It was an absolutely amazing race.
Ryan Hall, as anticipated, took first and did it with impressive style. His time of 2:09:02 bested the prior record by 1:17. This guy is the real deal and will be a blast to watch in Beijing.
Second went to another fan favorite, Dathan Ritzenhein, who came in with a 2:11:07 time and Brian Sell, a huge surprise with a gritty performance, took third in 2:11:40. Khalid Khannouchi took fourth with a 2:12:34 time and goes to Beijing as an alternate.
Dathan considers himself more a 10,000 meter runner and is still looking to qualify for the 10,000 meter marathon trials. He’s previously said if he was able to qualify for both the marathon and the 10,000 he’d opt for the 10,000 - so we’ll see if Khalid gets in as the third US representative once Dathan sorts out his options.
Wow!
