Granted the faith-based training thing is weird to me.
But much respect for him as a competitor and man who lives by his principles.
Granted the faith-based training thing is weird to me.
But much respect for him as a competitor and man who lives by his principles.
Sad to hear that he is retiring, but good luck to him in his future endeavors. I was kind of hoping to see how the marathon trials would go for him.
I wish the best for him. While it's hard seeing one of America's greatest hopes in distance running go, he sure accomplished a lot in the few amazing races he had. With his new family and Sara doing well it seems like a logical time to stop fighting what was probably just impossible to come back from.
Raysism wrote:
We'll always have Houston/Central Park/London/Boston.
+1
As I once heard from a lady sitting on her porch as I ran by...and it applies to Ryan Hall's career "Damn, dat boy can ruuuuun"
I would have expected more comments on this from the Hall haters out there.
I feel bad and happy for him. I wish he could have been healthier throughout his career cause I think he's one of the most talented americans to ever tow the line.
I hope he lives a great rest of his life and gives back to the sport.
He "retired" some time ago. He is just now getting around to announcing it. He's basically been a paid hobby jogger for several years now.
The runners loved Mr. Hall in Chicago in 2011 when he came out to the starting line. Mr. Hall acknowledged the cheers and came over to touch hands with some of the runners before going to the starting line.
NY Times wrote:
Great story
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/sports/ryan-hall-fastest-us-distance-runner-is-retiring.html?_r=1
Another great story:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323550604578412913149043072Shes only 32. Get over your babyhood life. Girls look good over 30. And they're not flaky anymore.
I just want to give my regards to a great runner.
Fantastic career even if it was shorter than we would have liked.
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?
Yes. Swimming and Cycling with a few Peaks at 100/mpw. A high strength low(for a pro runner) running mileage program.
The greatest American marathoner ever.
Here's to a great career. ::Cheers
Adopting the four girls does it for me. I can't imagine the feeling those four sisters have now in being wanted and loved. Kudos to Ryan and Sara for not just talking about doing good things, but actually doing them. What a great legacy to leave.
Geez louis wrote:
Shes only 32. Get over your babyhood life. Girls look good over 30. And they're not flaky anymore.
I'm 42 years old. And if you're arguing that all women age as well as Sara, I'll have to disagree.
“Every night when I go to bed I can’t wait to get up and have my pancake.â€
Please tell me he didn't really say this. If it's true, it's ridiculous. If it's a corny plug for his protein supplement, it's ridiculous.
Thanks Ryan for all the great inspiration you've been for me
sanchobaile wrote:
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.
Unlike the other two, has Ritz ever won a major race? If not, maybe he should have burned the candle a bit hotter.
Victorious88 wrote:
“Every night when I go to bed I can’t wait to get up and have my pancake.â€
Please tell me he didn't really say this. If it's true, it's ridiculous. If it's a corny plug for his protein supplement, it's ridiculous.
Great article except for that part. Really lame to plug a product in your career obit and for the Times to print that garbage.
Greatest American marathoner ever? Not even close. Try Salazar, Shorter and Rodgers before hall ever even comes into the conversation. Even then there's still a whole handful of other guys that I'd pick over Hall.
Prairie Dawg wrote:
Granted the faith-based training thing is weird to me.
But much respect for him as a competitor and man who lives by his principles.
Same here. He did some odd things that last few years but maybe he was searching for the something that would get him back to peak form. I was really hoping he would find it before he had to retire.
He had a heck of career regardless how it ended. Best of luck to him.