
In October she won the USATF 10 Mile Championship. She's taken to the roads and stretched her distance. However, Hasay has changed course since the 2016 Olympic trials, where she was a disappointing ninth in the 10K and 13th in the 5K after recovering from plantar fasciitis in 2015. Since graduating from college, Hasay - known for her hard-charging style and long, blond braid - has been coached by Alberto Salazar as part of the Nike Oregon Project, with her focus on the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Though she's only 25, she's been in the national running spotlight for a dozen years. Hasay became a high school phenom in San Luis Obispo, California, and a star at the University of Oregon, where she was a 15-time All-American and two-time NCAA indoor champion in the mile and 3,000 meters. I had to win that little two-lapper." Even then, she loved the freedom and challenge of running. "I would be literally sitting on the edge of my seat in class," she says, "just waiting for the bell to ring so I could be the first person out the door. Her daily highlight in fifth grade was running laps to start PE class. While other kids thought of it as punishment, it was her joy.

Running always has come easy for Jordan Hasay.

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