RYAN HALL TO RUN BOSTON

Chris Knight wrote:

Sorry to keep the thread hijack alive, but I think Lance has pretty much stated that he's an atheist. I don't know where this guy gets his information.

Lance is a strict practitioner of the church of EPO & PED.

I think it will be exciting to have Hall run Boston instead of London. But if Cheruiyot is back, and why wouldn't they have him back unless he goes to London, I actually think he has much less chance of winning Boston in 2009 than he had of winning in London this year.

wannabe. wrote:

I think it will be exciting to have Hall run Boston instead of London. But if Cheruiyot is back, and why wouldn't they have him back unless he goes to London, I actually think he has much less chance of winning Boston in 2009 than he had of winning in London this year.

Is Cheuiyot healthy? He pulled out of the Olympics because of injury and then he didn't run a fall marathon because he still wasn't healthy. Now everyone assumes that he is in better shape than Hall.

Hall stated that winning Boston would be like winning at the Olympics. what a lame comment, thats just what losers say.

Probably more wrote:

wannabe. wrote:

I think it will be exciting to have Hall run Boston instead of London. But if Cheruiyot is back, and why wouldn't they have him back unless he goes to London, I actually think he has much less chance of winning Boston in 2009 than he had of winning in London this year.

Is Cheuiyot healthy? He pulled out of the Olympics because of injury and then he didn't run a fall marathon because he still wasn't healthy. Now everyone assumes that he is in better shape than Hall.

actually he ran a 2:14:38 marathon in portugal on october 26th and got 4th place.

doug burke wrote:

actually he ran a 2:14:38 marathon in portugal on october 26th and got 4th place.

No. That was Robert Kiprotich Cheruiyot, the original of the three Robert Cheruiyots:

Robert Kiprotich Cheruiyot, b. 20-Dec-1974, PB 2:08:13, Amsterdam, 2003

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, b. 26-Sep-1978, PB 2:07:14, Boston, 2006

Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, b. 10-Aug-1988, PB 2:07:21, Frankfurt, 2008

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot decided not to board his flight from Nairobi to China the night before he was to depart because of a nagging hamstring injury. He recalibrated his training for Chicago, but the injury was worse than expected so he recalibrated again for New York. Unfortunately, he didn't make it to New York, either.

David Monti, Race Results Weekly

You honestly think Lel is a tossup with Hall?

David Monti wrote:

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot decided not to board his flight from Nairobi to China the night before he was to depart because of a nagging hamstring injury. He recalibrated his training for Chicago, but the injury was worse than expected so he recalibrated again for New York. Unfortunately, he didn't make it to New York, either.

David Monti, Race Results Weekly

Thank you Mr. Monti,

30 year old Robert Cheruiyot who has pulled out of his last 3 marathons with hamstring issues is the one that all of the ignorant fans think is the favorite?

I think people get the sense that if an American wins boston, running will somewhow regain its status as a top tier sport, ala Bill Rodgers. Those times are gone. Will it get some play on the news if hall wins Boston? Sure, it will be on the main page of yahoo for a half hour and buried on page nine of your sports section next to the local bowling scores.

Fact is, running no longer captivates the public's imagination like it once did. But an American winner in boston isn't going to launch another running boom.

Which doesn't mean, of course, that is is not something to get excited about....

Old School Steve wrote:Boston is still the most important marathon in the world, at least to Americans.

On the issue of World vision only hiring Christians... just think, if USATF only hired runners, how great of an organization it would be.

Why do you think LetsRun is so successful, and flotrack, and why Marry Wittenberg has gotten more done under her watch than the USATF and IAAF combined? All competitive runners.

Whether or not tax dollars should be spent, just look at the mission of World Vision and tell me it's worth shutting down. Regardless if a non-profit is faith based or not, if it's helping people who cares. If you don't like it vote people in office who will reverse that.

hmm..I swear he says he re-upped with them for another 4 years about 5 minutes into this video?

http://www.flotrack.org/videos/speaker/78/99532-ryan-hall-on-2008

lateset from Cheruiyt via iaaf is that he will be returning to Boston, minus the hamstring injury.

sheister wrote:

lateset from Cheruiyt via iaaf is that he will be returning to Boston, minus the hamstring injury.

I'll be rooting for Hall, but you can't say that Hall is anything more than, at best, a toss-up against a healthy Cheruyit in Boston.