Ryan Hall took 5th Place in London

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Ryan Hall’s Splits
10K, 29:11
20K, 58:58
1/2, 1:02:13
30K, 1:28:38
40K, 1:59:23
finish, 2:06:17

This morning was the London Marathon, and coming through in an impressive 5th place was Ryan Hall with a time of 2:06:17. He came across the line over 2 minutes faster than he ran last year in the race.

Ryan Hall managed to stay with the leaders through 30 kilometers, and finished just over 1 minute behind Martin Lel who won with a time of 2:05:17.

The women’s race was won by Irina Mikitenko in 2:24:14. Gete Wami fell hard at a water stop late in the race and may have injured her hip but still managed to finish in 3rd in 2:25:37.

(Searchable Results: http://results-2008.london-marathon.co.uk/ – Hat Tip: Runner’s World)

2 Comments

  1. Wes
    Wes on April 13, 2008 at 10:45 am

    Oh man! So close yet so far!! That is so impressive….

  2. bryan
    bryan on April 13, 2008 at 5:19 pm

    Those splits are absolutely amazing. I also read he came through the 5k in 14:21! That’s my PR! And his 10k blew my 10k out of the water…

    This was the perfect experience for Ryan, in my opinion. He’ll be super-confident after running such a fast time, but he’ll be hungry after his 5th place finish.

    Finally, check out the lens I made about Ryan Hall here:

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