Paul Ryan, Marathon Man

[CHNOPS]

Paul Ryan has run many marathons, and his personal best time is a very impressive "high twos"--meaning, sub-three hours. Here he is talking about it a couple of weeks ago with a radio host named Hugh Hewitt:

HH: Are you still running?

PR: Yeah, I hurt a disc in my back, so I don’t run marathons anymore. I just run ten miles or yes.

HH: But you did run marathons at some point?

PR: Yeah, but I can’t do it anymore, because my back is just not that great.

HH: I’ve just gotta ask, what’s your personal best?

PR: Under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something.

Impressive, right?

Also a lie.

From Runner's World:

It turns out Paul Ryan has not run a marathon in less than three hours—or even less than four hours.

A spokesman confirmed late Friday that the Republican vice presidential candidate has run one marathon. That was the 1990 Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, where Ryan, then 20, is listed as having finished in 4 hours, 1 minute, and 25 seconds.

Whoopsie, the poor sap. And it had to be called the "Grandma's Marathon," of all things.

 

[bluntforcemama]

Has Ryan told a single truth since he gained the mic?

 

[islandman]

That's the last straw.

No way in hell I'm voting Republican now.

 

[thør]

I believe Sarah Palin has a better PR than Paulie.

 

[bluntforcemama]

Fucking pseudorunners.

 

[islandman]

Never trust a man with two first names.

 

[Busybody]

so the economy is fucked up

millions out of work

more millions STOPPED looking

more peeps hit the poverty level last month, than found work, by 100%

the Islamic World is rising against the US


and we talk RUNNING?


FUCKING COON!

 

[bluntforcemama]

so the economy is fucked up

millions out of work

more millions STOPPED looking

more peeps hit the poverty level last month, than found work, by 100%

the Islamic World is rising against the US


and we talk RUNNING?


FUCKING COON!

Hmm. Where YOU are running to? Just let me know so I can plan.

 

[islandman]

If you can't trust a man on his marathon-running prowess, you can't trust him to fix a broken economy.

 

[neci]

i've entered a time machine.

 

[Phelia]

I think the press should start referring to him as "Paul Ryan - Fastest Man in The World."

I also think that's how his name should appear on the ballot.

 

[bronzeage]

Never trust a man with two first names.

That's what Ann-Margret said.

 

[Liar]

No running mate jokes?

 

[CHNOPS]

Some random runner saw the interview transcript and said to himself, "That's weird, every runner I know knows his personal best down to the minute and second." So he posted on a runner's board just to find out which race Ryan had run the sub-three-hour time in. The other members of the board turned up the answer: none.

Here's that part of the story: http://www.letsrun.com/2012/bill-walker-0912.php

 

[VaticanAssassin]

I tell everyone I ran the Honolulu marathon in the low threes....but it was closer to 4

 

[Busybody]

so the economy is fucked up

millions out of work

more millions STOPPED looking

more peeps hit the poverty level last month, than found work, by 100%

the Islamic World is rising against the US


and we talk RUNNING?


FUCKING COON!

FUCKING COON!:

 

[VaticanAssassin]

My last set on bench is 250 as many times as possible....tyicaly 3-6.

I tell everyone my max is 325.

 

[Busybody]

Hi Max

 

[zipman]

Wasn't Chris Christie's GOP speech about telling the truth?

 

[naughtycakes]

My last set on bench is 250 as many times as possible....tyicaly 3-6.

I tell everyone my max is 325.

Don't worry, nobody's voting for you.

 

[Sean Renaud]

My last set on bench is 250 as many times as possible....tyicaly 3-6.

I tell everyone my max is 325.

Impressive. I however don't do push ups. I bench press the earth and what you losers see is an optical illusion.

 

[garbage can]

That's the last straw.

No way in hell I'm voting Republican now.

If you feel that Obama represents your values, then vote for him.

 

[zipman]

I tell everyone I ran the Honolulu marathon in the low threes....but it was closer to 4

My last set on bench is 250 as many times as possible....tyicaly 3-6.

I tell everyone my max is 325.

So in other words we shouldn't believe a thing you say.

Got it.

 

[VaticanAssassin]

So in other words we shouldn't believe a thing you say.

Got it.

Correct. You should not belive a word I say. Good job old fella!!!

 

[KRCummings]

I don't run like I used to but when I did run a lot I never knew my times. I only ran one marathon though so it's not like I was trying to improve or anything. All my 5 and 10K's and half marathons were just about finishing and not winning so time didn't matter.
Doesn't mean much here cuz the guy obviously lied. Just sayin'.