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Marathoner Hall runs to USA TODAY weekly honor - USATODAY.comPublished by
By Dan Friedell, USA TODAY
You can't call it an American record, since a
marathon time depends on the course, conditions and so many other
factors, but Ryan Hall's time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds in the
London Marathon on Sunday was the fastest time ever for an American-born runner.
Hall, a 25-year-old who made his marathon debut in London last year with a 2:08:24, bettered his time on the same course by more than two minutes. For his efforts, Hall earns this week's USA TODAY Olympic Athlete of the Week award. Hall easily won the Olympic trials marathon in New York in November with a time of 2:09:02 ahead of Dathan Ritzenhein and Brian Sell and has been called 'the future of marathon' by Stefano Baldini the Italian 2004 Olympic champion. While Hall has been impressive in every race he's started "there's still room for improvement," he told USA TODAY's Dick Patrick. Read the full article at: www.usatoday.com
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