Ryan Hall (runner)

Ryan Hall

Hall at the 2007 London Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1982-10-14) October 14, 1982 (age 41) Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
Home town	Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	127 lb (58 kg) (2015)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)	Marathon, Half marathon, 10,000 meters, 5000 meters
College team	Stanford Cardinal
Club	Asics
Turned pro	Aug. 2005
Retired	Jan. 2016
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2008 Beijing Marathon, 10th 2012 London Marathon, DNF
Personal bests	Outdoor [1] 5000 m: 13:16.03 (Carson 2005) 10,000 m: 28:07.93 (Palo Alto 2007) Road [1] Half marathon: 59:43 AR (Houston 2007) Marathon: 2:04:58 a AR (Boston 2011)
Medal record Men’s athletics Representing  United States World Marathon Majors 2009 Boston Marathon

Ryan Hall (born October 14, 1982, in Kirkland, Washington)^[2] is a retired American long-distance runner who holds the U.S. record in the half marathon. With his half marathon record time (59:43), he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event.^[3] He is also the only American to run a sub-2:05 marathon (2:04:58 at the 2011 Boston marathon). However, this time is not eligible to be a record due to the course being point-to-point and a net-downhill course. Hall won the marathon at the 2008 United States Olympic trials and placed tenth in the Olympic marathon in Beijing.