Sifan Hassan, the RunBlogRun Interview , speaks on Paris 2024, Racing and Major Marathons, Part 2/3

That is half 2 of three of our unique interview with Sifan Hassan

Sifan Hassan is likely one of the world’s hottest and engaging athletes! In all of our social media for Paris 2024, Sifan Hassan was the most well-liked world 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 crew take the bronze medal! That was the primary time she represented her new nation, the Netherlands. 

Sifan held the world file within the mile from 2019 to 2023 (4:12). She additionally held the ten,000m world file for 2 days and nonetheless holds the World file 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 gifted athlete who works exhausting, laughs, and races with abandon. On RunBlogRun’s world viewers, she is one among our hottest, judging by social media response, and the article reads. 

Personally, her European file on the 2023 Financial institution of America Chicago marathon, the present European file, of two:13.44 is sort of spectacular, however her one hour run world file 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 marketing and requested if he might assist us attain Sifan Hassan. Not solely did Brett Holts get it completed, 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 additionally interested in what would possibly occur. I took it one step at a time, staying grateful, resting as a lot as doable, and specializing in my vitamin. The 5000m was the place I felt probably the most unsure, however the warmth gave me confidence, and I used to be thrilled with the outcome within the remaining. As soon as that was completed, 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, 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 completely satisfied 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 motorcycle race!

Sifan Hassan: With a motorcycle, climb within the center! (laughs) I simply tried to remain centered and watch out to the end line. In the previous few 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 struggle more durable. The marathon was vital to me.

Miscellaneous

7. RunBlogRun: You may have raced the 800m to the marathon. Do you could have 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 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 discipline and thought, “This would possibly get robust, however let’s see what occurs.” I used to be completely satisfied to meet up with the pack regardless of the struggles and, clearly, so happy with the outcome.

Look ahead to Thursday to see half 3 of our Sifan Hassan interview! 

Particular because of 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 crew.