Ryan Hall's last 20 miles =2:06:30 pace

littlenecks wrote:

2 thoughts come to my mind after seeing this race in person:

1. The distance Hall put on the other 4 after seeing them together on the West side at the transverse road and then seeing then on the East side. He put just over a minute on the others! And then he proceeded to put another minute on the field during the next loop!

2. How comfortable he looked, unlike Sell and KK and Dan B.

Both Ritzenhein and Sell ran their 2nd halves under 1:05:00, so they weren't exactly going slow.

Hall’s splits and lead

16:44 5k

15:41 10k

15:27 15k

15:12 20k

15:05 25k

14:48 30k 0:27

14:28 35k 1:07

14:56 40k 1:51

6:43 fin 2:05

He ran 2:09:02; if he had not celebrated to the end he is easily at 2:08:40 or so. The first two miles took over 11 minutes - running them at 10:00 would not have slowed his finish much, and similarly a bit faster in the next three or four miles would have not been very taxing. Those things get you down at least close to a sub 2:07, then you account for the difference between the courses and you are down to a 2:05. As malmo said, this was a stunning race, and many running guys still do not realize how stunning it really was/is. So maybe this race is only worth 2:06:30, the pace of his last 37+km (the extra difficulty of the course and the celebration are likely the equal of extending that pace back to the first 5k). That is not far off of the AR, and without having anybody for the fastest portion of that race.

Note one of the things that make KK's race so great is that it WAS as race.

extrapolator wrote:

Has anyone else run a 2:09 marathon with a 2:45 negative split?

1:06:17 - 1:02:45 = 3:32 negative split.

Hall's time was the 44th best performance of the year according to the IAAF stats. That's well under the top 100.

I think what Hall did (and Tergat when he set the world record) serves as examples of how to run a great marathon...Negative split!

I did see the first 5k, but I wonder if the top pack went out out at 15:00 if he would have gone too or just have been patient? If he would have gone out that fast I don;t think he would have been able to negative split like he did.

That said he ran over 2 min. slower for his first 5k then he did his fastest split. I think that shows that to many competitive runners go out too hard and fade!

Impressive run considering he was all alone. This guy is the real deal and I think has now confirmed himself as one of big boys in the marathon.

He run that 59 minute half and everyone thought it was a fluke.

He backed it up with an impressive marathon in London and has now destroyed a good quality field in the trials.

Pace from 20km to 40km was 2h05 pace, without the celebration he could have kept this pace up for the last 2km.

Not as impressive as Da costs second half split but impressive still.

Wow, that medal is in his pocket right now!

You guys just totally crack me up with your woulda, coulda, shoulda. Wasn't his time about the same as the guys who ran the same course the next day? How many 2:09 marathoners do you think will be at the Olympics anyways? Give the guy his due but let's not get so ridiculous. That's why everyone on this board gets so disappointed when things don't work out perfectly. You guys did the same thing with Webb. Where is his WC medal?

he was so doped up, it is stupid. Notice how well he faired after that marathon.

Fat Boy wrote:

Wow, that medal is in his pocket right now!

You guys just totally crack me up with your woulda, coulda, shoulda. Wasn't his time about the same as the guys who ran the same course the next day? How many 2:09 marathoners do you think will be at the Olympics anyways? Give the guy his due but let's not get so ridiculous. That's why everyone on this board gets so disappointed when things don't work out perfectly. You guys did the same thing with Webb. Where is his WC medal?

Um, it wasn't the same course. But nice try...

And he isn't a 2:09 marathoner, we quickly forget London don't we?

It wasn't the same course except for the last few miles.

Malmo is wrong!!I refuse to believe that Hall ran faster than my 5k PB from 30-35k. Therefore Malmo is lying.Either that or Hall is on drugs, there is no other explanation for that.

malmo wrote:

The final 37.195 km (23.1 miles) were at 2:07:26 pace.

Just in case it hasn't yet sunk in, Ryan Hall ran the most impressive 2:09 marathon ever by anyone, anywhere. There's a lot more in that tank.

Image:

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Quick related question for Malmo: If you were in Hall's shoes, how would you prepare of the upcoming Olympic Marathon? More specifically, would you run a Spring marathon or shut it down and race shorter races and train like a man possessed between now and the Olympics? Just curious on your take. Thanks in advance.

-Prof. Rob M.

Saying Hall had a good day and might not have another run like it is a possibility, but since he is 3 for 4 at big road racing events in 2007 (not to mention his AR last year), I think it's safe to assume he will impress us again in the future.

For whoever said he should have run faster than 2:08 in London is an idiot. It was his debut for crying out loud!

Even just changing little things like not celebrating and waiting till the end to really put the hammer down (no 14:28 5k from 30-35) would improve his time by at least a minute. Then take him down to a fast course (like London or Berlin) and he's at 2:07 low even by a conservative estimate.

The kid is good, and he can definitely go faster. Let's just wait and see how fast though. It's not really worthwhile to get too technical in predicting times.

I won't put words in Malmo's mouth (I'll leave that to the other 10 Letsrunners) but judging from his comments about Kastor and the # of marathons she raced, I suspect he will say skip the spring marathon.

He can not run 2.06...

SB76 wrote:

I think what Hall did (and Tergat when he set the world record) serves as examples of how to run a great marathon...Negative split!

I did see the first 5k, but I wonder if the top pack went out out at 15:00 if he would have gone too or just have been patient? If he would have gone out that fast I don;t think he would have been able to negative split like he did.

That said he ran over 2 min. slower for his first 5k then he did his fastest split. I think that shows that to many competitive runners go out too hard and fade!

It's clear that his primary motivation was to run to win. the race unfolded perfectly for him. It will be interesting to see how he handles the heat and pollution with a (potentially) fast start. I won't pretend to be objective though. Fat boy has a point, I got all worked up for WC for Webb and it was very disappointing.

One things for sure though - we have some legit contenders for the first time in a while and its nice to be excited and optimistic about a distance greater than 1 lap.

Not much you can do when you get sick the week of the biggest race of your life. He still finished less than a second outside a medal; impressive given his condition at the time.

2:07 in Berlin is much different then winning Olympic Gold. Gezahegne Abera is one of the greatest... It will be interesting to say the least.

If I was Hall I would not do a spring marathon, there is no need.