Sara Hall is Running London Marathon in two weeks!!

Appearance fees are based on the amount of attention that the runner will bring to the race - either because they have performance credentials (WR time, or Olympic/WMM victories) or they have a name which will draw interest.

Sarah is the latter and she'll get some money to show up. How much is anyone's guess, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were 25-50K. She is a bigger name than she is talent, but the name is worth something.

lookslikeyes wrote:

Can a woman who only has adopted children be considered a MILF?

You mean "Mouth I'd Like To Feed" or what?

Without a good result at London her name won't be worth much in her next marathon. She is certainly worth well more than other women who have run 2:31 but part of the appearance fee is also for the potential for a break out race.

Halleluja wrote:

Helpful advice giver wrote:

She isn't going to make the Olympic Team regardless so she might as well get a vacation to London paid for while she's still able to get comped for these kind of things.

You forgot the wildcard.

Fact is the Hall's have done more for charity than any other former or activate American runner through their STEPS foundation and they lead a great example of what it means to be religious - our country needs more of this, not less.

We all saw how Shalane faltered in the trials and we all know that Desi isn't going to win anything anyway, so why not give the wildcard to Sara?

She got my vote.

0.0/10

A butt cam following her would help to boost tv ratings.

paying a 2;31 marathoner?????? wrote:

Do you think she is getting appearance/promotional money from the London LOC?

Yes, but not a lot. From a marketing standpoint, the event will play up the fact that she is the wife of Ryan Hall and during the race if she is anywhere near the leaders, you will hear them mention that as least a half dozen times. Sara is a pro and has a family to support, if she does not have anything on her schedule in April and if someone is going to pay her couple of grand...go for it

Sara is a gamer and will definitely give London her best effort. I would not be surprised to see her do well, USAs was equal to a tempo and she probably went right back into training.

I don't understand the idea that the trials marathon was like a tempo for her. If she dropped out, clearly she was laboring. Of course the heat had something to do with that, but you would think she'd leave it all on the course if she thought the marathon was her best shot at the Olympics.

Is she still coached by that Steve guy?

sanchobaile wrote:

I don't understand the idea that the trials marathon was like a tempo for her. If she dropped out, clearly she was laboring. Of course the heat had something to do with that, but you would think she'd leave it all on the course if she thought the marathon was her best shot at the Olympics.

Maybe she kept London in her hip pocket as a back up plan.

By 18 she knew if she had more left in the tank to close the gap or if she'd be fighting to maintain position. Hot race in LA meant no fast times.... better to cut her losses there, retain her fitness and toe the line another day.

I am no big fan of Ryan's choices over the years, but I like what she's doing. I actually wish more runners would head to Berlin/London and chase times vs always running NY/Boston. Chicago is a great fall course here, but if she wants a fast spring marathon, London's the way to go.

She blew up in LA at her debut. Then she ran conservatively on her 2nd - finish strong and don't crater. The trials didn't work out for her.... but I would put the odds on a good London.

is steve magness still coaching her?

sanchobaile wrote:

I don't understand the idea that the trials marathon was like a tempo for her. If she dropped out, clearly she was laboring. Of course the heat had something to do with that, but you would think she'd leave it all on the course if she thought the marathon was her best shot at the Olympics.

Basically, in any endurance event, 90% of the damage is done in the last quarter of the race. When you are really fit, the first half of a marathon is equal to a training run. Up to mile 18-19 is tempo effort and it is the last couple of miles where you are really stressed. When an elite drops out of a marathon prior to mile-18, rarely are they completely shot at that point, they simply know things aren't going well and the opt out of the pain that's coming up. Sometimes they have a clause in their contract which states they have to complete the race and that's how you end up with Ryan Hall running a 2:17 marathon. If Hall had a choice, he probably would have dropped out at around mile-18 and saved that effort for another race.

Halleluja wrote:

Helpful advice giver wrote:

She isn't going to make the Olympic Team regardless so she might as well get a vacation to London paid for while she's still able to get comped for these kind of things.

You forgot the wildcard.

Fact is the Hall's have done more for charity than any other former or activate American runner through their STEPS foundation and they lead a great example of what it means to be religious - our country needs more of this, not less.

We all saw how Shalane faltered in the trials and we all know that Desi isn't going to win anything anyway, so why not give the wildcard to Sara?

She got my vote.

9.5/10...and all the best to Sara.

she just ran a 53:35 in a 10-mile race in Sacramento last weekend. I did my best, but couldn't beat her.....very nice buns to look at though as i suffered and slipped off pace

fred wrote:

Through 10 miles in 57:32 at 73F at the trials.

"Pace continues to quicken as the leaders go through Mile 10 in 5:32. Kellyn Taylor, Shalane Flanagan, Amy Cragg and Sara Hall now lead the chase pack by six seconds. Desiree Linden choosing not to cover this move as if she is confident the leaders will fall back to her."

More like a tempo workout, depending on when she dropped out.

I suspect this has nothing to do with prize money. This is more about the big money that can be had through advertising for Asics and others. The prizes at races is chump change, relatively speaking. Ryan made more from Nissan, I believe, than he did from a lifetime of work for Asics. If she does well, let's see whose products she is advertising, and that will tell us who is running the show...

Do either of the Halls have a workplace skill to support them for the next 40-50 years?

Paychecks needed wrote:

Do either of the Halls have a workplace skill to support them for the next 40-50 years?

Ryan has taken up carpentry. Guess who his teacher is.

[/quote] Ryan has taken up carpentry. Guess who his teacher is.[/quote]

Good one.

Ryan was a sociology major and Sara biology.

Sara Hall is Running wrote:

Sara Hall is Running London Marathon in two weeks!!

https://twitter.com/SaraHall3/status/719221352226377728

This will be Sara's best chance to get within fifteen minutes of the world record.