Olympic Marathon Trials

Olympic Marathon Trials

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Olympic hopefuls ran a New York city course that included a five-loop spin around Central Park.

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Ryan Hall pulled away from the pack around the 17-mile mark.

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In his first Olympic marathon trials, Hall won in a record time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 2 seconds.

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The cool autumn weather worked to Hall's advantage.

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Brian Sell surpassed a cramped up Dan Browne to take third place.

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Hall made the fastest marathon debut by an American when he came in eighth against an elite field in London in April.

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Hall ran the mile at Stanford but now knows that the marathon is his race.

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Hall's victory was quickly dimmed by the death of fellow runner Ryan Shay.

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Ryan Hall, Dathan Ritzenhein and Brian Sell look forward to representing the U.S. at the 2008 Summer Games.

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Hall had to battle former record holder Khalid Khannouchi, who was looking to make a comeback after a poor showing in his last competition.

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Caught in the moment, Ryan Hall is the vision of a bright future for the American distance squad.