2:15 is the "A" qualifyinhg standard for the Men's trial - which provides funding to the athletes.
I expect him to be under 2:15 in LA
BREAKING: Ryan Hall to run LA marathon
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I'll be surprised if he's a factor past mile 15
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Live on TV wrote:
Ryan Hall is America's #1 marathon hope. Hall running in L.A. is tremendous news for the Olympic movement. Presently in the L.A. area resides 1/3 of the US 2012 Olympics team, plus tens of thousands of Olympians from earlier Olympic games representing the U.S. and other nations. It's up to USATF and USOC to get these Olympians to the 2015 US Marys to support the 2024 L.A. Olympic Games.
Love to to L.A. natives Deena, Nick, Desi, and Meb entered.
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trouble is wrote:
The problem is that he is still the best US Marathoner.
No, we have a guy who has won NYC recently and is the defending champ at Boston. 4th in London. Dude's name is not Ryan.
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Letsrun readers- This time I will finish because God will see me through.
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So really - what's the deal here?
is it the LA marathon organizers finally trying to make their race world class? that's what it feels like - tired of being a second tier race - paying up for the best known american marathoner (or second best known) , hosting the US champs and then the OG trials...sounds to me like the LA marathon is getting serious.
And ja, Hall probably likes being the center of a marketing campaign and getting a sense of the race.
Is the OTrials course the same as the regular LA marathon course?
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Trollaholic wrote:
Wind Legal wrote:
Dude has several of the fastest marathon times ever run by an American citizen, and is still in his early 30's. If he can get his head space straight, and he can put together a few months of solid training (big if at this point), then he is by far the best US marathoner that we have.
I like the decision to run LA as it's more of a confidence booster for him at this point. Anything in the 2:11-2:13 range would be encouraging and could lead to another sub 2:10 for him this fall.
^This...sort of. Objectively, looking at Ryan from a pure performance / running point of view he is a tremendous talent (...for a U.S. born Caucasian American--this caveat is definitely necessary) who generally underperforms in international competition. His sub one hour half and 2:06 at London stand out as great all time performances by a U.S. born Caucasian. His 2:04 high at Boston was also a great performance but controversial in terms of where it ranks all time.
Now, looking at Ryan as a whole he is a totally basket case. I seriously think he has a mental illness, he is a God addict. Think about it, the best definition of an alcoholic is someone for whom drinking leads to personal, legal, or professional problems. For Ryan, his waaaaayyyy out there religious beliefs have resulted in him making horrible professional (i.e coaching and training)decisions and squandering his exceptional running talents. He needs to go to God Rehab and get his head straight. Religion is Ryan's biggest problem and he doesn't even realize it. Don't get me wrong religion can be a great influence on people--including athletes (look at Meb for example) but Ryan's brand of Christianity is WAY out there and it is hurting him as a runner and it is a real shame.
Now, of course, one could argue that despite his cuckoo bananas behavior and poor running that he has still made a ton of $$$$ and therefore is still a success but I think that's a pretty cynical arguement (especially if you're a fan of distance running). In terms of Sara, yeah she's pretty but she is even more God crazy than Ryan--what do you think that translates to in the bedroom? Nothing good I bet. So stop drooling boys, unless you're into the missionary position with the lights off.
Dumb A**, you praise Hall for having top running times in events then go straight to belittling him for being into God... You do realize the ONLY reason he started running was for God, right? If he wasn't as crazy for God as you make him out to be there wouldn't be Ryan Hall the leading "Caucasian", "US born" athlete. Give Praise were Praise is rightly due. Amen
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They won't announce trials the course for a while I'm sure...
Oddly enough they have always offered huge prize money. LA Marathon was the big break in Wesley Korrir's career. I think he won well over 200k that day.
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Just Ryan Hall? If the ramp up is for the Olympics at the L.A. Coliseum in 2024, then what about Meb, Desi, Deena and other marathon medalists from So Cal metro area?
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agip wrote:
So really - what's the deal here?
is it the LA marathon organizers finally trying to make their race world class? that's what it feels like - tired of being a second tier race - paying up for the best known american marathoner (or second best known) , hosting the US champs and then the OG trials...sounds to me like the LA marathon is getting serious.
And ja, Hall probably likes being the center of a marketing campaign and getting a sense of the race.
Is the OTrials course the same as the regular LA marathon course?
Well lets see , its the 6th largest marathon in the US , televised regionally , quality fields , very good racing competition. Asics is more than happy having Ryan run , strategically great move for him career wise , if he has have a great day a win in major market , sponsor is happy , gain some confidence , get ready for the trials... win , win
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We don't know what the course will be for the Olympic Trials Marathon in LA 2016 as of yet, but it will most certainly be different from the current mass marathon route.
Word is that you can expect a multiple loop course.
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2:11 Swan song.
Nice knowing you
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Who are you?
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No, not odd at all numbnuts, err...Hardloper. They have the money...it's a drop in the bucket. Learn something?
HardLoper wrote:
They won't announce trials the course for a while I'm sure...
Oddly enough they have always offered huge prize money. LA Marathon was the big break in Wesley Korrir's career. I think he won well over 200k that day.
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Agreed. 200K is nothing and I find nothing odd about it. Get with the program.
Less less wrote:
No, not odd at all numbnuts, err...Hardloper. They have the money...it's a drop in the bucket. Learn something?
HardLoper wrote:
They won't announce trials the course for a while I'm sure...
Oddly enough they have always offered huge prize money. LA Marathon was the big break in Wesley Korrir's career. I think he won well over 200k that day.
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They don't have the gender challenge in the open division this year, and it hasn't been 100K for a couple of years.
douglas burke wrote:
The Los Angeles marathon has a $100k challenge where the elite women start before the men and the men try to catch the woman and the first runner across gets 100k, they try to arrange a time that would theoretically have the men and woman tie, so it is fair.
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I am amazed at how many people
Root against their fellow Americans
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"I am amazed at how many people
Root against their fellow Americans"
Ever been to a football game?
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NYCrunnr wrote:
Agreed. 200K is nothing and I find nothing odd about it. Get with the program.
Less less wrote:
No, not odd at all numbnuts, err...Hardloper. They have the money...it's a drop in the bucket. Learn something?
You don't think it's a little ironic that he won more money for his LA win than his Boston win?
Happy MLK Day!
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This is simple. Team World Vision has a very large LA Marathon effort. Ryan Hall works with Team World Vision.
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