Sara Hall USA   
Date of birth: 15 April 83
Age: 41 years 13 days
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 48 kg
Club/team: Asics
Maiden name: Bei
Marathon 5th at World Championships 2022
Cross Country Team Competition 5th at World Championships 2006
Cross Country Long Team Competition 5th at World Championships 2015
3000m 8th at World Indoor Championships 2012
3000m Steeplechase Pan American Games Champion 2011
6 National Titles
5000m World Alltime no. 789 15:20.88 Naimette-Xhovémont 19 Jul 2006
10,000m World Alltime no. 269 31:21.90 Irvine CA 14 May 2021
3000m Steeplechase World Alltime no. 292 9:39.48 Roma 26 May 2011
Marathon World Alltime no. 97 2:20:32 Chandler AZ 20 Dec 2020
5km, Road World Alltime no. 282 15:33 Providence RI 20 Sep 2009
10km, Road World Alltime no. 257 31:33 New York NY 12 Jun 2021
Half Marathon World Alltime no. 142 1:07:15 Houston TX 16 Jan 2022

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
800m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2007  2:06.08w    6r2Kortrijk13 Jul
2008  2:05.86w    2r4Walnut CA18 Apr
 
1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2002  4:22.98w    5Stanford CA10 May
2003  4:20.85w    2Stanford CA3 May
2004  4:19.49w    7Eagle Rock CA27 Jun
2005  4:16.14w    2Los Angeles CA15 May
2006  4:14.83w    2Eugene OR27 May
2007  4:08.99w    5Indianapolis IN23 Jun
2008  4:08.55w    6Heusden20 Jul
2009  4:09.69w    3Stanford CA2 May
2010  4:10.11w    14New York NY12 Jun
2011  4:15.58w    13Eugene OR4 Jun
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2008  4:16.76+iw    5Boston MA26 Jan
2009  4:19.30iw    3Boston MA1 Mar
2010  4:15.0h+iw    2New York NY29 Jan
2011  4:15.35iw    1New York NY28 Jan
2012  4:21.64Aiw    6Albuquerque NM26 Feb
 
One Mile
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  4:35.02w    5Falmouth MA12 Aug
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2007  4:32.24iw    4Boston MA27 Jan
2008  4:33.92iw    5New York NY19 Jan
2010  4:31.50iw    2New York NY29 Jan
2011  4:38.47Aiw    4Albuquerque NM27 Feb
 
Mile, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  4:28.00w    1New York NY30 Sep
2007  4:24.1hw    3r1New York NY29 Sep
2008  4:32.6hw    8New York NY21 Sep
2009  4:23.9hw    3New York NY26 Sep
2010  4:24.34w    2New York NY26 Sep
2011  4:29.1hw    8New York NY24 Sep
2012  4:42w    2Lahaina HI15 Sep
2013  4:44w    2Des Moines IA23 Apr
2014  4:46w    4Boston MA19 Apr
 
2000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  5:54.07w    9Eugene OR7 Jun
 
3000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2000  9:48.31w    3-HSRaleigh NC16 Jun
2002  9:32.98w    1-19Stanford CA22 Jun
2005  9:00.71w    6Lappeenranta21 Jul
2006  8:56.93w    6Luzern6 Jul
2007  9:04.80w    15London3 Aug
2008  9:23.33w    17Rovereto10 Sep
2010  8:52.35w    4Villeneuve d'Ascq24 Aug
2012  8:56.99w    4Luzern17 Jul
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2002  9:33.20iw    6Boston MA25 Jan
2004  9:05.02iw    2Fayetteville AR13 Mar
2005  9:29.88iw    10Fayetteville AR12 Mar
2006  9:01.95iw    5Boston MA28 Jan
2007  9:01.22iw    2New York NY2 Feb
2009  8:53.72iw    2Boston MA28 Feb
2010  8:55.17iw    5Boston MA6 Feb
2011  9:03.91Aiw    2Albuquerque NM26 Feb
2012  8:54.75iw    4Boston MA4 Feb
2014  9:12.26iw    11New York NY15 Feb
 
