771. Sara Hall's 2024 in Review

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Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

"I felt really relieved and happy and proud, and just so thankful that I took a chance on myself and chose to keep believing in myself."

Sara Hall just ran her fourth — and fastest — marathon of 2024. At the Valencia Marathon, Sara ran 2:23:45, smashing her own American Masters Marathon Record by three minutes, and finishing tenth overall. From the Marathon Trials to Boston to Chicago to Valencia, today Sara returns to the Ali on the Run Show for a year-end reflective. Plus, what Sara's excited about in 2025.

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In this episode:

Where in the world is Sara Hall? (2:20)
How Sara is feeling after running four marathons this year (5:00)
What it took for Sara to run her fastest marathon of the year (17:00)
How Sara regained her strength and confidence after the Boston Marathon (22:15)
Sara reflects on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon (30:30)
Sara’s favorite memories from the 2024 Boston Marathon (32:40)
How Sara remembers the 2024 Chicago Marathon (34:10)
Why Sara wanted to run the 2024 Valencia Marathon (36:45)
What’s next for Sara? (48:20)
All about Coach Sara (51:45)

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Allie on the Run show.
0:06.4	I'm your host, Allie Fellar, and on every episode I talk with people who are doing exciting
0:11.5	things on the run and beyond.
0:13.9	From professional athletes and celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back of the pack
0:19.1	runner, we are here celebrating everyone and anyone
0:22.4	who enjoys a life on the run. So whether you are running towards something big or away from
0:27.8	something that has been holding you back, I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace.
0:33.4	My guest today is Sarah Hall. Sarah just ran her fourth and fastest marathon of the year, so this seemed like a great time for a year-end recap with one of my favorite pros.
0:45.2	In 2024, Sarah ran the Olympic Trials Marathon, the Boston Marathon, the Chicago Marathon, and last weekend, the Valencia Marathon.
0:59.5	She ran 2.2345, her fastest marathon in two and a half years. She earned a 10th place finish and smashed her own master's American record in the marathon
1:05.9	by roughly three minutes. Sarah is always so thoughtful in the way she processes her races and speaks
1:12.7	about them, so I was really eager to get to dig into some of her key takeaways from the races
1:17.0	that went great, like Valencia, and the ones that for her were maybe less great, like Chicago.
1:23.2	Plus, of course, the ones that had both joy and heartbreak, including the Olympic trials and the Boston Marathon.
1:29.9	Sarah also shares what she's excited about for 2025.
1:33.7	Now, please enjoy this conversation with professional runner, mom of four, overall exceptional human, Sarah Hall.
1:55.6	Sarah Hall. Welcome back to the Allie on the Run Show. I always love getting to chat with you.
1:59.2	Thank you so much for doing this. We're going to do a little trip down memory lane,
2:02.5	some 2024 in review. Thank you for being here. How are you doing today? Oh, I'm doing good. I always love chatting with you too. So thanks for having me.
2:08.7	So I feel like anytime you're on the show, I always start with where in the world is Sarah Hall
2:13.6	because usually you're coming off of traveling or running or a trip. And right now is kind of
2:19.6	all of those things. So where in the world is Sarah Hall? I'm at home. Yeah. I mean, my gypsy self
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