U.S. Olympic Trials winner Ryan Hall. [1]
I think what Ryan Hall has already accomplished is enough: he shows that a small town American of non-East African descent can possibly run WITH the Kenyans and Ethiopians. [2]
When Ryan Hall toes the starting line in Beijing, he will be operating at a level of possibility not seen since the days of Alberto Salazar. [3]
Ryan Hall was so pumped after his record-breaking performance at the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon last January, he didn’t even bend over to catch his breath. [4]
Hall clinched a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic men’s marathon team with a record-setting performance at the trials in New York. [1]
He is the American Record holder for the half-marathon (59:43), he ran the fastest debut marathon in US history (2:08:24), he won the US Olympic Marathon Trials and ran 2:06:17 in London! [...] Ryan has had success on the track, but he owns the roads. [...] Ryan and Sara have started the Hall Steps Foundation, which aims to take small steps toward ending poverty! [2]
Not only did Hall win the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, he was the fastest qualifier in American history, taming a tough New York City course in a Trials-record 2:09:02. [3]
Hall was featured on the cover of the September 2008 Runner’s World magazine and talks about his “run for glory” in the marathon in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [5]
He ran the undulating Central Park course in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 2 seconds, pulling away from the competition with a blistering 18th mile of 4:32. [...] Hall won his first major cross country title when he captured the men’s long-course national crown at the 2006 USA Cross Country Championships at historic Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx, N.Y. Hall won going away with a 27-second margin over the rest of the field. [1]
Ryan is now officially on the lens of American Record holders ! [2]
Hall’s time was the fastest ever debut marathon for an American man by 1:16.Hall has gone from high school prodigy to national record holder in the span of just a few years. [6]
The performance also broke the previous North American record of 1:00:55, set by Mark Curp on September 15, 1985, in Philadelphia. [5]
Sources:
[1] 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics | Ryan Hall Profile & Bio …
[2] Ryan Hall
[3] Ryan Hall’s Olympic Marathon Pursuit at Runner’s World.com
[4] Ryan Hall’s Half Marathon Training Tips at Runner’s World.com
[5] Ryan Hall (runner) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[6] Ryan Hall
