2016 U.S. Olympic Team Marathon TrialsFeb 10, 2016 by Dennis Young
Ryan Vail Pulls Out Of Olympic Marathon Trials
Ryan Vail Pulls Out Of Olympic Marathon Trials
After a series of stress fractures, Ryan Vail--the man with the fifth-fastest PR in the field--is out of the Olympic Marathon Trials. He was 11th at the 201
After a series of stress fractures, Ryan Vail--the man with the fifth-fastest PR in the field--is out of the Olympic Marathon Trials. He was 11th at the 2012 Trials and announced on Twitter today that he would not be competing on Saturday.
With 2012 Olympians Ryan Hall retiring and Abdi Abdirahman out with injury, a healthy Vail would have been the ninth returner from the '12 Trials and a strong contender to make the team. But with his third stress fracture in less than a year--Vail had navicular and sacral stress fractures in the second half of 2015, and told us last week that he was already worried about the short buildup--the 2:10 man will not be in the mix in Los Angeles.
READ: DEENA KASTOR DROPPED OUT OF THE OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS DUE TO INJURY
The Olympic Trials Marathon will be live on NBC.
I regret to announce that I will not be competing in the Olympic Marathon Trials as I have been sidelined by a femoral stress fracture (1/2)
— Ryan Vail (@ryanvail) February 10, 2016
I understood the risks attempting top marathon shape in a short period of time, but it is still gut wrenching so close to the race. (2/2)
— Ryan Vail (@ryanvail) February 10, 2016
With 2012 Olympians Ryan Hall retiring and Abdi Abdirahman out with injury, a healthy Vail would have been the ninth returner from the '12 Trials and a strong contender to make the team. But with his third stress fracture in less than a year--Vail had navicular and sacral stress fractures in the second half of 2015, and told us last week that he was already worried about the short buildup--the 2:10 man will not be in the mix in Los Angeles.
READ: DEENA KASTOR DROPPED OUT OF THE OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS DUE TO INJURY
The Olympic Trials Marathon will be live on NBC.
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