2011 Chicago Marathon Videos and ResultsJul 27, 2011 by David Monti
Ryan Hall to run 2011 Chicago Marathon
Ryan Hall to run 2011 Chicago Marathon
HALL TO RUN CHICAGO MARATHON
By David Monti
(c) 2011 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
American half-marathon record-holder Ryan Hall has decided to run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 9, according to an announcement made by his sponsor, Asics America. Hall, a 2008 Olympian, has been sponsored by Asics since 2005.
Hall, 28, who ran a sizzling 2:04:58 personal best at last April's Boston Marathon, will take to the flat Chicago course 96 days beforerunning the USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Houston, where he is the favorite to defend his title from the 2008 Trials.
"I'm feeling good and looking forward to running the flat Chicago course," said Hall through a statement. "It will be interesting to see how the times translate out there."
This will be Hall’s first appearance at the marathon in Chicago. He was scheduled to run the last year, but pulled out, citing fatigue. Shortly thereafter, he left coach Terrence Mahon to be self-coached, a risky move which appeared to pay off with his fourth place finish at
Boston in the fastest time ever run by an American (although not the American record because the Boston course is ineligible for record-setting). At Chicago, Hall can try for Khalid Khannouchi's USA record of 2:05:38 set in London in 2002.
Hall has most recently been training in St. Moritz, Switzerland, with wife Sara, a middle distance runner. The couple flew to Chicago from Zurich today where Hall will be featured on a conference call hosted by marathon organizers.
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By David Monti
(c) 2011 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
American half-marathon record-holder Ryan Hall has decided to run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 9, according to an announcement made by his sponsor, Asics America. Hall, a 2008 Olympian, has been sponsored by Asics since 2005.
Hall, 28, who ran a sizzling 2:04:58 personal best at last April's Boston Marathon, will take to the flat Chicago course 96 days beforerunning the USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Houston, where he is the favorite to defend his title from the 2008 Trials.
"I'm feeling good and looking forward to running the flat Chicago course," said Hall through a statement. "It will be interesting to see how the times translate out there."
This will be Hall’s first appearance at the marathon in Chicago. He was scheduled to run the last year, but pulled out, citing fatigue. Shortly thereafter, he left coach Terrence Mahon to be self-coached, a risky move which appeared to pay off with his fourth place finish at
Boston in the fastest time ever run by an American (although not the American record because the Boston course is ineligible for record-setting). At Chicago, Hall can try for Khalid Khannouchi's USA record of 2:05:38 set in London in 2002.
Hall has most recently been training in St. Moritz, Switzerland, with wife Sara, a middle distance runner. The couple flew to Chicago from Zurich today where Hall will be featured on a conference call hosted by marathon organizers.
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