5000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2002  16:22.54w    1Berkeley CA4 May
2003  16:03.08w    1r2Walnut CA17 Apr
2004  15:36.21w    10r2Walnut CA16 Apr
2005  15:24.74w    6Carson CA23 Jun
2006  15:20.88w    3r2Naimette-Xhovémont19 Jul
2007  15:22.56w    8r3Walnut CA13 Apr
2009  15:34.68w    2Berkeley CA24 Apr
2010  16:22.04w    16Stanford CA1 May
2011  15:27.71w    6Walnut CA15 Apr
2012  15:52.17w    19Walnut CA20 Apr
2013  15:39.32w    9Stanford CA28 Apr
2016  15:28.25w    4Eagle Rock CA20 May
2021  15:22.55w    6Eugene OR23 Apr
 
10,000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2003  33:58.06w    2Los Angeles CA17 May
2015  32:35.87w    6Sacramento CA6 Dec
2016  32:44.48w    8Portland OR11 Jun
2021  31:21.90w    3Irvine CA14 May
2024  31:32.52w    14San Juan Capistrano CA16 Mar
 
10 Miles, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  52:54w    4Washington DC6 Apr
2016  53:33w    4St. Paul MN9 Oct
2017  53:43w    1St. Paul MN1 Oct
2018  52:47w    1St. Paul MN7 Oct
2019  53:11w    1St. Paul MN6 Oct
2021  52:43w    6Washington DC12 Sep
2023  52:37w    2Washington DC2 Apr
 
8km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  26:02+w    2New York NY8 Jun
 
5km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  15:40w    2Providence RI17 Sep
2007  15:52w    6Carlsbad CA1 Apr
2009  15:33w    4Providence RI20 Sep
2010  15:58w    2Providence RI19 Sep
2011  15:56w    1New York NY5 Nov
2013  16:08w    8New York NY2 Nov
2014  16:07w    11Providence RI21 Sep
2016  15:56w    2Albany NY4 Jun
2017  15:49w    1Albany NY4 Jun
2019  16:04+w    Falmouth Heights MA18 Aug
 
10km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  32:44w    4Boston MA12 Oct
2013  33:29w    15Atlanta GA4 Jul
2014  32:14w    8Boston MA13 Oct
2016  32:46w    6Cape Elizabeth ME6 Aug
2018  32:41w    3Atlanta GA4 Jul
2019  32:25+w    Falmouth Heights MA18 Aug
2021  31:33w    1New York NY12 Jun
2022  31:50w    5Manchester22 May
2023  32:32w    7Cape Elizabeth ME5 Aug
 
15km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  51:20w    1Phoenix AZ9 Mar
 
20km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  1:07:53w    3New Haven CT4 Sep
2018  1:09:04w    1New Haven CT3 Sep
2019  1:06:47w    1New Haven CT2 Sep
 
25km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2015  1:27:41w    2Grand Rapids MI9 May
2019  1:25:34w    2Grand Rapids MI11 May
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2013  1:14:33w    1Healdsburg CA26 Oct
2014  1:12:26w    1Dallas TX14 Dec
2015  1:10:49w    2Gold Coast5 Jul
2016  1:10:07w    5Houston TX17 Jan
2017  1:09:37w    10København17 Sep
2018  1:09:27w    1Gold Coast1 Jul
2019  1:11:04w    2Pittsburgh PA5 May
2020  1:08:18w    1Eugene OR7 Aug
2021  1:08:44w    1Dorena OR21 Aug
2022  1:07:15w   AR 2Houston TX16 Jan
2023  1:09:31w    11Lisboa12 Mar
 
Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2015  2:31:14w    10Chicago IL11 Oct
2016  2:30:06w    12London24 Apr
2017  2:27:21w    5Frankfurt29 Oct
2018  2:26:20w    3Ottawa27 May
2019  2:22:16w    5Berlin29 Sep
2020  2:20:32w    1Chandler AZ20 Dec
2021  2:27:19w    3Chicago IL10 Oct
2022  2:22:10w    5Eugene OR18 Jul
2024  2:26:06w    5Orlando FL3 Feb
 
2000m Steeplechase
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  6:35.64w    1Davis CA12 Mar
 
