Ryan Hall, 2008, 2012 Olympic Runner - Episode 19
Sports Spectrum Podcast
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5 ā¢ 661 Ratings
šļø 30 June 2017
ā±ļø 63 minutes
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Summary
Ryan Hall isĀ is a retiredĀ AmericanĀ long-distance runnerĀ who holds the U.S. record in theĀ half marathon. With his half marathon record time (59:43), he became the first U.S.Ā runnerĀ to break the one-hour barrier in the event.Ā He is also the only American to run a sub-2:05Ā marathonĀ (2:04:58 at the 2011 Boston marathon) and represented the U.S at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
Ryan is a husband to Sara and has adopted 4 children from Ethiopia.
His "Hall Steps Foundation," founded in 2009, empowers the running community to use the energy and resources that fuel runners' athletic achievements, for social justice efforts.
In Episode 19Ā of the podcast, Ryan shares how he became an Olympic runner, how he incorporates his faith into his running, the time he decided to make God his running coach and what it's like to run 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Sports Spectrum podcast where faith and sports |
| 0:09.8 | collide. |
| 0:10.8 | Here's your host, Jason Romano. |
| 0:14.0 | This is episode number 19 of the Sports Spectrum podcast. |
| 0:18.4 | My name is Jason Romano. |
| 0:19.6 | Thank you so much for joining us here on the program. |
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