Ryan Hall
Ryan Hall
Ryan Hall is a retired American long-distance runner. He won the marathon at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials and placed tenth in the Olympic marathon in Beijing. He holds the U.S. record in the half marathon. With his half marathon record time, he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth14 October 1982
CountryUnited States of America
diversity expect fail
We have more diversity. You can't expect (English-learners) to do as well as others. Like if I went to Mexico, I would fail all their tests.
teacher suffering extraordinary
Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.
integrity fame
Nothing is worth your integrity. Not success, not money, not fame. Nothing.
nice guy top-10
It's kind of nice in some ways having an Olympic Trials where I finished second. You can kind of go in more under the radar facing a 2:03 guy and facing a lot of dudes who are faster than I am, whereas, before Beijing, I had one of the top 10 times in the field, or something like that.
distance temptation training
I try to avoid the temptation with time as a total indicator for what my possibilities are for the marathon. It's the not the best indicator, but it's more how you feel, how you cover the distance and how you are able to do the training afterward.
destiny order careers
It takes faith and the courage to risk failure in order to realize one's destiny. Having had my share of failures throughout my career I know that it is well worth the risk.
heart unique journey
I have my own unique road that has had many exciting ups and heart-breaking downs, but one thing I know is that my journey is not over and the best is yet to come.
running heart race
I want to run every race with a big heart.
christian runners needed
I was a runner who happened to be a Christian. I needed to become a Christian who happened to be a runner.
nice race olympics
But it is nice to know that you have other races lined up, because sometimes you can get so focused on your next marathon that it can become kind of unhealthy in some ways. So it's nice to have something else to slap you in the face and say, all right, there is life after the Olympics.
self errors intuition
The question I try and ask myself when I consider whether or not to train more is what is my body craving and what is my body ready to absorb? Sometimes pushing harder is not the answer. It takes self control, confidence, and intuition to know when to train and when to rest, but when in question error on the side of being over rested.
sea confusion uncertainty
I'm constantly searching for the truth amidst a sea of confusion and uncertainty.
disappointment years beijing
It took years, honestly, to deal with the disappointment of Beijing.
new-york racing bigs
I've always said that racing in New York is performing on the big stage.