Ryan Hall places fourth in the Boston Marathon

During the first half of yesterday’s Boston Marathon, former Stanford All-American RYAN HALL, ’06, was the front runner. In the end, however, he came in fourth, finishing the race in 2:08:41. Still, Hall kept it positive. “Today my goal was to have fun and run free, and I feel like I did,” he told the San Jose Mercury News. Hall, who was bested by two Kenyans and an Ethiopian, now holds the distinction of being the fastest American ever in the race.