Episode 13 - Sara Borrasso on Marathon Major Goals

If you've seen a smiley blur with a ballet bun whizzing around town, it is probably Sara Borrasso. Sara is an active member of the DC running community, participating in Northeast Track Club (NETC) and Friday West End Running Club (WERC) regularly. She also recently started working with Coach Mo'ath Alkhawaldeh, fondly referred to as Coach Mo, in order to go after some big goals. She accomplished a significant one when she ran 3:08, an over twenty minute PR, at the Berlin Marathon and Chicago Marathon this Fall - races that are only two weeks apart.

Sara ran her first Chicago Marathon in 2014 and has continued participating in it every iteration since. Coming from Chicago, she describes it as her hometown race. She also mentions not really knowing other marathons existed when she first signed up. Strangely enough, Sara learned about NETC in a corral at the 2021 Chicago Marathon from a fellow NETC runner. She decided to check it out and immediately loved being part of a club. Other runners in the group suggested that she work with Coach Mo. With the ambition to qualify for as many World Major Marathons as possible, Sara went for it. 

In this episode, we talk about Sara's 10k first race (all uphill), why she decided to run her first marathon, her first NETC run, how her training has shifted since working with a coach, her aim to run all of the World Majors, and how having running friends has made the sport really fun.

As always, thank you to Dan Hoffman for the music! Enjoy!