In the News

The Hall Steps Foundation has been featured in stories that explore the power of movement and purpose to change lives. Here you’ll find recent press about our work in Ethiopia, along with interviews where Ryan and Sara Hall share the mission behind it.

  • Female marathon runners high-five spectators along the race course, which is lined with blue barriers and a crowd of cheering spectators.

    The Press Democrat: Sara Hall’s Memoir Explores Faith, Resilience, and The Hall Steps Foundation

    In her upcoming memoir, For the Love of the Grind, Sara Hall reflects on two decades of professional running, motherhood, and her journey with The Hall Steps Foundation.

  • A diverse group of people, including children and adults, holding hands and lining up in a line outdoors in a grassy field with trees in the background, enjoying a sunny day.

    The Stanford Daily: Sara and Ryan Hall: After the Olympic Dream

    This profile traces Ryan and Sara Hall’s journey from elite collegiate athletes to global philanthropists. It highlights how their faith and running careers led to the creation of The Hall Steps Foundation and their early work funding hospitals, wells, and microloans across East Africa.

  • A man riding a mountain bike and a woman running on a dirt trail in a forested area during daytime.

    Runner's World: The Reinvention of Sara and Ryan Hall

    How running’s power couple pulled off their mind-boggling transformation—while raising four (!) kids.