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On August 29, 2008
On August 29, 2008
Ryan Thanks for sharing your heart with all of us who were rooting for you! I know it was a...
The men are off to a blistering, almost 2:06 pace and are trying to take advantage of the fast course which begins adjacent to Tiananmen Square. This strategy is the opposite of what was employed by the women in their version of the Olympic marathon last week.
They ran the opening mile in 4:41, completed […]
The Men’s Marathon is underway at the 2008 Olympic Games. Ninety two men toed the line including Americans Ryan Hall , Dathan Ritzenhein, and Brian Sell. The thermometer read 74 degrees at the start, with humidity at 67%. These conditions should become more severe and play a role as the […]
Men’s MarathonThe Schedule: Sunday, Aug 24 (live on NBC, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EDT)The Americans: Ryan Hall, Dathan Ritzenhein, Brian SellThe Contenders: Sammy Wanjiru (KEN), Martin Lel (KEN), Robert Cheruyiot (KEN), Mubarak Shami (QAT), Abderrahim Goumri (MAR), Jaouad Gharib (MAR), Tsegaye Kebede (ETH), Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)The Stats: Records, 2008 List, 2007 Worlds, 2004 OlympicsThe Medal […]
Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele has won the Olympic 5000 m, pulling away late to earn his second gold medal of these Games. Bekele clocked 12:57.82 for the distance, an Olympic Record and a remarkable feat considering the tactical nature of this race. Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Edwin Soi took silver and bronze in 13:02.80 […]
Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba has completed a rare distance double, winning the Women’s Olympic 5000m title tonight to add to the 10000m title she won last Friday. Dibaba stayed near the front throughout and used a punishing final kilometer to hold off 10000m silver medalist Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey and fellow Ethiopian Meseret Defar, who […]
Day 7 of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing proves that Team USA is just going to keep getting better and better in track and field events.
TEAM USA COMPLETELY DOMINATES MEN’S 400M FINAL
Team USA’s LaShawn Merritt ran a personal best and won the gold medal in 43.75 seconds in the men’s 400m final. Behind […]
Team USA increased its medal count to 14 Wednesday, but no one could catch Bolt.
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE IN BEIJING
Usain Bolt of Jamaica shattered another world record when he ran the 200m in only 19.30 seconds. The record previously belonged to U.S. sprinter Michael Johnson who ran 19.32 at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games. Bolt ran […]
Welcome to the official blog of top U.S. distance runner Ryan Hall as he begins his quest for Olympic gold! Check back every other Friday for Ryan’s latest entry at http://ryanhall.thefinalsprint.com/
I have always dreamed about what the whole Olympic experience would be like. I have seen portrayals of the Olympics in many movies, […]
Thanks to Rashid Ramzi, Bahrain has its first-ever Olympic gold medal. The former Moroccan won the men’s 1500 meters Tuesday night in Beijing. With a relentless 51-second final lap, Ramzi, the 2005 world champion, finished in 3:32.94 ahead of Kenya’s Asbel Kiprop (3:33.11). Nick Willis of New Zealand was third in 3:34.16.
“I didn’t expect this […]
On Day 5, Team USA steps it up and earns more medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
DAWN HARPER WINS GOLD MEDAL IN WOMEN’S 100M HURDLES
Team USA’s Dawn Harper dominated the field in the women’s 100m hurdles race, finishing in 12.54 seconds. Behind her, Australia’s Sally McLellan earned the silver medal, finishing in […]
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On August 29, 2008
Ray Sharp said:
Ryan, Congrats to you on being a true world-class runner and leading the way for a resurgence of...