At the CIF California State Meet she also earned three state track titles in the 16 meters, and won the Footlocker National High School Cross Country Championships in 2000.
Hall was born in Santa Rosa, California and competed for Montgomery High School, winning four state cross country titles. Hall won the 2012 American title at the USA Cross Country Championships, edging Molly Huddle at the line. She was also a member of the 20 United States world cross country championship team. Her best finish came in 2006 where she finished 12th in the finals of the 3000 meters at the 11th IAAF World Indoor championships. She is a two time world team member for the United States at the world indoor track and field championships. She also has won prestigious 1500 meter titles including one at the Millrose Games.
Hall has won several notable mile road races including the Drake Relays Grand Blue Mile and the US National Road Mile Championships. She is the second-fastest American woman to ever run the half marathon, running 1:07:15 on January 16, 2022–an American record at the time. Hall’s personal best time for the marathon is 2:20:32 set at the Marathon Project in Chandler, Arizona on December 22, 2020, making her the third-fastest American woman in history. She won the 3000 meter steeplechase at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico representing the United States. Sara Hall ( née Bei born April 15, 1983) is a professional American distance runner.