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{{short description|American long-distance runner}}
{{use mdy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Ryan Hall
| image = File:Ryan Hall (a).jpg
| imagesize = 
| caption = Hall at the 2007 [[London Marathon]]
| nationality = [[Americans|American]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kirkland, Washington]], U.S.
| hometown = [[Flagstaff, Arizona]], U.S.
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| weight = {{convert|127|lb|kg}} (2015)
| country = {{USA}}
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]/[[Track and field#Running|Track]], [[Long-distance running]]
| event = [[Marathon]], [[Half marathon]], [[10,000 meters]], [[5000 meters]]
| club = [[Asics]]
| collegeteam = [[Stanford Cardinal]]
| turnedpro = Aug. 2005
| retired = Jan. 2016
| olympics = '''2008 Beijing''' <br> Marathon, 10th <br> '''2012 London''' <br> Marathon, DNF
| pb = {{unbulleted list
|'''Outdoor''' <ref name="All-Athletics">{{cite web |url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/86140 |author=All-Athletics |title=Profile of Ryan Hall |access-date=December 4, 2014 |archive-date=April 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425231254/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/86140 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|'''[[5000 m]]:''' 13:16.03 ([[Carson, California|Carson]] 2005)
|'''[[10,000 m]]:''' 28:07.93 ([[Palo Alto]] 2007)
|'''Road''' <ref name="All-Athletics"/>
|'''[[Half marathon]]:''' 59:43 '''[[American records in athletics|AR]]''' ([[Houston]] 2007)
|'''[[Marathon]]:''' 2:04:58 {{AthAbbr|a|assisted}} '''[[American records in athletics|AR]]''' ([[Boston]] 2011)
}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men’s [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Marathon Majors]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[Boston Marathon|2009&nbsp;Boston]] | [[Boston Marathon|Marathon]]}}
| show-medals   = yes
}}

'''Ryan Hall''' (born October 14, 1982, in [[Kirkland, Washington]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asicsamerica.com/athletes/ryan-hall |title=Ryan Hall biography |publisher=[[ASICS]] |access-date=September 22, 2013}}</ref> is a retired [[Americans|American]] [[long distance running|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. [[running|runner]] to break the one-hour barrier in the event.<ref>{{cite news |last=Robbins |first=Liz |title=Running Half a Marathon With Ryan Hall |url=http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/running-half-a-marathon-with-ryan-hall/ |work=The New York Times |date=August 13, 2009}}</ref> 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 a net-downhill course.  Hall won the marathon at the [[2008 United States Olympic trials (track and field)|2008 United States Olympic trials]] and placed tenth in the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Olympic marathon in Beijing]].

==High school==
Hall came on the running scene as a high school junior.  He graduated from high school in the same year as [[Dathan Ritzenhein]] and [[Alan Webb (runner)|Alan Webb]], behind whom he finished in the 2000 [[Foot Locker Cross Country Championships]]. His younger brother, Chad Hall, went on to win the national meet in 2006.

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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://events.mtsac.edu/ccinvite/top30individuals.htm |title=Top Ten All-Time Individuals-Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational |access-date=November 6, 2007 |archive-date=July 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709102737/http://events.mtsac.edu/ccinvite/top30individuals.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>  In track, he was the National Scholastic mile champion in his junior season at 4:06.15,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nikeoutdoor.nationalscholastic.org/results/2000.pdf |title=Foot Locker Outdoor Championships |publisher=nikeoutdoor.nationalscholastic.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214222255/http://nikeoutdoor.nationalscholastic.org/results/2000.pdf |archive-date=December 14, 2005}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dyestatcal.com/rank/tr2005/June/30CaliforniaAllTime.htm |title=California High School Track & Field: All-Time Outdoor Lists |publisher=DyeStatCal.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210060916/http://www.dyestatcal.com/rank/tr2005/June/30CaliforniaAllTime.htm |archive-date=December 10, 2005}}</ref> and won the state title during his junior season in the 3200 meter run at 8:55.12.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2000/state_b.htm |title=2000 California State Meet Finals |publisher=DyeStatCal.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219174145/http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2000/state_b.htm |archive-date=December 19, 2007}}</ref>  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]].

