ASICS marathoner, Ryan Hall, Part 2, from the Shoe Addicts

Ryan Hall is the fastest American marathon, in all conditions, of all times. A fine high school and college runner, Ryan Hall is that athlete who, when the conditions are right, can put a marathon together that makes you shake your head, and go, “this guy is amazing.”

Ryan Hall may be the most talented marathoner to don US gear in a generation. The problem is, he is pulled many ways. That is the challenge of a modern day road runner or track athlete who takes on the sport as a profession. Truth is, Ryan Hall is tremendously good at the pr game, shaking hands and talking about his sponsor, ASICS, and the sport of running.

We caught up with Ryan Hall at the ASICS New York City Marathon and asked him the proverbial question from me, ” When are you going to go back on the track?”.

Here was Ryan’s answer:

Author

Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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