Sarah Sellers


Sarah Sellers is an American long-distance runner.

Running career

College career

Sellers ran at Weber State University from 2009 to 2012 where she was a nine-time Big Sky Conference champion, before a stress fracture of her left navicular bone forced her to cut her college career short. Her primary collegiate events were the 5K and 10K, while also competing in cross-country.

International career

In her marathon debut, she won the Huntsville Marathon in Utah to qualify for the 2018 Boston Marathon. At the 2018 Boston Marathon, she finished second to earn $75,000.
Her coach is Paul Pilkington. The NYRR announced on May 8, 2018 that Sarah Sellers will be running in the NYRR Mini 10k race in Central Park at 8am on June 9, 2018.
Sellers placed 18th in a personal best time at 2018 New York City Marathon.
Sellers placed 19th in 2019 Boston Marathon.
Sellers placed second in 2022 Grandma's Marathon in 2:25:43 behind winner Dakotah Lindwurm.

Personal life

Sellers' full-time job is as a certified registered nurse anesthetist in a Tucson-based hospital. Her husband is a resident orthopedic surgeon. They lived in Tucson, Arizona until moved to Ogden, Utah. Blake, and Sarah have two daughters - Emery and Brynn. Sister-in-law, Natalie Callister, raced the 2024 United States Olympic trials (marathon) and finished 109th in the Trials.