==Collegiate==
Ryan Hall's college career at [[Stanford University]] started with injuries that held him back from the promise he showed in high school. In 2001, Hall won the Murray Keating Invitational in his college debut and finished 76th at the [[NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship]]s. He red-shirted the 2002 track season. In his sophomore year of cross country, he won the Stanford Invitational and the Notre Dame Invitational. He was named first team all Pac-10 and earned All-American honors with his 37th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. He followed this up with a 3:43.37 1500m best his freshman year of track in 2003. The highlight of his collegiate cross country career came in his junior year in 2003. He was named the Pac-10 Cross Country Athlete of the Year after leading Stanford to the NCAA Championship by finishing 2nd to Colorado's Dathan Ritzenhein. His 2004 track season was cut short due to injury but he did record a best of 13:45 in the 5000, which began Hall's change in distance from the 1500. He came back from injury to finish 26th at the NCAA Championships in 2004 to once again earn All-American status. The breakout that everybody expected from Hall since high school took place in the 2005 track season. He earned his first-ever individual [[NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship|NCAA Championship]] by winning the 5000 meters in 13:22.32, finishing less than a second ahead of his teammate [[Ian Dobson (athlete)|Ian Dobson]] in a race where the two runners dominated. He graduated from Stanford with a BA in sociology.

==Post-collegiate==
===Professional (2005–2010)===
[[Image:Ryan hall 2009.jpg|thumb|right|200px|On the way to placing 3rd in the 2009 Boston Marathon. At halfway point in Wellesley Square.]]
Hall has been sponsored by [[ASICS]] since 2005.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.asicsamerica.com/about_us/press/spring_2009/20090120_athletes_re-sign.aspx |title=ASICS Re-Signs Athletes Hall, Kastor And Jones Through 2012 |publisher=ASICS |date=January 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809111254/http://www.asicsamerica.com/about_us/press/spring_2009/20090120_athletes_re-sign.aspx |archive-date=August 9, 2011}}</ref> His coach at the time was [[Terrence Mahon]], a former runner at [[Villanova University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asicsamerica.com/sports/running/athletes.aspx |title=Running Athletes |publisher=ASICS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116221325/http://asicsamerica.com/sports/running/athletes.aspx |archive-date=November 16, 2010}}</ref> In 2006, he won his first national title in the 12K cross-country championships, winning by 27 seconds.

On September 16, 2006, Hall won the [[Great Cow Harbor 10K]] in [[Northport, New York]], setting a new course record of 28:22.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://start2finish.com/2006/r091606.htm |title=Great Cow Harbor 10K Run: Overall 2006 Results: New Course Record |publisher=start2finish.com |date=September 17, 2006}}</ref> Hall's road-running success continued when he broke the U.S. 20k record on October 8, 2006, running 57:54, 48 seconds faster than the previous record run by [[Abdihakem Abdirahman|Abdi Abdirahman]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUID=USATF_2006_10_08_10_54_24 |title=Hall sets American 20 km record at IAAF World Road Running Championships |publisher=USA Track & Field |date=October 8, 2006}}</ref>

On January 14, 2007, Hall won the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon in a time of 59:43.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/01/ryan-hall-sets-new-north-american-record-for-the-half-marathon/ |title=Ryan Hall sets new North American record for the Half-Marathon (59:43) |publisher=TheFinalSprint.com |date=January 14, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108235140/http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/01/ryan-hall-sets-new-north-american-record-for-the-half-marathon/ |archive-date=November 8, 2007 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The performance eclipsed the previous North American record of 1:00:55, set by [[Mark Curp]] on September 15, 1985, in [[Philadelphia]].

