That is half 2 of three of our unique interview with Sifan Hassan
Sifan Hassan is among the world’s hottest and interesting athletes! In all of our social media for Paris 2024, Sifan Hassan was the most well-liked international athlete from Paris 2024!
Sifan has at all times 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 group take the bronze medal! That was the primary time she represented her new nation, the Netherlands.
Sifan held the world document within the mile from 2019 to 2023 (4:12). She additionally held the ten,000m world document for 2 days and nonetheless holds the World document for the hour run (18,930 meters is 11.7623 miles), which is brutal!
By way of 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 exhausting, 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 document on the 2023 Financial institution of America Chicago marathon, the present European document, of two:13.44 is sort of spectacular, however her one hour run world document blows my thoughts, as she is one quarter mile from having run excellent 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 may assist us attain Sifan Hassan. Not solely did Brett Holts get it carried out, however the pace with which the interview got here again was unimaginable!
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 below are Questions 5-8!
Paris 2024
5. RunBlogRun: The longer the race, the higher you appear to do; inform us how robust the Paris triple was?
Sifan Hassan: I used to be terrified but in addition interested in what may occur. I took it one step at a time, staying grateful, resting as a lot as potential, and specializing in my diet. 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 consequence within the remaining. As soon as that was carried out, I may deal with the ten,000m and the marathon. I wasn’t delighted with the ten,000m; I felt I had an opportunity for gold, nevertheless it motivated me extra for the marathon. Crossing the marathon’s end line was like a firework in my head. I used to be blissful to win however much more happy to have accomplished my mission.
6. RunBlogRun: Inform us about that end in Paris within the marathon? It was like a motorbike race!
Sifan Hassan: With a motorbike, 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 kepttelling myself, “Don’t fall, don’t fall!” since you by no means know what may occur. I wasn’t pleased with my 10,000m race a few days earlier, so I believe that made me focus extra and battle tougher. The marathon was vital to me.
Miscellaneous
7. RunBlogRun: You will have raced the 800m to the marathon. Do you have got a favourite distance?
Sifan Hassan: I really like all distances for various causes, however I’ve actually come to like the marathon.
Main Marathons
8. RunBlogRun: In your first marathon in London, you stopped a number of occasions, and announcers thought you have been out of the race! It was so thrilling to observe 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 may get robust, however let’s see what occurs.” I used to be blissful to meet up with the pack regardless of the struggles and, clearly, so happy with the consequence.
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 group.
