RYAN HALL ANNOUNCEMENT?

"I have decided to start a charity to raise awarness of myself."

Ryan Hall

fgfg wrote:

"I have decided to start a charity to raise awarness of myself."

Ryan Hall

Aren't athletes supposed to endorse themselves?

Do the kids have to declare their love to god (the Christian god, that is) before they qualify for the club?

He is going to announce that 666 Energy Drink will be his official Energy Drink.

His announcement was that a bean supper will be held Tuesday night. Music will follow.

Weight Watchers meets at 7pm on Wednesday. Please use the large double doors at the side entrance.

thebigbacon wrote:

His announcement was that a bean supper will be held Tuesday night. Music will follow.

a guy opts to do something positive (like direct some dough towards kids who have none) and message board losers who struggle to run under 18:42 for 5000 want to bash that athlete's intentions?????

thank you mr and mrs hall for your ongoing contribution to our beloved sport.

18:28, thankyouverymuch.

you hall wrote:

a guy opts to do something positive (like direct some dough towards kids who have none) and message board losers who struggle to run under 18:42 for 5000 want to bash that athlete's intentions?????

thank you mr and mrs hall for your ongoing contribution to our beloved sport.

Is Saryan the Brangelina of distance running?

fgfg wrote:

John Phillips had sex with him

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Dennytoo? wrote:

fgfg wrote:

John Phillips had sex with him

Shhhh

ToBeAnnouced:

MondayMonday

[quote]you hall wrote:

a guy opts to do something positive (like direct some dough towards kids who have none) and message board losers who struggle to run under 18:42 for 5000 want to bash that athlete's intentions?????

thank you mr and mrs hall for your ongoing contribution to our beloved sport.

"you hall" is right! Slow people shouldn't have a say in anything! If you can't run under...lets say 14:30... aw heck... lets just say 14:00 in a 5k then you may as well just go and die. Well, do anything you want -- just don't post your slow opinions on this website!

Seriously though, I people aren't being unduly negative. They are just trying to point out that Ryan Hall often comes across as self-righteous and dogmatic. As a consequence he is seen by many as a religious nut-job whose consistent harping has more power to exclude than to inspire. Moreover, I don't think anyone said he wasn't fast or knocked his achievements in athletics. It is how he uses his position as a soap box for totally unrelated things that becomes tiresome.

Giving money and resources to kids is a great thing but for their sakes he had better make sure that aid is meted out fairly and without unreasonable stipulations, or strings attached.

Finally, I'm not really sure why this needed to be some kind of special announcement replete with fanfare etc... $12,500 (a meagre $2,500 per location) is a very nice donation but it won't go far towards the foundation's goal of stopping human sex trafficking... For that goal it seems as though he'd be better off forgetting about the running kids and putting the money towards paying off informants in former soviet satellites.

I'm sure someone out there can find something clever and cutting to say about this post. After all, we shouldn't think about these things so much...Positivity at all costs! So says Allah!

excellent post

i'm impressed! they're sacrificing their own income (ryan, i assume, will make more) rather than doing a ho-hum $10,000 donation like most celebs.

"The Halls have committed to donate to The Hall Steps Foundation their cumulative prize-money earnings from two major events in New York this fall: Sara, the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile on Saturday, September 26, and Ryan, his long-awaited debut at the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 1."

Apollo C. Vermouth wrote:

thebigbacon wrote:

His announcement was that a bean supper will be held Tuesday night. Music will follow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNrUZEP4VTA

I'm all for the Hall God stuff I guess. He is young seen many of these kids do this stuff early in there lives. However, this guys youtube of family guy is what I say to all of you. I was laughing my ass off. Seemed like the exact sounds we get from all of our politicians. :)

what makes them so sure that they will win prize money??

She probably ran 4:21 for the 1500

Getreal - you seem to care way too much about this. What gives? Are you personally affected? Do it damage your ego or your own running?