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HALL TO MAKE MARATHON DEBUT AT LONDON

Posted by crow news on January 25, 2007, 2:09 pm
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Thanks to Steve V for passing this exciting news on to us, Gary is enjoying eating his delicious plate of crow
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By David Monti
c) 2007 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
Ryan Hall, who recently smashed the North American record in his half-marathon debut earlier this month, will step-up to the marathon at the Flora London Marathon, organizers announced today. It will be the 24 year-old's first attempt at the distance.
Hall, the former Stanford star who won the NCAA 5000m title in 2005, has moved swiftly from emphasizing the track to running longer distances, mostly on the roads. He first raced on pavement at the 2005 Chiba Ekiden when he ran the opening 5 km leg, taking second in 13:22, but he really realized his potential for longer distances when he ran away with the USA Cross Country title at 12 km in February, 2006.
"It was probably the most fun race of my life," said Hall after that event, where he handled the distance easily.
Hall ran his first 10 km road race at the World's Greatest 10-K in PuertoRico last February, finishing 13th in 29:25, and ran 12 km cross country races at both Chiba and Fukuoka, Japan, the latter at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. His track season last summer was lackluster, but when he returned to the roads last fall he was in top form.He won the U.S. 20-K title at New Haven last September in 59:29, which got him on the U.S. team for the IAAF World Road Running Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Before finishing 11th in Debrecen in an American record 57:54 for 20 km, Hall broke Jeff Jacobs's 15 year-old course record at the hilly Cow Harbor 10-K (28:22.2).
Last year's races were just a warm-up for what Hall would do in Houston 11 days ago. In a fantastic solo run at the U.S. Half-Marathon Championships, Hall crushed Mark Curp's 21 year-old U.S. half-marathon record, scorching the the course in 59:43. That made him the fastest-ever half-marathoner who was not born in Africa.
"I really wanted to hit this one right," said Hall after the race. "We're still kind of training through this, getting ready for a spring marathon."
After protracted discussions with his coach, Terrence Mahon, Hall has now
decided on London to run that spring marathon. The mostly flat course should play to Hall's strength as a tempo runner, and he clearly has the potential to run a very fast time.
"We are delighted that Ryan has chosen the Flora London Marathon to make his debut at the distance," said race director David Bedford in a press release. "Ryan has shown that he is a very exciting talent in superb form and he will be a valuable addition to the illustrious elite field we earlier in January."
Hall trains in the thin air of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., with Team Running USA. Meb Keflezighi, the reigning Olympic Marathon silver medalist, also trains in Mammoth and he will also be preparing for London. It is likely that the two will train together, at least part of the time.
Hall realizes that the London field will be extraordinary, with stars like Felix Limo, Haile Gebrselassie and Paul Tergat, but he's not intimidated."It's going to be really hard and I'm expecting it to be more challenging than anything I've ever done," he said in a prepared statement. "I'm just going to go out there and stick my nose in it."
The Flora London Marathon is part of the five-event World Marathon Majors series.

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--Previous Message-- : Thanks to Steve V for passing this exciting : news on to us, Gary is enjoying eating his : delicious plate of crow : : Caw! Caw! Caw! : : : By David Monti : c) 2007 Race Results Weekly, all rights : reserved : : Ryan Hall, who recently smashed the North : American record in his half-marathon debut : earlier this month, will step-up to the : marathon at the Flora London Marathon, : organizers announced today. It will be the : 24 year-old's first attempt at the distance. : : Hall, the former Stanford star who won the : NCAA 5000m title in 2005, has moved swiftly : from emphasizing the track to running longer : distances, mostly on the roads. He first : raced on pavement at the 2005 Chiba Ekiden : when he ran the opening 5 km leg, taking : second in 13:22, but he really realized his : potential for longer distances when he ran : away with the USA Cross Country title at 12 : km in February, 2006. : : "It was probably the most fun race of : my life," said Hall after that event, : where he handled the distance easily. : : Hall ran his first 10 km road race at the : World's Greatest 10-K in PuertoRico last : February, finishing 13th in 29:25, and ran : 12 km cross country races at both Chiba and : Fukuoka, Japan, the latter at the IAAF World : Cross Country Championships. His track : season last summer was lackluster, but when : he returned to the roads last fall he was in : top form.He won the U.S. 20-K title at New : Haven last September in 59:29, which got him : on the U.S. team for the IAAF World Road : Running Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. : Before finishing 11th in Debrecen in an : American record 57:54 for 20 km, Hall broke : Jeff Jacobs's 15 year-old course record at : the hilly Cow Harbor 10-K (28:22.2). : : Last year's races were just a warm-up for : what Hall would do in Houston 11 days ago. : In a fantastic solo run at the U.S. : Half-Marathon Championships, Hall crushed : Mark Curp's 21 year-old U.S. half-marathon : record, scorching the the course in 59:43. : That made him the fastest-ever : half-marathoner who was not born in Africa. : : "I really wanted to hit this one : right," said Hall after the race. : "We're still kind of training through : this, getting ready for a spring : marathon." : : After protracted discussions with his coach, : Terrence Mahon, Hall has now : decided on London to run that spring : marathon. The mostly flat course should : play to Hall's strength as a tempo runner, : and he clearly has the potential to run a : very fast time. : : "We are delighted that Ryan has chosen : the Flora London Marathon to make his debut : at the distance," said race director : David Bedford in a press release. : "Ryan has shown that he is a very : exciting talent in superb form and he will : be a valuable addition to the illustrious : elite field we earlier in January." : : Hall trains in the thin air of Mammoth : Lakes, Calif., with Team Running USA. Meb : Keflezighi, the reigning Olympic Marathon : silver medalist, also trains in Mammoth and : he will also be preparing for London. It is : likely that the two will train together, at : least part of the time. : : Hall realizes that the London field will be : extraordinary, with stars like Felix Limo, : Haile Gebrselassie and Paul Tergat, but he's : not intimidated."It's going to be : really hard and I'm expecting it to be more : challenging than anything I've ever : done," he said in a prepared statement. : "I'm just going to go out there and : stick my nose in it." : : The Flora London Marathon is part of the : five-event World Marathon Majors series. : : :

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