Morgan Hale
Former D1 and pro basketball player, current marathon-in-training. Follow the comeback.
Dallas, Texas
Location
Retired Athlete
Competition Status
Professional
Competition Level
8 Sports Athlete
Experience
I grew up in Dallas in a house where Sunday dinner was basically a film session. My dad played college football, my older sister ran track in college, and by the time I was six I understood that in our family, you played something. I tried almost everything, but basketball is what stuck. These days what keeps me going isn't a scoreboard anymore, it's proving to myself that 35 is a starting line, not a finish line.
Current Teams
- Distance Running
Dallas Distance Collective
PositionMemberVisit TeamSince 2026
Past Teams
- Basketball
Étoile de Marseille Basket
PositionGuard#9Visit Team2015 – 2019 - Basketball
CB Sevilla Norte
PositionGuard#9Visit Team2013 – 2015 - Basketball
SMU Mustangs Women's Basketball
PositionGuard#12Visit Team2009 – 2013 - Track & Field
Skyline High School Track & Field
PositionSprinter (400m)Visit Team2006 – 2009 - Basketball
Skyline High School Basketball
PositionPoint Guard#12Visit Team2005 – 2009 - Softball
Richardson Girls Softball League
PositionSecond Base#7Visit Team2001 – 2003 - Cheerleading
Dallas Starlights Cheer
PositionBaseVisit Team2000 – 2001 - Dance
Turning Pointe Dance Studio
PositionJazz & TapVisit Team1998 – 2000 - T-Ball
Richardson Parks & Rec T-Ball
PositionShortstopVisit Team1997 – 1998 - Soccer
North Dallas AYSO Soccer
PositionForward#4Visit Team1996 – 1997
Upcoming
Youth Sports Access 5K
View EventEvent Date2026-11-14LocationDallas, TXBMW Dallas Marathon — Race Day
View EventEvent Date2026-12-13LocationDallas, TXSecond Act: A Conversation on Life After Pro Sports
View EventEvent Date2027-01-24LocationDallas, TX
Past
18-Mile Long Run
Event Date2026-10-11Event EndedChampionship Final
Étoile de Marseille Basket vs ASB Lyon Féminin
Event Date2018-05-19Event EndedSigning Day: Turning Pro
Event Date2013-06-14Event EndedSenior Night
SMU Mustangs Women's Basketball vs Rice Owls
Event Date2013-02-22Event Ended
Campaigns to Support
- View Campaign
Running My First Marathon for Dallas Youth Hoops
I'm running the BMW Dallas Marathon to raise money for the Dallas Youth Hoops Foundation, the kind of program that gave a kid from Skyline High her first real shot. Every donation goes straight toward gym time, equipment, and travel for Dallas kids who play the way I did.
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Marathon Training & Travel Fund
Entry fees, race travel, physical therapy, the real costs of training a 35-year-old basketball body for 26.2 miles. If you want to help get me to that start line ready, this is where it goes.
Areas of Need
Shop ItemSecond Act Hoodie
$42
Comfortable, comeback-themed, built for cool-down walks after a long run.
Shop Item26.2 Training Tee
$28
What I'm actually wearing through marathon training, breathable and built for Dallas heat.
Shop ItemMorgan Hale Running Cap
$24
My go-to for sunny long runs around White Rock Lake.
Morgan Hale's Media Kit
I'm not a 22-year-old influencer posting a comeback for clout, I'm a former pro figuring out an entirely new sport in real time, mistakes included. My audience gets a genuine athletic journey spanning basketball, two countries, and now marathon training, not a highlight reel with the hard parts edited out.
Social Analytics
- Reach
10k–25k
Total audience
- Reach
50k–100k
Monthly views
- Engagement
5k–20k
Average views per post
- Engagement
6-10%
Engagement rate
- Retention
50–70%
Video completion rate
- Conversion
2–3.5%
Link click-through rate
- Demographics
35–44
Primary audience age
- Demographics
70%+ Female
Primary audience gender
Previous Campaigns
Konviva Sport
Represented Konviva Sport's training line while playing professionally in France, featured in their European athlete lookbook.
Lone Star Fuel
Partnered with this Dallas-based hydration brand during my college career at SMU, repping their gear at home meets and on campus.
Personal Bests
- Tempo Run: 8:15/mi
- Recovery Run: 10:00/mi
- Long Run: 9:30/mi
- Outdoor Cycling: 3:20/mi
- Barbell Hip Thrust: 145 lbs
- Back Squat: 95 lbs
- Interval Run: 8:00/mi
- Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift: 40 lbs
- Barbell Row: 65 lbs
- Goblet Squat: 35 lbs
Some Recent Workouts
- 2026-10-14
- Tempo Run6 mi · 49:30
- 2026-10-13
- Recovery Run4 mi · 42:00
- 2026-10-11
- Long Run18 mi · 171:00
- 2026-10-10
- Outdoor Cycling15 mi · 50:00
- 2026-10-09
- Barbell Hip Thrust145 lbs · 8 reps · 3 sets
- Back Squat95 lbs · 8 reps · 3 sets
- 2026-10-08
- Interval Run5 mi · 40:00
- 2026-10-06
- Recovery Run5 mi · 50:00
- 2026-10-05
- Recovery Run4 mi · 43:00
- 2026-10-03
- Long Run16 mi · 154:40
- 2026-10-02
- Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift40 lbs · 10 reps · 3 sets
- Barbell Row65 lbs · 10 reps · 3 sets
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