Sara Hall tweets about Meb's victory

Gonna defend the Halls here.

I don't for a second think that anything Ryan Hall did in that race led to Meb winning, but I can certainly forgive both of the Halls for believing so.

The main thing though is that WITHOUT QUESTION Sara Hall isn't trying to ride on anyone's coattails here. She's just trying to find a silver lining in an otherwise bad day for her husband. THAT kind of attitude should be applauded. If you've ever known a super sweet happy young couple who are STRONG with the knowledge that God has a plan for them, then you know what I am saying is correct.

By the way, I don't share the Hall's religious views; just painting a picture of what they believe. More power to them though...to each his own.

People really need to lay off the Halls here. They seem like nice people, and really that's all that matters.

Flagpole, I wholeheartedly agree with you here. I think the Hall's (at least Sara) means well, even thought Ryan had no business or part in Meb's win.

Or....

Meb ran terrible his last marathon fighting through injury at NYC 2013. Not many people would have bet on him winning Boston 2014.

Ryan ran terrible at Boston 2014. Not many people would bet on him winning NYC 2014. Sara is hoping he will have a "Meb-like" turnaround. Not really disrespectful, but I don't see it the way you do.

glory for all..no wrote:

"Heartbroken for Ryan, hope Meb's story can be his too!" - Sara Hall Twitter handle, and seen on Facebook.

This tweet bothers me..on multiple levels. That Ryan's race tactics truly helped Meb get the victory is simply disingenuous.

Seems like the Halls want to take credit for something that they had no part in. Is it just me, or do others feel the same?

Sorry if Sara's tweet has previously been discussed, but I'm just now seeing it...

You guys are completely misunderstanding her statement. She simply means she hopes Meb's story [i.e., winning Boston in 2014] can be Ryan's too [i.e., winning Boston either next year or sometime soon]

She's simply saying that Ryan wants to win Boston.

The conspiracy crap on these boards is affecting the way everyone reads everything.

Most folks shouldn't use twitter. At least not without a 15 minute review period before posting.

She's obviously referring to the fact that Meb is racing his best at age 38. She hopes Ryan will have a similar story and that his best years are ahead of his lack of production for some time.

She's obviously referring to the fact that Meb is racing his best at age 38. She hopes Ryan will have a similar story and that his best years are ahead of his lack of production for some time.

nbskis wrote:

glory for all..no wrote:

"Heartbroken for Ryan, hope Meb's story can be his too!" - Sara Hall Twitter handle, and seen on Facebook.

This tweet bothers me..on multiple levels. That Ryan's race tactics truly helped Meb get the victory is simply disingenuous.

Seems like the Halls want to take credit for something that they had no part in. Is it just me, or do others feel the same?

Sorry if Sara's tweet has previously been discussed, but I'm just now seeing it...

i agree. hall didn't have it and needs to take a step back. meb ran to near perfection and got what he deserved.

Do you idiots realize that she means she hopes Hall can one day win Boston as well

Cecil Fielder wrote:

nbskis wrote:

i agree. hall didn't have it and needs to take a step back. meb ran to near perfection and got what he deserved.

Do you idiots realize that she means she hopes Hall can one day win Boston as well

No, they don't realize it. The idiots of LetsRun no know bounds.

cool runnings wrote:

She's obviously referring to the fact that Meb is racing his best at age 38. She hopes Ryan will have a similar story and that his best years are ahead of his lack of production for some time.

^This.

As someone who isnt a hall fan - i interpreted the tweet this way . . . seems obvious morans!

Amerikano wrote:

Or....

Meb ran terrible his last marathon fighting through injury at NYC 2013. Not many people would have bet on him winning Boston 2014.

Ryan ran terrible at Boston 2014. Not many people would bet on him winning NYC 2014. Sara is hoping he will have a "Meb-like" turnaround. Not really disrespectful, but I don't see it the way you do.

He ran 2:17. They both should shut up.

If they want to talk, post the training in Ethiopia at 9,000

feet and what he considered " marathon effort "

Of course. Of course, flagpole.

And I don't think anyone was laying anything on the Halls, its just Ryan is a professional athlete and is paid ridiculous sums and appearance fees the past 2 years his performances have been lacking.

I can't find a decent performance since his second place 2:09 at the trials in 2012. And since he's coached himself, or let his 'faith' coach him, he has moved backwards.

I don't want to say this is the case of the athlete that makes a bunch of money and then slacks off, but it certainly looks like it. You see it all the time in Baseball, Football, and especially Basketball, some guy signs a huge contract and plays like absolute garbage.

This. "I hope one day that Ryan, too, will be able to tell the story of coming back from some career low points to win the Boston Marathon."Why are people here so eager to think the worst of others.

cool runnings wrote:

She's obviously referring to the fact that Meb is racing his best at age 38. She hopes Ryan will have a similar story and that his best years are ahead of his lack of production for some time.

glory for all..no wrote:

"Heartbroken for Ryan, hope Meb's story can be his too!" - Sara Hall Twitter handle, and seen on Facebook.

This tweet bothers me..on multiple levels. That Ryan's race tactics truly helped Meb get the victory is simply disingenuous.

Seems like the Halls want to take credit for something that they had no part in. Is it just me, or do others feel the same?

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Your interpretation is not how I see it. To me it seems like she is saying that she hopes that sometime in the future Ryan Hall can achieve success similar to what Meb achieved in Boston this year.

Standard FP post. All happy happy joy joy while totally missing the point.

Sara Hall does NOT in any way believe that Hall's actions led to Meb winning. She just wants Hall to experience what Meb just experienced. 'If Meb can do it, why not Ryan?'

Try to sometimes get the point.

First of all, it is all up to god. If god wants a victory, then no amount of tweeting will make a difference.

Second, hall didn't do so badly. At least he started and finished for once.

Nirvana wrote:

First of all, it is all up to god.

No. No, it's not

Can we just all agree that Sara Hall meant something innocuous and not worth of lengthy discussion? I mean, she isn't exactly brilliant, it is certainly within the realm of expectation that her twitter posts are poorly and confusingly written. Just meet her more than halfway and move on.

Her saving grace is that she is hot though, so lets just all agree to give her the benefit of the doubt.