Talk:Ryan Hall (runner)

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There's no such record as the "American-born" record in the marathon. Certain records are officially kept, and this is not one of them, definitely not one recognized by record-keeping bodies such as USATF or ARRS. Rather, it's a term typically used by someone who has a problem with the fact that an immigrant happens to be the holder of the actual American record. I don't think arbitrarily created record categories merit inclusion in this entry. There are generally agreed-upon distances (marathon, 10k, mile, etc.) and agreed-upon groups of people (men, women, masters, Americans, etc.), and records should fall into these categories.

69.234.74.73 (talk) 05:26, 16 April 2008 (UTC)