Episode 7: Sage Hurta - Transition from Collegiate to Professional Running

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In today’s episode of the Ready to Run podcast, we’ll meet with American professional middle distance runner - Sage Hurta. Sage was born in Buffalo, NY and was a 3-time New York State cross country champion. She attended the University of Colorado in Boulder where she was a 4-time All-American in cross country, PAC-12 800m champion, and 2021 NCAA champion in the mile. She currently lives in Boulder, CO and trains with one of the most exciting teams in professional running - On Athletics Club. We’ll discuss her transition from collegiate to professional running, mentorship in sport, and how she overcame a series of bone stress injuries in college. Since turning pro last year she has had some breakout performances including breaking 2 min for the first time in 800m at The Penn Relays in April. She has continued her momentum of running under 2:00 min in the 800m at the Prefontaine Classic (1:59:59), 800m USATF Championships (1:58:30 in semi-finals, 1:59:43 in finals), and Diamond League Stockholm. This episode dives deep into the factors that have influenced her growth and success in the sport. Let’s get ready to run with OAC middle distance runner - Sage Hurta! What we talked about: 2:25- Introduction to Sage 3:10- Transition from collegiate running to professional running 15:00- Mentorship in sport 22:00- BSI discussion 27:05- Discovering and treating the underlying issues that lead to BSI 31:45- Factors in comeback from previous injuries 45:45- Recent and upcoming races Show notes: Sage on Instagram On Athletics Club