Episode 281: Sara Hall – 2nd Place at the London Marathon, 2:22:01
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Sara Hall had an amazing performance at the London Marathon on October 4th – placing 2nd to World Record Holder Brigid Kosgei and outkicking World Champion Ruth Chepngetich. Sara was the first American to cross the finish line and ran a lifetime PR of 2:22:01.
Sara is a returning guest on this podcast- this is her 5th appearance on the show so it’s safe to say she’s a favorite around here! Make sure you check out her other episodes on the show – Episode 11, Bonus Episode Post CIM, Episode 174, and Episode 208 live in NYC.
In this episode you’ll get to hear all about the race in London, training through the pandemic and what she has her sights set on next. (The Marathon Project!)
(Picture is from live show in NYC November 2019)
What we talked about
4:50- What Sara is currently up to and how she has been doing since the marathon
6:20- What her experience was after a disappointing performance at the Olympic Trials and then races being cancelled
9:50- The training for the half marathon that she did this summer and the feelings of burnout that she felt during some of that training
12:40- How she turned her training around from feelings of burnout to some of the best training of her life leading up to the London Marathon
15:45- How she stayed internally motivated during the race with the unique conditions at the London Marathon
17:10- The pacers that there were in the race
20:55- Her communication with her husband/coach Ryan Hall during the race
22:30- Her feelings of redemption at the London Marathon
24:30- The feelings of excitement that built up during the race as she moved up and eventually took over 2nd place
30:20- How she goes into races believing in herself that she can compete with the best
32:40- The celebrations after the race
33:30- Comparing this race to previous performances such as the Berlin Marathon
39:30- Biggest takeaways from the race
41:35- Thoughts on the potential of doing the track and field Olympic trials
42:55- Plans to race The Marathon Project
46:00- A book that she has been reading & recommends
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. |
| 0:03.4 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:20.1 | Hey everybody, welcome to All Have Another Podcast with Lindsay Heine. |
| 0:24.8 | I am your host Lindsay. Thank you so much for being here today. |
| 0:28.4 | Today we're listening to episode 281 and I'm talking with Sarah Hall. |
| 0:33.9 | Sarah is a professional distance runner for A6. |
| 0:37.6 | She is the mother of four married to Ryan Hall who is her coach. |
| 0:42.6 | She debuted the marathon in 2015 and it has been super fun to watch her career and all the success she's had. |
| 0:50.9 | If you are a fan of marathoning, you may be heard that she placed second at the London marathon recently in a time of 2-22-01. |
| 1:05.0 | She outkicked World Champion Ruth Chapnogetic to lock in that second place finish at the London marathon, which was a just whole different kind of marathon this year. |
| 1:16.9 | She placed second behind Bridget Cosgai who is the world record holder in the marathon, a 214 marathoner. |
| 1:26.1 | So to say Sarah placed second in a stacked field would be an understatement. |
| 1:32.1 | And we get to hear all about the race breakdown, how she felt during the race and what that process looked like racing in the conditions. |
| 1:40.5 | The weather wasn't great as well as being at a world marathon major with no spectators and in this strange environment this year in 2020. |
| 1:51.0 | What I love about Sarah is her resilience and her tenacity, her grace, her grit. |
| 1:58.5 | Sarah kind of puts it all out there and we've seen her have some pretty major ups and pretty major downs in this sport and to see her come get this second place finish at London. |
| 2:09.3 | Off a disappointment at the Olympic marathon trials was just so amazing to see and I can't wait to see all that is in store for Sarah. |
| 2:17.7 | She recently signed up for the marathon project happening in Phoenix this December so it'll be exciting to see what she can do coming off this stellar performance in London. |
| 2:29.4 | Hey if you don't know Sarah's story and you want to learn more about Sarah, I've got quite a few episodes with her on the podcast. |
| 2:37.4 | This is actually her fifth time on my show. |
| 2:40.9 | So head back she was episode 11, one of the very first pros I ever interviewed. |
| 2:46.5 | I also did a bonus episode for her after she won CIM in 2000 when was that 2017 so that's kind of back in the archives. |
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