On April 22, 2007, Hall placed 7th in the Flora [[London Marathon]].  His time of 2:08:24 was the fastest marathon debut by any American.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/04/impressive-debut-for-americas-ryan-hall-in-london/ |title=Impressive debut for America's Ryan Hall in London |publisher=TheFinalSprint.com |date=April 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108224038/http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/04/impressive-debut-for-americas-ryan-hall-in-london/ |archive-date=November 8, 2007 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On November 3, 2007, Hall won the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon in a Trials-record 2:09:02<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/11/ryan-hall-makes-history-in-olympic-trials-marathon-07/ |title=Ryan Hall Makes History in Olympic Trials Marathon '07 |publisher=TheFinalSprint.com |date=November 3, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105190739/http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/11/ryan-hall-makes-history-in-olympic-trials-marathon-07/ |archive-date=November 5, 2007 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>  in New York City, New York. With this win, he, [[Dathan Ritzenhein]], and [[Brian Sell]] qualified to run the marathon at the [[2008 Olympic Games]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/11/hall-puts-on-stunning-display-wins-olympic-trials-in-mens-marathon/ |title=Hall puts on stunning display, Wins Olympic Trials in men's marathon |publisher=TheFinalSprint.com |date=November 3, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105190720/http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/11/hall-puts-on-stunning-display-wins-olympic-trials-in-mens-marathon/ |archive-date=November 5, 2007 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On April 13, 2008, Hall placed 5th in the Flora London Marathon. Hall, 25, competing in only his third marathon, finished in 2:06:17.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2008/04/ryan-hall-takes-fifth-at-2008-flora-london-marathon/ |title=Ryan Hall Takes Fifth at Flora London Marathon |publisher=TheFinalSprint.com |date=April 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205040244/http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2008/04/ryan-hall-takes-fifth-at-2008-flora-london-marathon/ |archive-date=December 5, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Hall was featured on the cover of the September 2008 ''[[Runner's World]]'' magazine and talks about his "run for glory" in the [[marathon]] in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].<ref name="rw_july_23_2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-239-473--12789-7-1X2X3X4X5X6-7,00.html |title=THE POWER AND THE GLORY |last=Perry |first=Michael |date=July 23, 2008 |work=Runner's World |access-date=August 30, 2009}}</ref> On August 24, 2008, Hall was the second American to cross the finish line the 2008 Men's Olympic Marathon, placing 10th with a time of 2:12:33.  He ran at a much more conservative pace than the lead pack did, and gradually moved from 21st place at the 15k mark up to 10th at the 40&nbsp;km mark.  His teammates [[Dathan Ritzenhein]] and [[Brian Sell]] finished 9th and 22nd, respectively.

Hall was chosen as the 2008 Road Runner of the Year in the Open Male division by the [[Road Runners Club of America]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rrca.org/about/history/award-winners/ |title=RRCA National Award Winners |publisher=Road Runners Club of America |access-date=September 22, 2013}}</ref>

On April 20, 2009, Hall participated in the 2009 [[Boston Marathon]], finishing third overall in 2:09:40 behind [[Deriba Merga]] of Ethiopia and Daniel Rono of Kenya.  Merga and Rono finished with times of 2:08:42 and 2:09:32, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonmarathon.org/ |title=Boston Athletic Association |publisher=BostonMarathon.org |access-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> He returned to the race in 2010, but only managed fourth place, although his time of 2:08:41 was the fastest ever by an American at Boston.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morse |first=Parker |date=April 19, 2010 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/cheruiyot-smashes-boston-record-with-20552-si |title=Cheruiyot smashes Boston record with 2:05:52 sizzler - Boston Marathon report |publisher=IAAF.org |access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref>

