U.S. Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall finished in 14th at 30:07, a mark he called a good start to his hard training for Beijing.
this is at the bolder boulder 10k today.
what in the world is hall doing and saying???
finishing 14th to a bunch of road runners and no names is a great start to trying to win an olympic medal or even be close. we know that you are really religious and all ryan but be reasonable and don't be such a moron.
He's a smart racer who is preparing for the marathon, NOT the 10k...plain and simple.
Another way you can tell that this isn't his focus is that his first 10 split at London this year was 29:11. If he wanted to run a fast 10k, he would.
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HE SUXXXX
he's way past his prime, he did badly in a race that wasn't his distance
HE's DONE HE OVERTRAINED he should retire....its over for him
he has no chance of making the olypic team
BOO RYAN HALL RETIRE YOU're OVER THE HILL
go ryan hall....go alan webb
You do realize he just ran a marathon a month ago, rested a week or two and has probably just been building his mileage back up.
Shut your mouths! Ryan Hall is one of the best American distance runners we have ever had. Do you seriously expect him to win and run well at every race he runs. He is training for the marathon, not the 10K. It is hard to transition to a lower distance when your training for the marathon. The 10K involves surging and changing gears, right now, in Hall's training, he is working on holding a strong pace for 26 miles. I'm sure he just got into a rhythm, and held that pace. Do you not remember XC Nationals. He finished 5th, but then came back and ran 2:06.17 at London. I didn't see you guys bashing him then. Be patient, and let him do his own thing.
dfdsf, ur a bigot.
I don't think it's anything to worry about. Goumri ran the Healthy Kidney 10k slower than he ran London. Hall is a bit like Khannouchi in that his races while training for marathon are remarkably slow.
Just look at all of the shitty non-marathon performances Hall has put in on the roads and track since he dropped his HM. Does it seem to f***ing matter? No. Hall seems to have the marathon thing down, these races seem to just make all of you f***ing idiot letsrunners mad because you expect him to go out and run sub 27:30 at the drop of the hat because he runs so fast for the marathon.
Before we jump to conclusions, I think it is important to see the big picture. Ryan is an extraordinary runner and is smart enough to assess where his fitness is and adjust accordingly. Either way, 30:07 at altitude is a great workout in the grand scheme of things. At least he is racing and understands how these races will better prepare him for Beijing...let him do his thing.