Chicago Marathon and meet followers of Brooks. It was a improbable spot, proper subsequent to the Apple Retailer in Chicago, an ideal website for the model.

The presser was emceed by Clara Nichols, Brooks sports activities advertising group. Clara is a pure, and has a simple demeanor, doing the query and reply and preserving the occasion attention-grabbing for the viewers and shifting for the athletes. A pleasant mixture of questions from Clara and questions from the followers.

Right here’s slightly information on the athletes on the panel:

Emily Infeld: Emily got here on the scene in 2015, successful a World Championships bronze medal within the 10,000 meters in Beijing World Champs, by preserving her cool on the finish of the race and utilizing her tremendous end! Ten years later, in 2025, Emily Infeld wins the ten,000m on the US Championships, within the closing stretch, with Elise Cranny taking second. Many have been stunned by Emily’s working, however reality is, Emily has battled accidents and setbacks, at all times staying centered on the prize, making US groups. Emily Infeld went to Tokyo, completed 14th within the 10,000m within the scorching and humid climate, in 31:47.65.

Susanna Sullivan: Susanna Sullivan is a faculty trainer who runs marathons for Brooks. On the 2024 Financial institution of America Chicago Marathon, Susanna Sullivan signed a contract with Brooks after her 2023 efficiency with London Marathon, the place she ran 2:24:27. Susanna positioned 58th within the World Champs Budapest 2023, the place she incurred an damage. Susanna Sullivan skilled Covid 19 simply the week previous to the 2024 Olympic Trials. Coaching effectively, Susanna got here again at 2024 Financial institution of America Chicago Marathon, the place she ran 2:21:56, a superb race that gave Susanna confidence in her racing and focus! In Tokyo, Susanna Sullivan lead by half-way, shifting into 4th place close to the top of the new and humid race in Tokyo, working 2:28:17!

Erika Kemp: Erika Kemp made her dream a actuality on January 19, 2025, when she ran a Private Better of 11 minutes, and one second over the marathon distance together with her 2:22:56 on the Chevron Houston Marathon 2025, the place she took second! Erika Kemp has been working for Brooks for a number of years. An extended resume, together with her 2021 US 20k Street Champs win, and PBs of 15:14.76 at 5,000m and 31:28.69 on the Sound Operating Ten (10,000m), held on March 16, 2025. That 2:22 put Erika because the twelfth finest American of all instances. In Tokyo, Erika Kemp had a tough one, coping with the warmth and humidity on the Tokyo World Championships, inserting 52nd in 2:50.35.

The media occasion was effectively attended with numerous marathoners and Brooks followers. The panel spent an hour telling the viewers concerning the challenges of the Tokyo 2025, the variations between a World Championship fashion marathon and a World Marathon Masters marathon, and the way they felt competing within the 10,000m (for Infeld) and the marathon (Sullivan and Kemp).

(My apologies on the rambling with the video, I’m submitting it to our manufacturing guru, and can repost as soon as it’s completed).

One of the simplest ways to observe the video is to open it to full dimension. 

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement within the sport of athletics. Larry has skilled the game as an athlete, coach, journal writer, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America’s first sub-4 minute miler, was printed in RW in 1983. Larry has printed a number of magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. model of Spikes journal. He at present manages the content material and advertising growth of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his each day pilgrimage with the game, Larry says: “I’ve to confess, I really like touring to far-off meets, writing concerning the sport I really like, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, probably the most of something I’ve ever completed, besides, perhaps working itself.” Additionally does some updates for BBC Sports activities at key occasions, which he really enjoys.

Theme music: Greg Allman, ” I am no Angel.”

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