In 2010, Hall finished fourth in the Boston Marathon, and fourteenth in the [[Philadelphia Distance Run]] half marathon.  Due to fatigue, he withdrew from the [[Chicago Marathon]].  In October, Hall left his coach [[Terrence Mahon]]) and the Mammoth Track Club.<ref name="leaves_mahon">{{cite news |last=Robbins |first=Liz |title=Hall Splits With Coach and Will Leave Mammoth |url=http://marathon.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/hall-splits-with-coach-and-with-leave-mammoth/ |work=On the Run |publisher=The New York Times |date=October 21, 2010 |access-date=October 22, 2010}}</ref> He won at the 2010 [[Bix 7 Road Race|USA 7 Mile Championships]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUID=USATF_2010_07_24_12_06_17 |title=Hall, Koll take USA 7 Mile Championships |publisher=[[USATF]] |date=July 24, 2010 |access-date=January 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729052115/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUID=USATF_2010_07_24_12_06_17 |archive-date=July 29, 2010}}</ref>

===Sub-2:05:00 at the 2011 Boston Marathon===
On December 16, 2010, Hall announced that he would be running the 2011 Boston Marathon, marking his third consecutive appearance in the race. On April 18, 2011, Hall ran the fastest marathon ever by an American, 2:04:58, to finish fourth. Kenya's [[Geoffrey Mutai]] ran 57 seconds under the recognized world record at the time, in winning in 2:03:02, and credited Hall with setting - and maintaining - a fast early pace.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-23/interviews/29466353_1_timing-geoffrey-mutai-boston-marathon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404160631/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-23/interviews/29466353_1_timing-geoffrey-mutai-boston-marathon |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 4, 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Hope Boston effort becomes a world record: Mutai |date=April 23, 2011}}</ref> However, this was not an American record, since the Boston course is not eligible for records owing to its point-to-point course and elevation drop of greater than 1 m/km; a strong net tailwind (15–20 miles/hr) contributed to the runners' remarkable 2011 times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/News/115th-Boston-the-fastest-marathon-in-history;-Davi.aspx |title=115th Boston the Fastest Marathon in History; Davila Nearly Steals Win |publisher=USATF }}{{dead link|date=June 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} [http://www.american-trackandfield.com/read_new/115th-boston-fastest-marathon-history-davila-nearly-steals-win Alt URL]</ref>

===2012 Olympics and 2013===
[[File:Ryan Hall - 2012 Olympic Marathon.jpg|thumb|150 px|Ryan Hall - 2012 Olympic Marathon]]
In January 2012, Hall ran a 2:09:30 at the Olympic marathon trials in [[Houston, Texas]]. Although leading at the halfway point, Hall eventually finished second behind [[Meb Keflezighi]], still securing a spot on his second Olympic team.<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=David Leon |title=Keflezighi, Flanagan win Olympic marathon trials |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/story/2012-01-14/us-olympic-trials-marathon/52550032/1 |publisher=USA Today |access-date=1 November 2013 |date=January 14, 2012}}</ref> At the Olympics in London, Hall dropped out of the marathon around the eleven mile mark while he ran this race<ref>{{cite news |title=USA's Ryan Hall drops out of marathon |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/track/story/2012-08-12/olympic-marathon-ryan-hall-drops-out/56998270/1 |access-date=1 November 2013 |work=USA Today |date=August 12, 2012}}</ref> with a hamstring injury. After his disappointment at the Olympics, Hall signed up for the [[New York City Marathon]] for later that year, but was unable to run it and withdrew from the race<ref>{{cite web |last=Monti |first=David |title=Ryan Hall Withdraws from NYC Marathon |url=http://www.flotrack.org/article/14342-Ryan-Hall-Withdraws-from-NYC-Marathon |publisher=Flotrack |access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref>  (before it was cancelled due to [[Hurricane Sandy]]) in September.

