Holy shit, I thought this was a joke.
Which of the BroJos called this on the podcast yesterday? Step up and claim your prize!
Holy shit, I thought this was a joke.
Which of the BroJos called this on the podcast yesterday? Step up and claim your prize!
Could not steal your thunder and start another thread. RunnersWorld also posted.
Sounds like it was really bad if he couldnt run 12 miles a WEEK. You almost wonder if he meant 12 a day.
I dont know his story that well, but I thought folks said he had a TUE for this stuff way back when in 07-08? Makes you wonder if he just got treated if that would be the key.
Regardless of where you stand with Ryan he did a lot to advance US distance running. Hell enjoy being a father and watching his wife continue to train at a high level. If he is coaching her it makes you wonder if maybe he will form a small training group eventually.
I'm sad......damn!!!!
Going from 100+ miles/week to 12 miles/week would be such a psychological struggle for almost anybody, I would think. You've known something and experienced it for practically your whole professional life, and suddenly it just isn't there anymore.
Coupled with the causative physiological factors...a struggle, in so many ways.
Here's to a generational inspiration.
It's now official. Between adopting four children, his medical problems, and the lack of consistency when it comes to coaches, can't say it's a surprise. I wish him well. http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/ryan-hall-americas-fastest-marathoner-retires-at-33?cid=soc_Running+Times+Magazine+-+RunningTimesMagazine_FBPAGE_Runner%E2%80%99s+World__EliteRacing
demethedream wrote:If he is coaching her it makes you wonder if maybe he will form a small training group eventually.
He'll put together a group of 12 disciples, no doubt.
demethedream wrote:
http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/ryan-hall-americas-fastest-marathoner-retires-at-33?cid=soc_Running%20Times%20Magazine%20-%20RunningTimesMagazine_FBPAGE_Runner%E2%80%99s%20World__EliteRacingCould not steal your thunder and start another thread. RunnersWorld also posted.
Sounds like it was really bad if he couldnt run 12 miles a WEEK. You almost wonder if he meant 12 a day.
I dont know his story that well, but I thought folks said he had a TUE for this stuff way back when in 07-08? Makes you wonder if he just got treated if that would be the key.
Regardless of where you stand with Ryan he did a lot to advance US distance running. Hell enjoy being a father and watching his wife continue to train at a high level. If he is coaching her it makes you wonder if maybe he will form a small training group eventually.
Adrenal fatigue or more like exhaustion....this really sucks. Feel badly for him!
Ryan Hall is a good person, a pure runner and seems to be living a life true to himself. I have always admired guys like him - running their own race, finding joy, running hard.
He obviously made a lot of mistakes in his career - changing coaches, racing workouts, going out too fast...but you know what...it's a sport and that's how it goes sometimes. I guarantee on his deathbed he will not regret leading Boston or feeling God's will on some insane training run that might have cost him in races.
Godspeed to your next event, Ryan Hall.
Just gonna say it. I feel bad for Hall. He was truly great. Extremely talented. Had some awesome races. Wasn't afraid of leading with the Africans...
Truly an inspiration to many. I wish him the best of luck in future endeavors.
Wow. Didn't expect to see that today.
Guess I shouldn't be surprised, but WOW nonetheless. Sad that he never seemed to full realize his potential, after his half-marathon AR and "aided" 2:04:xx marathon at Boston.
Best of luck to him (and his wife) in all future endeavors!
Also, that is a ridiculously photogenic family. Ryan looks really healthy (i.e., like a guy who isn't concerned with being a skeleton), and Sara is aging unbelievably. And the kids look cute and cool.
Alas.. We'll always have Houston/Central Park/London/Boston. It was a lot of fun while it lasted.
Raysism wrote:
Also, that is a ridiculously photogenic family. Ryan looks really healthy (i.e., like a guy who isn't concerned with being a skeleton), and Sara is aging unbelievably. And the kids look cute and cool.
agree :)
And then there was one.
Would anyone have guessed that injury prone Ritz would be the last man standing from the ballyhooed Class of 2001?
Makes sense, but I'm really sad. I was always rooting for him to make a comeback.
magic flight wrote:
Raysism wrote:Also, that is a ridiculously photogenic family. Ryan looks really healthy (i.e., like a guy who isn't concerned with being a skeleton), and Sara is aging unbelievably. And the kids look cute and cool.
agree :)
+1
Drunk Uncle wrote:
And then there was one.
Would anyone have guessed that injury prone Ritz would be the last man standing from the ballyhooed Class of 2001?
My thoughts exactly. I guess the lesson is, if you try to burn the candle too hot, you risk putting it out. Lucky for Ritz, he has been so injury-prone, he didn't have the chance to ramp up training as much as Webb and Hall did. And his injuries gave him recovery time the other two perhaps would not give themselves.
Thanks, Ryan, for the memories
http://www.runnersworld.com/training-video/ole-ryan-halls-boston-workout
I ran Houston the year he broke the AR in the half. The half does an out and back around mi 8 and the full runners get to see the elite half runners come back up the street before the full runners split off. I remember seeing the pace truck coming up the street much sooner than it usually does and seeing some skinny blonde haired kid I had never seen before blowing everyone away and looking like he was doing a moderate tempo run. I also got to see Ryan win the trials in NY and make the team at the trials in Houston. It really stinks that he has to hang it up and has basically not been a factor since turning 30. He was an amazing runner when he was in his prime.