USA Today Recognizes Ryan Hall’s London Performance

Who would have thought 2:06.17 would not have won the London Marathon? Well, it was good enough to for a fourth place finish while running the fastest time ever by an American-born athlete. For his performance, Ryan Hall, was named USA Today Olympic Athlete of the Week award.

The 25 year-old is heading east to watch the women’s marathon trials April 20 and the Boston Marathon on April 21.

The kid has a major upside, and he showed that big time at his first London marathon appearance. Don’t say you didn’t get the memo on the rising star. Ryan handily won the Olympic trials marathon in New York in November with a time of 2:09:02. and he just ran a bananas time in London.

By Jay Hicks, a.k.a. Track Evanglist.