Courtesy of HOKA NAZ Elite
The 2022 New York City Marathon will mark a comeback for Aliphine Tuliamuk and a career send-off for her teammate Stephanie Bruce. Six years after first meeting as rivals, the two women are pushing each other toward success.
Stephanie Bruce could tell that Aliphine Tuliamuk’s energy was dipping. With a little more than a month to go before the New York City Marathon, the two professional racers were on a long run on an autumn day in Flagstaff, Ariz., where they both live and train with HOKA NAZ Elite. Their plan for the day had been to push into a fast kick for a stretch of 1,000 meters after a high-mileage day.