In 2013, Hall signed up for the [[Boston Marathon]] and the [[New York City Marathon]], but withdrew from both due to injuries.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zaccardi |first=Nick |title=Ryan Hall pulls out of New York City Marathon |date=October 22, 2013 |url=http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/22/ryan-hall-pulls-out-of-new-york-city-marathon/ |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pepin |first=Matt |title=Ryan Hall out of 2013 Boston Marathon |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/marathon/blog/2013/03/ryan_hall_out_of_2013_boston_m.html |publisher=Boston.com |access-date=1 November 2013 |date=March 13, 2013}}</ref>

===2014===
In April 2014, Hall finished 20th in a time of 2:17:50 at the [[2014 Boston Marathon]], his first marathon finish since the 2012 Olympic trials.<ref name="Gambaccini">{{cite news |last=Gambaccini |first=Peter |date=September 16, 2014 |title=Ryan Hall Now Being Coached by Jack Daniels |url=http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/ryan-hall-now-being-coached-by-jack-daniels |newspaper=Runners World |access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> In September 2014, Hall announced that he was being coached by [[Jack Daniels (coach)|Jack Daniels]].<ref name="Gambaccini"/> Hall announced that he will be running the Utah Valley Marathon in June 2015 but did not record a finish.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Utah Valley Marathon|url=http://runsum.com/results/results.php?raceid=219&event1=Marathon|access-date=2020-06-25|website=RunSum}}</ref>

In 2014, Hall signed up for the 2014 Utah Valley Marathon and the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon, but withdrew from both due to fatigue.

===2015===
On March 15, 2015, at the [[Los Angeles Marathon]], Hall took the lead at the start running the first mile in 4:42 at near world-record pace but dropped out at the halfway point after losing touch with the lead pack at the fifth mile. His wife [[Sara Hall|Sara]] was competing in her first marathon in the same race.<ref>[http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20150315/la-marathon-2015-ryan-hall-drops-out-at-halfway-point Los Angeles Daily News – Los Angeles Marathon 2015: Ryan Hall drops out at halfway point]</ref><ref>[http://www.outsideonline.com/1959991/can-ryan-hall-bounce-back Outside Magazine – March 17, 2015 – Can Ryan Hall Bounce Back?]</ref>

===2016===
In January 2016, Hall announced his retirement from racing, citing the harmful effects it has had on his body.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Crouse|first=Lindsay|date=2016-01-15|title=His Strength Sapped, Top Marathoner Ryan Hall Decides to Stop|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/sports/ryan-hall-fastest-us-distance-runner-is-retiring.html|access-date=2020-06-25|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He took up weightlifting, and increased his bodyweight from 58&nbsp;kg to 75&nbsp;kg.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Huber|first=Martin Fritz|date=2016-06-02|title=Why Endurance Athletes Confuse Fit and Fast for Healthy|url=https://www.outsideonline.com/2087751/yes-professional-runners-are-weak|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Outside Online|language=en}}</ref>

=== 2017 ===
In January 2017, Hall somewhat came out of retirement to run the 3rd Annual [[World Marathon Challenge]]. Spurred on and inspired by his friend [[Matthew Barnett]] (who also completed the race), Hall left his shoes, literally, at the final finish line in Sydney – a symbolic act to signify the end of his running career.<ref name="ESPN.com">{{Cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/18638941/pastor-matthew-barnett-lives-tell-2017-world-marathon-challenge |title=The gruel and glory of the World Marathon Challenge |work=ESPN.com |access-date=2018-08-12 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/02/01/ryan-hall-marathon-world-challenge-antarctica/ |title=Ryan Hall says 7 marathons in 7 days gave him 'sense of closure' |date=2017-02-01 |work=OlympicTalk |access-date=2018-08-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal bests==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Event
!Time
!Place
!Date
|-
|1500 m
|3:42.75
|[[Stanford, California]], [[United States|USA]]
|June 9, 2001
|-
|5,000 m
|13:16.03
|[[Carson, California]], USA
|June 24, 2005
|-
|10,000 m
|28:07.93
|[[Stanford, California]], USA
|March 31, 2007
|-
|10 Miles+
|45:33<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m10milesroad.htm |title=All-time men's best 10 Miles road race |publisher=alltime-athletics.com |access-date=August 9, 2013}}</ref>
|[[Houston, Texas]], USA
|January 14, 2007
|-
|Half Marathon
|59:43&nbsp;NR
|[[Houston, Texas]], USA
|January 14, 2007
|-
|Marathon*
|2:04:58
|[[Boston, Massachusetts]], USA
|April 18, 2011
|-
|Marathon
|2:06:17
|[[London]], England, UK
|April 13, 2008
|}
(+)  En route in race at longer distance<br>
(*)  Wind-aided and point-to-point course
*<small>All information except for 10 Miles taken from IAAF profile.</small>

