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Lead Stories: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Sara Hall: Music
(Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #9)

Posted May 16th, 2008 at 3:00 PM by Sara Hall

Section: News & Results, Motivation, Music, Track & Field, Olympics, Elite Athlete Blogs, Sara Hall

Welcome to the official blog of U.S. middle-distance runner Sara Hall. Sara’s list of running accolades include being a former NCAA All- American at Stanford, the 2006 USA 5K road champion, and the 2006 champion at the Continental Fifth Avenue Mile. Check back every other Friday for her latest entry at http://sarahall.thefinalsprint.com/

I often joke that I was born in the wrong body when it comes to music. For someone who loves music so much and whose brain is so musically-oriented, I can not carry a tune for the life of me! I have an incredible capacity for song lyrics, from childhood on, that I’ve heard more than a few times. I wish there was a TV show that was “Name that Disney Tune” because I would clean up!

Although music impacts me greatly, my own musical career didn’t last long. I tried taking up piano for two years while in junior high, but soccer, basketball and track took over, and I never could find time to practice. When I forgot my song in the middle of a piano recital, my parents and I decided it was time to call it quits. Besides that, though I have ambitions of learning the guitar one day, my music-making consists of singing in the car (poor Ryan!).
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GET YOUR MOVE ON iMix #1

Posted February 13th, 2007 at 10:00 AM by Mickey Katz

Section: Motivation, Music, Special Features, Pump-up iMix's

Every week The Final Sprint’s team of music gurus post a new, downloadable iMix on the site and in iTunes to help you stay motivated throughout all of your weekly runs and workouts.

GET YOUR MOVE ON iMix #1, created by Mickey Katz, is a 60-minute playlist that will get your adrenaline pumping; featuring 12 dance, reggae, latin and hip-hop tunes. Below you will find the complete track listings and then a brief synopsis by Mickey.

To open iTunes and download the entire iMix or even just a few of the tracks, click here or on any of the songs or artists below.

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