Sara Hall
QT: 2:22:16
Residence: Flagstaff, AZ
Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA
College: Stanford University
Age on Race Day: 36
Affiliation: ASICS
Qualifying Race: BMW Berlin Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:22:16
Social Handles: Instagram/Twitter - @sarahall3
Favorite inspirational quote: "In the joy of going all out I forgot my pain." - Roger Bannister
Favorite post-race indulgence: Pad Thai
Favorite vacation spot: Costa Rica
Of Note:
- 2011 Pan American Games 3000m steeplechase champion
- Won three national titles in 2019, at 10K, 10 Miles and 20K. Has won national titles in her career at distances from the mile to the marathon
- Married to Ryan Hall, fastest U.S. marathoner in history; he is retired but now coaches her. They have four adopted daughters from Ethiopia: Hana, Mia, Jasmine, and Lily. She considers adopting them her greatest accomplishment
- This will be her fifth Olympic Trials. Ran the 2016 Marathon Trials but did not finish. Competed in 2012 Trials in the steeplechase, finishing 8th; 2008 Trials at 1500m, finishing 9th; 2004 Trials at 5000m, finishing 11th
- Co-founder of the Hall Steps Foundations, helping vulnerable women and children in East Africa
