Sifan loves challenges
AMSTERDAM (NED): World and Olympic winner Sifan Hassan loves challenges, in 2025 she competed in 3 marathons. At this level not very usual, 3rd in London, winner in Sydney and 6th in New York. She admits in the marathon, there’s always a challenge. “It’s not a competition against your opponents, but against the distance itself, that’s your biggest rival. My personal best is now 2:13.44 [the third fastest time ever], and I know how hard I trained for it. If I wanted to improve on that, I’d definitely need a year.” And also speaking about the time when she will get tired of marathons: “Then I’ll do, what do you call it, an ultra run. A hundred kilometers or so, to see what it feels like, how far I can get. And not on the road, but on unpaved paths, up and down mountains. I really love that. In the run-up to the New York Marathon, I’ve mainly been trail running.” Writes www.hardloopnieuws.nl.
