Ryan Hall to run Boston in 2009
CBS Marketwatch (I love that this is the link I’m using) is reporting that Ryan Hall is going to stop the markets from crashing, save US automakers and bring balance to the force. Oh wait, I read that wrong. It turns out he is going to run the 2009 Boston Marathon for the John Hancock Elite team:
“I am grateful to have the opportunity to compete on the John Hancock elite team at the 2009 Boston Marathon,” said Hall, a Stanford graduate who won the ‘08 Olympic Trials Marathon. “The Boston Marathon is the granddaddy of the World Marathon Majors, to win here would mean as much to me as winning any marathon in the world, including the Olympic Games. To win in Boston, would show the world that American distance running is indeed back to the days of Salazar, Beardsley, and Rodgers. I hope that I can contribute to bringing American marathoning back to the forefront. There is no better place to do that than Boston. What is done in Boston lives on for all time.”
This is pretty cool. The last time an American male won Boston was in 1983 when Ryan was about one years old.
Turning to the marathon, Hall made his debut on the London course in 2007 and stayed with the African leaders until the final miles. His 2:08:24 was the fastest debut ever by an American. A few months later at the U.S. Olympic Trials, he set a course record as he cruised to a nearly two-minute lead over one of the best U.S. fields ever assembled.
Continuing his meteoric rise Hall returned to London in advance of the Olympics and ran a remarkable 2:06:17, making him the second fastest American of all time. At the Olympics Hall placed 10th, and although he had some disappointment in that showing, he is young and eager to build on his potential.
I personally look forward to getting crushed by Ryan in April. Good on ya mate!
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I love watching him run. His voice? Not so much.
yeah. I wish he wasn’t so preachy
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