.S. Half-Marathon champion; 2006 USA Cross Country champion; 2005 NCAA 5,000m champion; 2003 NCAA Cross Country runner-up; three-time NCAA Cross Country All-American; USA 20 km and half-marathon record… + See More +
.S. Half-Marathon champion; 2006 USA Cross Country champion; 2005 NCAA 5,000m champion; 2003 NCAA Cross Country runner-up; three-time NCAA Cross Country All-American; USA 20 km and half-marathon record… + See More
- See Less - .S. Half-Marathon champion; 2006 USA Cross Country champion; 2005 NCAA 5,000m champion; 2003 NCAA Cross Country runner-up; three-time NCAA Cross Country All-American; USA 20 km and half-marathon record holder
At the 2007 Olympic Trials – Men’s Marathon, Hall tamed what had been thought of as a slow and very difficult course, breaking the Olympic Trials record with his winning time of 2:09:02. He posted the second-fastest marathon time ever by an American of 2:06.17 from his fifth place finish at the 2008 London Marathon. Hall showed signs of becoming a future Olympic marathoner when he made his marathon debut in style, finishing seventh in April at the 2007 Flora London Marathon in 2:08:24. 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. Hall set a U.S. record and earned a national title on January 14, 2007, when he won the men’s U.S. Half Marathon National Championship in 59 minutes 43 seconds becoming the first American to break the one-hour barrier at that distance. His performance bettered the previous American record by Mark Curp that had stood for 21 years by 1:12, and makes him the 13th fastest performer in the world at the half marathon distance. 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. "It was probably the most fun race of my life," said Hall. "It's my first 12k. I thought that I would make a move and see who would go, and maybe if I get a gap, then keep going.” Hall was the fastest American in the long course race at the 2006 World Cross Country Championships in Japan, placing 43rd. Also in 2006 Hall set an American record in the 20 km of 57:54 on October 8 at the IAAF World Road Running Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Hall enjoyed a strong season in 2005 that included winning the NCAA Outdoor 5,000m title, placing third at the USA Outdoor Championships, where he set a new personal best of 13:16.03, and competing at his first World Outdoor Championships. As a prep standout, Hall competed at the Peregrine Systems U.S. Open at Stanford in the 1500 meters where he ran 3:42.70, the third fastest high school performance ever for the metric mile ... California state champion in the 1600 meters during his senior season with a state record time of 4:02 ... had the #2 high school time in the U.S. in the 1600 meters at 4:00.52 ... The National Scholastic mile champion in his junior season at 4:06 ... Also won the state title during his junior season in the two-mile at 8:55.03 ...the California state cross country champion during his junior and senior seasons at Big Bear High School ... Finished third at the Footlocker Nationals in Orlando during his senior season. Wife Sara Bei-Hall is also a competitive runner, who placed 26th in the 4 km race at the 2006 World Cross Country Championships. The Halls are active with charitable groups such as Team World Vision. They worked on a campaign in 2008 entitled, “More Precious than Gold,” that raised nearly a million dollars to help bring clean water wells and irrigation systems to poor communities in Zambia.
This is why American distance runners arent as good as Africans all we do is sit around and whine. Be happy for him and chill out, Im pretty sure over there they arent complaining about how no one interviewed Hall, There just focused on there countrys runners, so why dont we have pride in our own!
that reporter doesn't realize that in the days of Beardsley, Rodgers etc there were no africans racing at boston. the field is way deeper now than it was then.
The winner writes the history said: “pThis site is obviously only for american distance running. There is no room for world wide running news at this site. Besides, it would be awkward to show some 5k race in Kenya with 5 guys running sub 13 minutes and then the Puma mile or something from America. You should thank Flotrack for that.
And it's a good thing that the Americans build up theyr runners, you have the power to do that, you even made Prefontaine (the daughter of Lasse Viren) look like he could compete with the best in the world.
But Ryan can definitely compete with the worlds best marathoners....”
well maybe you could start up the site, go to kenya and post the vids... but for right now, considering that this is an AMERICAN site, the coverage is gonna be of AMERICANS... not that hard to put 2 and 2 together bro...
and fyi, Pre DID compete with the best in the world
This site is obviously only for american distance running. There is no room for world wide running news at this site. Besides, it would be awkward to show some 5k race in Kenya with 5 guys running sub 13 minutes and then the Puma mile or something from America. You should thank Flotrack for that.
And it's a good thing that the Americans build up theyr runners, you have the power to do that, you even made Prefontaine (the daughter of Lasse Viren) look like he could compete with the best in the world.
But Ryan can definitely compete with the worlds best marathoners....
PJ, perhaps when you place 3rd or higher in the Boston Marathon, you may be able to elevate the level of awareness, or of vocabulary during your press conference. Good Luck with that. Until then you're just a blogger who wishes you had half the talent of Mr. Hall. Let's be happy for today's achievements by American runners, and give accolades when they are deserved!
Race-ism is a homo said: “Wow...what a douchebag!!! Is it really that much of a crime to show more interest in your own country members doing well than in the Africans who always win. If you look to the right, you can see that the whole build up to Boston was focussed on Ryan and Kara, not the Africans.”
Oh im sorry for been a douchebag.
"Is it really that much of a crime to show more interest in your own country members doing well than in the Africans who always win."
How old are You???
Wow...what a douchebag!!! Is it really that much of a crime to show more interest in your own country members doing well than in the Africans who always win. If you look to the right, you can see that the whole build up to Boston was focussed on Ryan and Kara, not the Africans.
I enjoyed watching this interview, and enjoyed watching the pre race training and interviews with Ryan and Kara. We are lucky to have two such good runners and good sportsmen in the USA.
Hey Flotrack, why no mention of Merga and Rono? You know, the two African runners who kicked Hall's butt? They just don't matter I guess.
American distance running is pathetic, and Africa will continue to dominate.
Ryan Hall 2009 Boston Marathon Post Race Press Conference
Ryan Hall after he finished 3rd at the 2009 Boston Marathon. Ryan was trying to become the first American male to win the Boston Marathon since 1983, when Greg Meyer won. April 20, 2009
Ryan Hall 2009 Boston Marathon Post Race Press Conference
“pThis site is obviously only for american distance running. There is no room for world wide running news at this site. Besides, it would be awkward to show some 5k race in Kenya with 5 guys running sub 13 minutes and then the Puma mile or something from America. You should thank Flotrack for that.
And it's a good thing that the Americans build up theyr runners, you have the power to do that, you even made Prefontaine (the daughter of Lasse Viren) look like he could compete with the best in the world.
But Ryan can definitely compete with the worlds best marathoners....”
and fyi, Pre DID compete with the best in the world
And it's a good thing that the Americans build up theyr runners, you have the power to do that, you even made Prefontaine (the daughter of Lasse Viren) look like he could compete with the best in the world.
But Ryan can definitely compete with the worlds best marathoners....
“Wow...what a douchebag!!! Is it really that much of a crime to show more interest in your own country members doing well than in the Africans who always win. If you look to the right, you can see that the whole build up to Boston was focussed on Ryan and Kara, not the Africans.”
"Is it really that much of a crime to show more interest in your own country members doing well than in the Africans who always win."
How old are You???
As in a dearth of awareness of average vocabulary.
American distance running is pathetic, and Africa will continue to dominate.