3000m Steeplechase
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  10:10.56w    7Stanford CA27 Mar
2010  10:00.20w    8Rovereto31 Aug
2011  9:39.48w    7Roma26 May
2012  9:42.96w    12Eugene OR2 Jun
2013  9:54.88w    11New York NY25 May
2014  9:42.10w    3Stanford CA4 May

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
3000m
WJ 2002: 15-199:38.92
Half Marathon
WC 2016: 151:10:58
Marathon
WC 2022: 52:22:10
3000m Steeplechase
PAG 2011: 110:03.16A
Cross Country Team Competition
WC 2002: 5-1987.00
WC 2006: 599.00
Cross Country Long Team Competition
WC 2015: 5128.00
Cross Country
WC 2002: 43-1922:12
WC 2006: 2613:28
WC 2015: 2028:19
 
Indoor
3000m
WC 2006: 129:14.49
WC 2010: 7h19:04.25
WC 2012: 88:59.95 5h29:02.49

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
800m
Outdoor2:05.86    Walnut CA18 Apr 2008
 
1500m
Outdoor4:08.55    Heusden20 Jul 2008
Indoor4:15.0h+    New York NY29 Jan 2010
 
One Mile
Outdoor4:35.02    Falmouth MA12 Aug 2006
Indoor4:31.50    New York NY29 Jan 2010
 
Mile, Road
Outdoor4:23.9h    New York NY26 Sep 2009
 
2000m
Outdoor5:54.07    Eugene OR7 Jun 2009
 
3000m
Outdoor8:52.35    Villeneuve d'Ascq24 Aug 2010
Indoor8:53.72    Boston MA28 Feb 2009
 
5000m
Outdoor15:20.88    Naimette-Xhovémont19 Jul 2006
 
10,000m
Outdoor31:21.90    Irvine CA14 May 2021
 
10 Miles, Road
Outdoor52:37    Washington DC2 Apr 2023
 
8km, Road
Outdoor26:02+    New York NY8 Jun 2019
 
5km, Road
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor15:33    Providence RI20 Sep 2009
 
10km, Road
Outdoor31:33    New York NY12 Jun 2021
 
15km, Road
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor51:20    Phoenix AZ9 Mar 2014
 
20km, Road
Winstreak: 2 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor1:06:47    New Haven CT2 Sep 2019
 
25km, Road
Outdoor1:25:34    Grand Rapids MI11 May 2019
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor1:07:15    ARHouston TX16 Jan 2022
 
Marathon
Outdoor2:20:32    Chandler AZ20 Dec 2020
 
2000m Steeplechase
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor6:35.64    Davis CA12 Mar 2011
 
3000m Steeplechase
Outdoor9:39.48    Roma26 May 2011

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

1500m, 10 best results (legal):
4:08.55   6Heusden20 Jul 2008
4:08.99   5Indianapolis IN23 Jun 2007
4:09.31   1r1Gent15 Jul 2007
4:09.69   3Stanford CA2 May 2009
4:10.11   14New York NY12 Jun 2010
4:11.01   2Gent13 Jul 2008
4:11.36   11Carson CA20 May 2007
4:11.96   3h2Des Moines IA24 Jun 2010
4:12.69   1Kessel-Lo14 Aug 2010
4:12.89   3h2Indianapolis IN21 Jun 2007
 
Average: 4:10.656
 
5000m, 10 best results (legal):
15:20.88   3r2Naimette-Xhovémont19 Jul 2006
15:22.55   6Eugene OR23 Apr 2021
15:22.56   8r3Walnut CA13 Apr 2007
15:24.74   6Carson CA23 Jun 2005
15:27.71   6Walnut CA15 Apr 2011
15:28.25   4Eagle Rock CA20 May 2016
15:34.68   2Berkeley CA24 Apr 2009
15:36.21   10r2Walnut CA16 Apr 2004
15:38.98   7Indianapolis IN23 Jun 2006
15:39.32   9Stanford CA28 Apr 2013
 