== Achievement chronology ==

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*2000 - 3rd place at [[Foot Locker Cross Country Championships|Foot Locker National High School Cross Country Championships]]
*2003 - 2nd-place at [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship|Cross-Country Championships]]
*2005 - [[NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship]] 5000m
*2005 - 3rd-place at the [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] in the 5000m
*2006 - 1st place at the [[USA Cross Country Championships]] (12K)
*2006 - U.S. [[Half Marathon]] Champion
*2006 - 1st place, [[Great Cow Harbor 10K]] (Northport, NY); course-record time of 28:22 shattered previous mark of 28:44 set by Jeff Jacobs in 1991
*2006 - U.S. 20K Record Holder (57:54). Inaugural [[IAAF World Road Running Championships]] in Debrecen, Hungary.
*2007 - [[United States records in track and field|U.S. Half Marathon Record]] Holder (59:43). Aramco [[Houston Half Marathon]] in Houston, Texas.
*2007 - 7th place, 2:08:24 at the [[London Marathon]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]].
*2007 - 1st Place, 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon (2:09:02) in [[New York City]], [[United States]]
*2008 - 5th Place. 2008 Flora [[London Marathon]] (2:06:17) in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
*2008 - 10th Place. 2008 Marathon - Summer Olympics (2:12:33) in [[Beijing]], [[China]]
*2009 - 1st Place. 2009 15K - Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classics Race (43:26) in [[Tampa Bay]], [[United States]]
*2009 - 3rd Place. 2009 [[Boston Marathon]] (2:09:40) in [[Boston]], [[United States]]
*2009 - 3rd Place. 2009 [[New York City Half Marathon|NYC Half-Marathon]] (1:02:35) in [[New York City]], [[United States]]
*2009 - 1st Place. 2009 ING Philadelphia Distance Run Half-Marathon (1:01:52) in [[Philadelphia]], [[United States]]
*2009 - 4th Place. 2009 [[New York City Marathon|ING NYC Marathon]] (2:10:36)
*2010 - 4th Place. 2010 [[Boston Marathon]] (2:08:40)
*2010 - 1st Place. 2010 [[Bix 7]] (32:55) (a USA 7 Mile Championship event)
*2011 - 2nd Place. 2011 USA Half Marathon Championship (1:02:20)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2011/USAHalfMarathonChampionships/results.asp |title=Events - 2011 USA Half Marathon Championships |publisher=USATF |access-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref>
*2011 - 4th Place. 2011 [[Boston Marathon]] (2:04:58)
*2011 - 5th Place. 2011 [[Chicago Marathon]] (2:08:04)
*2012 - 2nd Place. 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials at Houston (2:09:30)
*2012 - Did Not Finish. 2012 Olympics Marathon in London, UK<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/track/story/2012-08-12/olympic-marathon-ryan-hall-drops-out/56998270/1 |title=USA's Ryan Hall drops out of marathon – |publisher=USA Today |date=August 12, 2012 |access-date=August 23, 2012}}</ref>
*2014 - 20th Place. 2014 [[Boston Marathon]] (2:17:50)
*2015 - Did Not Finish, 2015 [[Los Angeles Marathon]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/bodywork/in-stride/Is-This-the-End-of-Ryan-Hall.html |title=Can Ryan Hall Bounce Back? |publisher=Outside |access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref>
*2017 - Finished, 2017 [[World Marathon Challenge]] (average time 3:39)<ref name="ESPN.com"/>

