Another painful setback for Ryan Hall
NEW YORK – As Ryan Hall slunk into his director’s chair on the dais, the look of disappointment on his face told the whole story.
Hall came into the ING New York City Marathon, which doubled as the U.S. men’s marathon championship, with high expectations. Some even thought he had a chance to win here.
Instead, he will leave with another near-miss, a fourth-place overall finish in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 36 seconds, second-best among Americans to Meb Keflezighi, who won the race in 2:09:15.
“It was a disappointing day for me to be honest,” Hall said. “I felt like I was in better shape than that, but the day was what it was.”