Average: 15:29.588
 
Half Marathon, 10 best results (legal):
1:07:15   2Houston TX16 Jan 2022
1:08:18   1Eugene OR7 Aug 2020
1:08:44   1Dorena OR21 Aug 2021
1:08:58   9Houston TX19 Jan 2020
1:09:27   1Gold Coast1 Jul 2018
1:09:31   11Lisboa12 Mar 2023
1:09:37   10København17 Sep 2017
1:10:07   5Houston TX17 Jan 2016
1:10:07   2Pittsburgh PA6 May 2018
1:10:32   1Gold Coast2 Jul 2017
 
Average: 1:09:15.6
 
3000m, 10 best results (legal):
8:52.35   4Villeneuve d'Ascq24 Aug 2010
8:53.13   10Rieti29 Aug 2010
8:53.72i  2Boston MA28 Feb 2009
8:54.75i  4Boston MA4 Feb 2012
8:55.17i  5Boston MA6 Feb 2010
8:56.93   6Luzern6 Jul 2006
8:56.99   4Luzern17 Jul 2012
8:59.95i  8Istanbul11 Mar 2012
9:00.71   6Lappeenranta21 Jul 2005
9:01.22i  2New York NY2 Feb 2007
 
Average: 8:56.492
 
3000m Steeplechase, 10 best results (legal):
9:39.48   7Roma26 May 2011
9:42.10   3Stanford CA4 May 2014
9:42.96   12Eugene OR2 Jun 2012
9:44.55   2h2Eugene OR25 Jun 2012
9:45.51   9London14 Jul 2012
9:47.63   8Eugene OR29 Jun 2012
9:48.85   2Stanford CA1 May 2011
9:50.41   5Eagle Rock CA21 May 2011
9:50.68   1Stanford CA25 Mar 2011
9:52.52   5Eugene OR26 Jun 2011
 
Average: 9:46.469
 
Mile, Road, 10 best results (legal):
4:23.9h   3New York NY26 Sep 2009
4:24.1h   3r1New York NY29 Sep 2007
4:24.34   2New York NY26 Sep 2010
4:28.00   1New York NY30 Sep 2006
4:29.1h   8New York NY24 Sep 2011
4:30.8h   1Minneapolis MN12 May 2011
4:32.6h   8New York NY21 Sep 2008
4:39.1h   2Minneapolis MN7 May 2009
4:42   2Lahaina HI15 Sep 2012
4:43.7h   2Boston MA18 Apr 2010
 
Average: 4:31.764
 
5km, Road, 10 best results (legal):
15:33   4Providence RI20 Sep 2009
15:40   2Providence RI17 Sep 2006
15:49   1Albany NY4 Jun 2017
15:52   6Carlsbad CA1 Apr 2007
15:56   1New York NY5 Nov 2011
15:56   2Albany NY4 Jun 2016
15:58   2Providence RI19 Sep 2010
16:00   5San José CA26 Nov 2009
16:00   4Providence RI18 Sep 2011
16:04+   Falmouth Heights MA18 Aug 2019
 
Average: 15:52.8
 
10km, Road, 10 best results (legal):
31:33   1New York NY12 Jun 2021
31:41   1Atlanta GA4 Jul 2021
31:50   5Manchester22 May 2022
32:14   8Boston MA13 Oct 2014
32:25+   Falmouth Heights MA18 Aug 2019
32:27   1New York NY8 Jun 2019
32:28   2Atlanta GA4 Jul 2014
32:32   7Cape Elizabeth ME5 Aug 2023
32:41   3Atlanta GA4 Jul 2018
32:44   4Boston MA12 Oct 2009
 
Average: 32:15.5
 
Marathon, 10 best results (legal):
2:20:32   1Chandler AZ20 Dec 2020
2:22:01   2London4 Oct 2020
2:22:10   5Eugene OR18 Jul 2022
2:22:16   5Berlin29 Sep 2019
2:22:56   8Tokyo6 Mar 2022
2:26:06   5Orlando FL3 Feb 2024
2:26:20   3Ottawa27 May 2018
2:27:19   3Chicago IL10 Oct 2021
2:27:21   5Frankfurt29 Oct 2017
2:28:26   6Tokyo26 Feb 2017
 
Average: 2:24:32.700000000001
 

Total results in db: 309

By event:

800m:3
1500m:55
One Mile:11
Mile, Road:15
2000m:1
3000m:33
5000m:38
10,000m:9
10 Miles, Road:9
8km, Road:1
5km, Road:14
10km, Road:15
15km, Road:1
20km, Road:3
25km, Road:2
Half Marathon:34
Road Race:5
Marathon:22
2000m Steeplechase:1
3000m Steeplechase:21
Cross Country Team Competition:2
Cross Country Long Team Competition:1
Cross Country:7
7miles:6

▲IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

10,000m
31:32.52iw
SB (15)
14San Juan Capistrano CASan Juan Capistrano CA16 Mar 
Marathon
2:26:06iw
SB (115)
5OTOrlando FLOT, Orlando FL3 Feb 
Marathon, Downhill
2:27:58iw
15Boston MABoston MA15 Apr 

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2004IndoorOne Mile344:42.52
2004Indoor3000m429:05.02
2005Outdoor3000m569:00.71
2005Outdoor5000m7415:24.74
2005Indoor3000m529:13.86
2006OutdoorOne Mile114:35.02
2006Outdoor3000m618:56.93
2006Outdoor5000m5715:20.88
2006Outdoor5km, Road1415:40
2006Indoor3000m289:01.95
2007Outdoor1500m554:08.99
2007Outdoor3000m739:04.80
2007Outdoor5000m6415:22.56
2007Outdoor5km, Road2715:52
2007IndoorOne Mile44:32.24
2007Indoor3000m229:01.22
2008Outdoor1500m684:08.55
2008Indoor1500m494:16.76+
2008IndoorOne Mile134:33.92
2009Outdoor1500m774:09.69
2009Outdoor2000m205:54.07
2009Outdoor5000m8615:34.68
2009Outdoor5km, Road1615:33
2009Outdoor10km, Road8532:44
2009Indoor1500m704:19.30
2009Indoor3000m168:53.72
2010Outdoor1500m844:10.11
2010Outdoor3000m388:52.35
2010Outdoor5km, Road3315:58
2010Outdoor3000m Steeplechase8210:00.20
2010Indoor1500m414:15.0h+
2010IndoorOne Mile134:31.50
2010Indoor3000m178:55.17
2011Outdoor5000m7615:27.71
2011Outdoor5km, Road2315:56
2011Outdoor2000m Steeplechase216:35.64
2011Outdoor3000m Steeplechase279:39.48
2011Indoor1500m474:15.35
2011IndoorOne Mile334:38.47A
2011Indoor3000m429:03.91A
2012Outdoor3000m448:56.99
2012Outdoor3000m Steeplechase569:42.96
2012Indoor3000m198:54.75
2013Outdoor5km, Road7216:08
2013Outdoor3000m Steeplechase889:54.88
2014Outdoor10 Miles, Road652:54
2014Outdoor5km, Road7016:07
2014Outdoor10km, Road4832:14
2014Outdoor3000m Steeplechase539:42.10
2014Indoor3000m699:12.26
2015OutdoorHalf Marathon971:10:49
2016Outdoor10 Miles, Road1553:33
2016Outdoor10km, Road7932:46
2016OutdoorHalf Marathon691:10:07
2017Outdoor10 Miles, Road1853:43
2017Outdoor20km, Road181:07:53
2017OutdoorHalf Marathon681:09:37
2017OutdoorMarathon842:27:21
2018Outdoor10 Miles, Road1052:47
2018Outdoor20km, Road131:09:04
2018OutdoorHalf Marathon771:09:27
2018OutdoorMarathon862:26:20
2019Outdoor10 Miles, Road853:11
2019Outdoor20km, Road301:06:47
2019OutdoorMarathon362:22:16
2020OutdoorHalf Marathon371:08:18
2020OutdoorMarathon152:20:32
2021Outdoor10,000m4831:21.90
2021Outdoor10 Miles, Road952:43
2021Outdoor10km, Road3731:33
2021OutdoorHalf Marathon601:08:44
2022Outdoor10km, Road7431:50
2022OutdoorHalf Marathon351:07:15
2022OutdoorMarathon552:22:10
2024Outdoor10,000m1531:32.52

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