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A Brief Chat With Ryan Hall

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:03:25 GMT

Ryan Hall, who won the U.S. Men's Olympic Marathon Trials in November in New York City in 2:09:02, will compete in the USA Cross Country Championships in San Diego, a 12k race, on Saturday. Hall won the 2006 USA Cross Country Championships 12k race by 27 seconds at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. The onetime NCAA 5000-meter champion at Stanford then began to excel at even longer distances. He set an American record of 59:43 at the USA Half Marathon Championships in Houston in January of 2007. Then, in London in April, he ran his first marathon in 2:08:24 (for seventh place), a U.S. best for a 26.2-mile debut.

Hall, Ritzenhein headline new Elite Athlete Blog Series at TheFinalSpr

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:36:22 GMT

Jersey City, NJ (February 8, 2007) - TheFinalSprint.com, the premier destination for track & field, marathon and road-running enthusiasts, this week expanded its impressive content lineup with the unveiling of the TFS Elite Athlete Blog Series. This new content series features in-depth, bi-weekly entries by a roster of world-class runners that includes U.S. Olympic-bound marathoners Ryan Hall and Dathan Ritzenhein.

Ryan Hall: Perseverance (Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #1)

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:26:53 GMT

These past three weeks I have been shown what it means to persevere in the face of hard times. Sara and I arrived in Flagstaff on December 30th to stay with our friend, Alicia Shay, with the goal of helping her in whatever way we could through the recent loss of her husband. However, as is the case so often when we try and help others, we are the ones who get blessed from the experience. I guess this is why Jesus said it is more blessed to give than to receive.

Ryan Hall: Leader of American Youth Movement

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:08:21 GMT

"A pair of young aces, each running in their second marathons, left a group of hardened international competitors behind. Ryan Hall and Dathan Ritzenhein proved that one need not have years of experience at the 26.2-mile distance in order to excel in a high-level championship marathon."

Runner's World Olympic Trials Video

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:08:02 GMT

Ryan Hall, Brian Sell and Dathan Ritzenhein.

Video - Marathon Trials: NBC race recap

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:22:40 GMT

NBC recaps the U.S. Olympic Team Trials men's marathon race from New York City.

Ryan Shay dies in U.S. Olympic marathon trials

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:29:33 GMT

NEW YORK - They went for a fun run Friday. When Ryan Hall and Ryan Shay ran through Central Park with a group that included their wives, it was like a reunion.

Ryan Hall Makes History in Olympic Trials Marathon '07

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:38:58 GMT

Ryan Hall 2:09:02, Dathan Ritzenhein 2:11:07, Brian Sell 2:11:36

Ryan Hall takes 1st steps of long, grueling run

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:29:50 GMT

Hall, the second-fastest marathoner in U.S. history after just one, knows he won't be able to be so cautious on the loop course in Central Park if he wants the top-three finish that will get him a spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

A Brief Chat With Ryan Hall And Abdi Abdirahman

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:38:50 GMT

Ryan Hall began 2007 with an American record. Now he wants to finish the year with a spot on the American Olympic team. On Saturday in New York City, Hall, the American record-holder in the half marathon (59:43, set in January in Houston), will get his chance as one of the favorites in the U.S. Olympics Men's Marathon Trials.

Olympic Team berths at stake for top U.S. marathoners

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:38:41 GMT

America's top men's distance runners lead a declared field of 128 in Saturday's 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon. Perhaps the most anticipated Olympic Trials ever contested over the marathon distance, the race will be held Saturday morning in New York's Central Park.

U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon notes: Central Park Loop

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:38:39 GMT

Did You Know?This is the first time that three U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon qualifiers have run 2:09 or faster in the qualifying time window: Khalid Khannouchi (2:07:04), Ryan Hall (2:08:24), and Abdi Abdirahman (2:08:56).Khannouchi and Hall's times are the fastest two qualifying times ever for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon.For the first time since Frank Shorter in 1976, a male qualifier, Meb Keflezighi, is a returning Olympic Marathon medalist.

Chasing Glory - Ryan Hall, Marathoner

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:38:03 GMT

"Ryan Hall's success over the past year, plus his all-American look and good values, push him towards being the face of the sport."

Ryan Hall's Father Recalls His Son's Early Running Days

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:50:36 GMT

"Ryan Hall was in eighth grade when he did his first run; he covered 15 miles at 7000 feet. A few months later, he ran his first timed mile; it was a 4:43. In his second 20K, he set the American record. In his first half-marathon, he set the American record. In his first marathon, he set the American first-marathon record. You still think runners aren't born?"

Ryan Hall "Even the nap is part of the job"

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:53:43 GMT

"It's good being Ryan Hall. He is the hottest thing on the American distance running scene after his 59:43 half-marathon American record in Houston in January and American Debut Record in April at the London Marathon after his 2:08.24. "

A Brief Chat With Coaches Terrence Mahon, Keith Hanson And Brad Hudson

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:53:42 GMT

"Terrence Mahon is a coach of Team Running USA whose athletes include Ryan Hall, who made his marathon debut with a 2:08:24 in London in April, the fastest U.S. time of 2007. Keith Hanson, along with his brother Kevin, created and coaches the Hansons- Brooks Distance Project, whose athletes include Brian Sell, Clint Verran, Mike Reneau, Chad Johnson, and Trent Briney. Brad Hudson, who recently relocated from Colorado to Oregon, coaches Dathan Ritzenhein, Jason Hartmann, James Carney, and Ed Torres. The three coaches spoke about their profession, their marathoners, and the upcoming U.S. Men's Olympic Marathon Trials in New York City during a teleconference on Wednesday:"

RYAN HALL on the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, Marion Jones, and more!

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:42:06 GMT

Episode 91 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast is part of our continuing series of interviews with the top competitors running in the Nov. 3 U.S. Olympic Men's Marathon Trials in New York City.

Ryan Hall to Defend USA 20K Title at the Stratton Faxon New Haven Road

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:05:03 GMT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - (August 15, 2007) - As host of the USA Men's and Women's 20K Championship, the 30th Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race - slated for Monday, September 3 - will feature past national champions.

Ryan Hall to Defend USA 20K Title at the Stratton Faxon New Haven Road

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:05:03 GMT