Ryan Hall retired from Professional running in 2016 and began focusing on weight lifting as well as coaching his wife Sara Hall. He holds the American Record in the Half Marathon (59:43) and also holds the fastest marathon time ever ran by an American at the Boston Marathon (2:04: 58). He is a two time Olympian and now focuses on sharing all of the information he has learned over the years with his community over at Run Free Training.
What we talked about:
6:30- His current running and weightlifting schedule
10:50- Structuring weight training for the athletes that he coaches
13:05- How having weightlifting as an outlet helped him transition out of professional running
16:10- What he and his family have been up to
18:45- What it’s been like coaching Sara and their thoughts after all of last year’s races
27:25- What he is doing as a coach to help Sara transition from marathon training to 5k/10k training
30:50- Mistakes that a lot of runners make in the weight room
37:00- Reflecting on his own running career
54:55- His current roster of athletes that he coaches
57:35- Ryan’s podcast Run Free Podcast
59:40- How Ryan has stayed firm in his faith throughout various points in his life
1:06:15- What has changed since he’s become a father
1:10:05- End of podcast questions
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