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==Personal life==
[[File:Ryan and Sara Hall.jpg|thumb|250px|Ryan and Sara Hall]]
Hall married his college girlfriend [[Sara Bei]], also a professional runner, in September 2005. Ryan and Sara are both devout Christians.

Hall's younger brother Chad won the 2006 Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships, the de facto national championship for high school cross country individual runners. Chad was following in his sister-in-law's footsteps, as Sara Hall (née Bei) won the girl's championships in 2000, the same year Ryan himself finished 3rd. Chad  attended the University of Oregon. In 2008, Chad transferred to University of California, Riverside and graduated in 2012.

In 2009, Ryan and his wife Sara formed the Hall Steps Foundation to empower the running community to use the energy and resources that fuel runners’ athletic achievements for social justice efforts.

Ryan's home town of [[Big Bear Lake, California|Big Bear Lake]] created the "Move a Million Miles for Ryan Hall" campaign to support Ryan's quest for 2008 Olympic Marathon gold by collectively logging 1,000,000 exercise miles.

==Notes==
* {{note|1|1}} On a downhill course.

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{World Athletics}}
* {{USATF}}
* {{Team USA|new_id=ryan-hall|old_id=HA/Ryan-Hall|archive=20220204180044}}
* {{Olympics.com profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* [http://TheStepsFoundation.org The Hall Steps Foundation]
* [http://ryanhall.competitor.com/ Ryan Hall's Official Blog]
* [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/08/11/080811fa_fact_hessler Biographical article] from [[The New Yorker]]

===Audio interview===
* [http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2008/04/tfs-running-podcast-132ryan-hall-takes-on-the-london-marathon-part-deux/ Interview: Ryan Hall Takes on the London Marathon: Part Deux]
* [http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/11/podcast-102-post-olympic-marathon-trials-teleconference-with-ryan-hall/ Ryan Hall teleconference interview after his record-setting victory at the 2007 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in NYC]
* [http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/04/podcast-43-post-london-interview-with-ryan-hall/ Interview with Ryan Hall after he crushed the American debut record at the 2007 London Marathon]
* [http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/01/podcast-6-interview-with-ryan-hall/ TheFinalSprint.com's interview with Ryan Hall; the new American half-marathon record-holder]

===Video - Race/Interviews===
* [http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234839-2009-boston-marathon/170631-ryan-hall-bf-2009-boston-marathon Ryan Hall Before the 2009 Boston Marathon]
* [http://www.letsrun.com/2008/ryanhall0413.php Ryan Hall, His Coach Terrence Mahon, His Dad, His Grandfather, and Martin Lel Give Their Reaction After His Amazing 2:06:17 at the 2008 Flora London Marathon]
* [http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/8/612 Ryan Hall Breaking the American Record for Half Marathon by Flotrack.org(59.43)]
* [http://www.flotrack.org/search?cx=016405253375880695266:3vcagslg-wm&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=ryan+hall&sa=Search Track and Field videos of Ryan Hall on Flotrack.org]
* [http://www.foxbusiness.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=62244aad-4c7e-4bae-8bb8-2cb533523893&referralPlaylistId=5f186d43d92f1ce95e5db8f8595f1fb0893a29b6 Ryan Hall on calls for an Olympic boycott on Fox Business Network's "Cavuto"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrNwdjKOKBs "26.2 for Africa" A short film with Ryan Hall]
* [http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=e593f8eba239bada1a0c The Ryan Hall Story at GodTube]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFlKMFstkoQ Ryan Hall on The Forward Podcast with Lance Armstrong]

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