Marathon Magic Moments 🤩✨
Sifan Hassan 🇳🇱
Born 1993 in Ethiopia-2008 landed in the Netherlands as a refugee- now a Dutch Superstar.
I close my hotel door as the woman in a headscarf closes hers. Right away I know it’s her. On my floor?
We are alone in the hallway and then waiting for the elevator- get in.
“Congratulations on your race, I’m proud of you and all of your accomplishments.”
“Thank you so much,” she says, “Did you run yesterday?” “Yes I did, I loved it - such an awesome - but hard course!” “So hard!” She said.
The elevator started to fill and we were squished into the back corner.. I’m thinking…taking a photo in here would cause a huge stir and I didn’t want to do that. But boy I want a selfie! 🤩I love this woman!
As we reach the lobby I lean in and whisper- “I really need to take a selfie with you is that okay?”
“Of Course!” She says joyfully. I take her arm and guide her to a little spot and here we are. 🤩
Broke her first record in 2019 14:44 in 5km, then mile record 4:12:33. Went on to pursue one of the most extraordinary track and field careers of all time.
Tokyo Olympics 2020:
Gold-🥇5,000
Gold- 🥇10,000
Bronze-🥉1,500
2023 London Marathon debut- WIN 🏆
2023 Chicago Marathon WIN 🏆 (second fastest time in history)
2024 Paris Olympics- the only athlete talented, versatile and crazy enough to attempt a treble of 5,000, 10,000 AND Marathon at the Olympics and succeed.
🥇🏆-Gold in the Marathon
🥉Bronze in 5,000 and 10,000.
I’ll never forget when she fell in her 1500m heat with a lap left…watch the footage.
Following her career is such a joyous pleasure.
NYC VIP🔥Thank you for the opportunity.
@blacktoerunning