Sara Hall on Her New Book, Racing Boston at 43, and Her Trip to the American Record

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Sara Hall discusses her new memoir and her experiences leading up to the Boston Marathon.

🏃 Join the LRC Supporters Club Get a bonus podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a super soft T-shirt with an annual membership. Use code GOAT50 for 50% off your first year at letsrun.com/subscribe . EPISODE SUMMARY Sara Hall talks to Jonathan Gault ahead of her fifth Boston Marathon to discuss her new memoir, For the Love of the Grind ( buy here on Amazon , here to support independent booksellers ) Hall opens up about writing the book herself, her use of magic mushrooms before setting the American half marathon record, and the emotional toll of Ruth Chepngetich's positive doping test on her own career. She also talks about adoption, motherhood, training on the StairMaster as a secret weapon, and why she's still racing five marathons in six months at age 42. Hall's goal for Boston: crack the top 10. 🎁 🎧 Get a 2nd LetsRun podcast every week + bonus content: Join the Supporters Club — https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe **** For the Love of the Grind ( buy here on Amazon , here to support independent booksellers ) LetsRun.com Supporters Club — letsrun.com/subscribe https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe **** 00:00 Start 00:23 Introduction…

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Gault

Guest: Sara Hall

Topics covered

• memoir
• Boston Marathon
• running
• adoption
• doping
• training

Keywords

• Sara Hall
• Boston Marathon
• memoir
• magic mushrooms
• Ruth Chepngetich
• running
• adoption

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Books & works: For the Love of the Grind

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