Will Ryan Hall run Boston 2012?

ian.nurse wrote:

Anyone know if he was wearing the hyperspeeds or piranha at the trials?

http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2012/01/photos-2012-olympic-marathon-trials-in-houston/#2490-5

I'm pretty sure those are customized Hyperspeeds.

firefly wrote:

Nutella1 wrote:

He would be stupid. Because he would run 2:09 tops, unless there is another hurricane. And that would put a serious damper on his "I am a 2:04 guy" claims.

paula shouldn't run the olympics because there won't be male pacesetters and that will put a serious damper on her "i am a 2:15 girl" claims. come on

+1 :)

That's right. Hall wore the Hyperspeed 2 with a custom upper.

Pic-

http://running.competitor.com/2012/01/photos/fast-flats-what-the-trials-qualifiers-will-be-wearing-on-their-feet_45222/attachment/photo-21

Another try with that link to Hall's shoes-

http://tinyurl.com/6wouxl3

Why do people refer to Hall as a 2:04 guy, that is like saying some JV kid is a 4 minute miler when he ran 4:58.

Running in the Rain wrote:

Why do people refer to Hall as a 2:04 guy, that is like saying some JV kid is a 4 minute miler when he ran 4:58.

Let's see moron. A guy running a 4:00 mile and a 4:58 mile is a difference of 24%. A guy running a 2:04:00 marathon and a 2:04:58 marathon is a difference of less than 1%. The equivilant for a 4:00 miler would be a guy running 4:01.8. No one is going to have a problem calling him a 4 minute miler.

Learn some $hit retard.

It's not just Hall. It's generally understood that saying someone is, for example, a "2:20 marathoner" means that they are a "2:20:xx marathoner" and not a "<2:20:00 marathoner".

That's just the way people talk about marathon times.

FWIW, until recently that's also the way Boston Marathon qualifying times were expressed, so that if the qualifying time was "3:10" you would qualify with a 3:10:59, not less than or equal to 3:10, which may have something to do with the way people talk about marathon times.

firefly wrote:

Nutella1 wrote:

He would be stupid. Because he would run 2:09 tops, unless there is another hurricane. And that would put a serious damper on his "I am a 2:04 guy" claims.

Mutai should stay out too. He'll run 2:07 tops, unless there is another hurricane, and that would put a serious damper on his "I'm a 2:03 guy" claim.

Concerned Citizen wrote:

Mutai should stay out too. He'll run 2:07 tops, unless there is another hurricane, and that would put a serious damper on his "I'm a 2:03 guy" claim.

Mutai underperformed in Boston regarding time. He showed in NYC what kind of runner he is. In Berlin or Chicago, he can run 2:03/2:04 and last year in Boston, he could have run sub2. Again, as I mentioned before, no one knew how to run a race with 25mph tailwind and everyone was scared. Mutai is much better than Hall. I would estimate the real delta on about 4 minutes between those two. If he stays injury free, he will run 2:03 again.

This American team is good enough that they should all take a shot at a medal. Olympic medals in the marathon are often determined by who is able to hold on for two stupid-fast miles in the 16 to 20 mile range. The best thing for all of the Americans to do would be hard 10k races, not the sit-and-kick variety. They need confidence running too fast, too early and still holding on.

stuck with match.com wrote:

Nutella1 wrote:

He would be stupid. Because he would run 2:09 tops, unless there is another hurricane. And that would put a serious damper on his "I am a 2:04 guy" claims.

+1

Funny, "stuck" used his 3:02 Boston time to one-up Dane, but Ryan can't claim his 2:04? You guys are retards.

Nutella1 wrote:

Mutai underperformed in Boston regarding time. ... Last year in Boston, he could have run sub2.

Wat.

come at me BRO wrote:

Running in the Rain wrote:

Why do people refer to Hall as a 2:04 guy, that is like saying some JV kid is a 4 minute miler when he ran 4:58.

Let's see moron. A guy running a 4:00 mile and a 4:58 mile is a difference of 24%. A guy running a 2:04:00 marathon and a 2:04:58 marathon is a difference of less than 1%. The equivilant for a 4:00 miler would be a guy running 4:01.8. No one is going to have a problem calling him a 4 minute miler.

Learn some $hit retard.

Cool story, bro

It's 2012 bro.

wowzers wrote:

stuck with match.com wrote:

+1

Funny, "stuck" used his 3:02 Boston time to one-up Dane, but Ryan can't claim his 2:04? You guys are retards.

Nice try Dane but I ran it in 2010 not 2011

Yes, he will announce it some point today.