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
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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.
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It took years, honestly, to deal with the disappointment of Beijing.
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I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take that pressure off and seeing this as an incredible opportunity, but not like, 'I absolutely have to medal.