{"podcast":{"title":"The HAX Show","slug":"the-hax-show-7709938","podcast_index_feed_id":7709938,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10a2bf038/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://haxtraining.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44556190/44556190-1759788417900-b8bcc8523b775.jpg","author":"HAX Show","episode_count":20,"summary":"Welcome to The HAX Show — a podcast from Hammer & Axe where we explore the art of running: how we train, compete, and think about the sport.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T12:18:36.998862+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hax-show-7709938"},"episode":{"title":"Sage Hurta-Klecker: Running 1:55 in the 800m & Training To Become World Class","slug":"sage-hurta-klecker-running-1-55-in-the-800m-training-to-become-world-class","published_at":"2026-06-23T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hax-show-7709938/sage-hurta-klecker-running-1-55-in-the-800m-training-to-become-world-class","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hax-show-7709938","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hax-show/episodes/Sage-Hurta-Klecker-Running-155-in-the-800m--Training-To-Become-World-Class-e3l52ku","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10a2bf038/podcast/play/121849950/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-22%2F426635871-44100-2-8dc34682fa407.mp3","summary":"OAC professional and world-class middle-distance runner Sage Hurta-Klecker joins us to reflect on her recent breakthrough year in the 800m, highlighted by a 1:55.89 performance in Tokyo last fall that made her the third-fastest American woman in history. She shares how she navigated races that didn't go her way, learned to manage the emotional highs and lows of championship racing, and continued to trust her potential in the 800m despite outside pressure to move up in distance as most runners do throughout their careers. Sage also discusses where she's at now and how she's approaching a unique summer season without a traditional World Championship, shifting her focus to the Diamond League circuit and the newly introduced World Ultimate Championships.She also opens up about the heartbreak of the 2024 Olympic Trials, her toughest competitors globally in the 800m, and what it's like being the speed-focused outlier under coach Dathan Ritzenhein on a team primarily built around longer-distance events.In This Episode:01:32 Summer Goals Without Worlds04:02 World Ultimate Champs Explained04:58 Ranking Points And Funding07:24 Peaking And Racing More08:35 Penn Relays 400m Race Recap10:47 Tokyo Breakthrough Story14:31 Navigating Championship Rounds20:51 Chasing The American Record26:49 Hardest 800 Competitors29:06 Standing Out In OAC34:37 From Steeple To 80042:06 Biking And Speed Work47:36 Training With Joe56:04 Defining Career Success____________________________________________HAX Show Partners: We're grateful to partner with Stryd and LifeQuotes to bring you this episode. Learn more about each of our partners below. StrydAchieve your best run everyday by getting the most accurate power and pacing metrics in real-time. Learn more: https://stryd.live/haxLifeQuotesProtect the long…","meta_description":"OAC professional and world-class middle-distance runner Sage Hurta-Klecker joins us to reflect on her recent breakthrough year in the 800m, highlighted by…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3477,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hax-show-7709938/episodes/sage-hurta-klecker-running-1-55-in-the-800m-training-to-become-world-class/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hax-show-7709938/sage-hurta-klecker-running-1-55-in-the-800m-training-to-become-world-class.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}