#125: Sara Hall's Advice For Non-Elite Runners

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Sarah Hall is one of the fastest American marathon runners in history, running 2:20 in her late 30s and continuing to compete at an elite level into her 40s. She is a mother of 4 and married to marathon legend Ryan Hall. In this conversation, she shares key lessons on marathon training, running longevity, mental strength, failure, and how to enjoy the process of becoming a stronger, healthier runner.

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Chapters:

• 0:00 — Intro
• 1:28 — Heavenly Heat Saunas Sponsorship
• 2:36 — Writing For the Love of the Grind
• 5:08 — 30 years of running lessons
• 8:57 — The most common runner mistakes
• 13:26 — How running can become a form of service
• 16:05 — Strength training, Ryan Hall, and trails
• 20:08 — Somnus Lab Sponsorship
• 21:05 — The London Marathon
• 28:05 — Staying calm under pressure
• 32:34 — How Sarah thinks about failure
• 38:00 — Training intensity and intuition
• 41:55 — Rest, pizza, and underfueling
• 44:25 — Protecting your energy
• 48:56 — Female-specific advice for runners
• 52:24 — Running form and efficiency
• 55:48 — Race recovery done right
• 57:45 — Self-massage and pre-run bodywork
• 1:00:54 — The STEPS Foundation and running as service
• 1:04:38 — What still drives Sarah Hall
• 1:08:30 — How runners can get unstuck
• 1:10:05 — What success as a runner actually means
• 1:12:23 — Advice Sarah would give her younger self
• 1:15:10 — Where to find Sarah and her book
• 1:15:35 — How to become a stronger, healthier, happier athlete

FIND SARAH HALL:

• ► Instagram

LINKS AND TOOLS MENTIONED:

• ► For the Love of the Grind
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• ► Somnus Lab (Code: FLO for 10% off): https://somnuslab.com
• ► The STEPS Foundation

FIND FLORIS GIERMAN:

• ► Running Breakthroughs Book
• ► Personal Best Coaching Program
• ► Podcast
• ► Strava
• ► Instagram
• ► Extramilest Website
• ► Path Projects

ABOUT THE EXTRAMILEST SHOW:

A podcast and YouTube channel where host Floris Gierman interviews world class athletes, coaches, and health experts on how to become a stronger, healthier, and happier athlete.

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