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New York City Marathon 2013

BREAKING NEWS: Ryan Hall withdraws from the ING New York City Marathon

BREAKING NEWS: Ryan Hall withdraws from the ING New York City Marathon

Oct 22, 2013 by Christopher Chavez
BREAKING NEWS: Ryan Hall withdraws from the ING New York City Marathon


Ryan Hall has withdrawn from the 2013 ING New York City Marathon due to a hip injury. The two-time Olympic marathoner recently withdrew from the San Jose Half-Marathon on Oct. 6 due to a training setback. He has yet to complete a marathon in almost two years when he finished second at the Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston, where he ran 2:09.30. 

In the press release by New York Road Runners, Hall issued a statement saying:

"In my zealous efforts to have redemption in this year's ING New York City Marathon, I overstepped the first and most important rule—making it to the line healthy,” said Hall. “A long string of very aggressive training has aggravated my hip and it has not been able to fully calm down, such that I don't think racing on it is wise. I am very disappointed that I won't be lining up on November 3rd as I had so looked forward to, but I am refocusing now on getting back to 100% and going after some big goals in 2014. Redemption will have to wait, but it will be all the more sweet.”

Hall dropped out of the Olympic marathon in London after about 10 miles with a hamstring strain. He then withdrew from the 2013 New York City Marathon,  prior to its cancellation due to Hurrican Sandy, with a quadriceps strain. Another scratch would follow for the 2013 Boston Marathon due to the same injury.

In 2011, Hall ran 2:04.58 in Boston which remains the American record for that course. 

Hall started being coached by Renato Canova in December of 2012 and moveed to Redding, Calif. He would bounce around between Redding and Flagstaff, Ari. for training before the 2013 Boston Marathon. He also planned on training in Kenya under Canova earlier in the year, but setbacks pushed those plans all the way to September. At one point, Hall announced he was still being consulted by Canova, but returned to being self-coached through his faith. 

He blogged about his trip to Kenya for New York Road Runners. There was no mention of any setback or discomfort. In his first post, he recalled his first impressions of the running culture in Kenya. The second post was about his lesson learned on the Kenyan training system. 

A film crew has been following Hall since the 2012 Olympic Trials documenting his comeback for a documentary titled "The 41st Day." The crew expected to wrap up filming after the 2013 ING New York City Marathon, but it now appears those plans may have to be extended.

On Oct. 18, ESPN Endurance questioned whether Hall's window for a comeback was closing. The 6,044 word article provides great insight into Hall's struggles in the past two years and his fall from grace as America's greatest marathon star. 

The United States will still be represented by Meb Keflezighi, Jason Hartman, Ryan Vail and Jeffrey Eggleston in the marathon on Nov. 3 

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