That is half 2 of three of our unique interview with Sifan Hassan
Sifan Hassan is without doubt one of the world’s hottest and interesting athletes! In all of our social media for Paris 2024, Sifan Hassan was the preferred international athlete from Paris 2024!
Sifan has all the time raced throughout the spectrum. Early in her profession, she ran from 800 meters to the half marathon to cross nation. In December 2013, Sifan Hassan took gold within the European Athletics U 23 Cross Nation champs and helped the Netherlands staff take the bronze medal! That was the primary time she represented her new nation, the Netherlands.
Sifan held the world report within the mile from 2019 to 2023 (4:12). She additionally held the ten,000m world report for 2 days and nonetheless holds the World report for the hour run (18,930 meters is 11.7623 miles), which is brutal!
When it comes to European information? Sifan Hassan holds European information at 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m, 10,000m, half marathon and marathon!
Sifan Hassan is a tremendously proficient athlete who works laborious, laughs, and races with abandon. On RunBlogRun’s international viewers, she is one in every of our hottest, judging by social media response, and the article reads.
Personally, her European report on the 2023 Financial institution of America Chicago marathon, the present European report, of two:13.44 is sort of spectacular, however her one hour run world report blows my thoughts, as she is one quarter mile from having run good 5 minute miles for one hour! Sifan’s psychological power is one thing to behold!
We reached out to Brett Holts at NIKE sports activities advertising and requested if he might assist us attain Sifan Hassan. Not solely did Brett Holts get it accomplished, however the velocity with which the interview got here again was unbelievable!
We hope you get pleasure from these insights into Sifan Hassan, who simply received bronze on the 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters, after which gold within the marathon! These are her fourth, fifth, and sixth Olympic medals.
Listed here are Questions 5-8!
Paris 2024
5. RunBlogRun: The longer the race, the higher you appear to do; inform us how powerful the Paris triple was?
Sifan Hassan: I used to be terrified but additionally interested by what would possibly occur. I took it one step at a time, staying grateful, resting as a lot as attainable, and specializing in my vitamin. The 5000m was the place I felt essentially the most unsure, however the warmth gave me confidence, and I used to be thrilled with the end result within the remaining. As soon as that was accomplished, I might give attention to the ten,000m and the marathon. I wasn’t delighted with the ten,000m; I felt I had an opportunity for gold, but it surely motivated me extra for the marathon. Crossing the marathon’s end line was like a firework in my head. I used to be completely happy to win however much more happy to have accomplished my mission.
Picture: Bob Martin for London Marathon Occasions
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6. RunBlogRun: Inform us about that end in Paris within the marathon? It was like a motorcycle race!
Sifan Hassan: With a motorcycle, climb within the center! (laughs) I simply tried to remain targeted and watch out to the end line. In the previous couple of meters, I saved
telling myself, “Don’t fall, don’t fall!” since you by no means know what would possibly occur. I wasn’t proud of my 10,000m race a few days earlier, so I feel that made me focus extra and battle more durable. The marathon was vital to me.
Miscellaneous
7. RunBlogRun: You will have raced the 800m to the marathon. Do you will have a favourite distance?
Sifan Hassan: I like all distances for various causes, however I’ve actually come to like the marathon.
London, England, United Kingdom
April 23, 2023, photograph by Kevin Morris
Main Marathons
8. RunBlogRun: In your first marathon in London, you stopped a number of instances, and announcers thought you had been out of the race! It was so thrilling to look at you race there; inform us about your first marathon?
Sifan Hassan: It was a novel expertise. Earlier than the race, my coach and I appeared on the subject and thought, “This would possibly get powerful, however let’s see what occurs.” I used to be completely happy to meet up with the pack regardless of the struggles and, clearly, so happy with the end result.
London, England, United Kingdom
April 23, 2023, photograph by Kevin Morris
Look ahead to Thursday to see half 3 of our Sifan Hassan interview!
Particular due to Brett Holts and Simon Bairu of NIKE on this interview and naturally to Sifan Hassan! Pictures courtesy of Kevin Morris, London Marathon media, World Athletics and NN Operating staff.
