Do you know Ryan Hall? If you don’t follow American distance runners, you may not–but you should.
I first came to admire Hall purely based upon his athletic prowess, when he shattered the U.S. Olympic Trials record (2:09:02) in the men’s marathon last November. The elite running press began to tout him as the one who could put the U.S. back on the map in his sport. Then I came across an article in Runner’s World that made him infinitely more compelling.
He insists that he’s not a runner who happens to be a Christian. He’s a Christian who happens to be a runner…
The article is entitled The Power and The Glory. Click the link to check it out.
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October 25, 2008 at 3:03 am
Wendy
My Runner’s World magazine sits on the edge of my bathtub, which is just in front of my “throne.” I loved this article. You can just imagine me sitting upright in “doing business” position, while snotting and blubbering over Runner’s World magazine.
No matter where you read it, though, Ryan Hall is truly inspiring.