Ryan Hall (runner)

Ryan Hall

Hall at the 2007 London Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1982-10-14) October 14, 1982 (age 34) Kirkland, Washington
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	127 lb (58 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)	5000 meters, 10,000 meters, Marathon
College team	Stanford
Turned pro	Aug. 2005
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	2-mile: 8:26.26 5000 meters: 13:16.03 10,000 meters: 28:07.93 Half Marathon: 59:43NR Marathon: 2:04:58

Ryan Hall (born October 14, 1982 in Kirkland, Washington) 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. 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 its elevation drop. Hall won the marathon at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials and placed tenth in the Olympic marathon in Beijing.

Hall came on to the running scene as a high school junior. He graduated from high school in the same year as Dathan Ritzenhein and Alan Webb, behind whom he finished in the 2000 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.

Hall was the California state cross country champion during his junior and senior seasons at Big Bear High School. He finished third at the Foot Locker Nationals in Orlando during his senior season, and also set the Mt. SAC course record in 2000. In track, he was the National Scholastic mile champion in his junior season at 4:06.15, and was the CIF California State Meet champion in the 1600 meter run during his senior season with a state record time of 4:02.62, and won the state title during his junior season in the 3200 meter run at 8:55.12. Hall competed at the Peregrine Systems U.S. Open at Stanford in the 1500 meters, running 3:42.70, and at the 2001 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.