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Congrats to Sarah and Ryan Hall. They have been named the Visa Humanitarian Athletes of the Year by USA Track & Field. It’s great recognition for the charity work the couple is doing.

In September they launched the Hall Steps Foundation, “which will fund programs to create a better life for youth living in poverty in the United States and abroad. The foundation aims to use running's lessons to encourage people to take "small steps" toward the goal of tackling issues like clean water, sex trafficking, and leadership development. Domestically, the foundation plans to create mentoring programs for at-risk youth to train for a race with an adult runner.”

Here is what Sarah Hall said in a press release announcing the honor:

"Ryan and I are very honored to receive this award, and wish we
could be there to accept it in person! Both of us hope through our charitable work, including founding The Hall Steps Foundation, to leave a positive mark on our sport and inspire lives along the way! Our goal through The Hall Steps Foundation is to engage the running community is social justice efforts, and we are excited to see the response of the running community so far! We are very thankful to Visa and USATF for providing us with events and a platform on which to compete, and it is great to give back with all we've been blessed with.
We will be using the funds from the award to go towards our social justice efforts through The Hall Steps Foundation. Thank you very much!"