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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)
With all due respect, Hall is not notable because of his faith, but because of his running. Important as his faith may be, it is not a strong enough reason to eschew the traditional opening format.
As another point, Hall's wishes are actually irrelevant in the context of editing; were article subjects' wishes given that authority, WP would basically become useless. Moreover, your statement that his faith comes first and foremost, and that, as a result, it needs to be the first thing in his article is a form of OR. Samer ( talk) 02:06, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
He is definitely not the American record holder in the half marathon. That honor belongs to Marilson dos Santos of Brazil in 59:33. He is the north American/central American continent record holder. Also this article is littered with the term American applying only to the US. This needs to be rewritten, as the iaaf disagrees with this terminology. MATThematical ( talk) 15:05, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
The article body says Ryan Hall was born in Big Bear Lake, CA while the side bar says he was born in Kirkland Washington. Which is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.12.211.17 ( talk) 20:16, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
Ryan Hall often always outperforms taller runners, like
Josh Cox or
Jason Hartmann.
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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)
With all due respect, Hall is not notable because of his faith, but because of his running. Important as his faith may be, it is not a strong enough reason to eschew the traditional opening format.
As another point, Hall's wishes are actually irrelevant in the context of editing; were article subjects' wishes given that authority, WP would basically become useless. Moreover, your statement that his faith comes first and foremost, and that, as a result, it needs to be the first thing in his article is a form of OR. Samer ( talk) 02:06, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
He is definitely not the American record holder in the half marathon. That honor belongs to Marilson dos Santos of Brazil in 59:33. He is the north American/central American continent record holder. Also this article is littered with the term American applying only to the US. This needs to be rewritten, as the iaaf disagrees with this terminology. MATThematical ( talk) 15:05, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
The article body says Ryan Hall was born in Big Bear Lake, CA while the side bar says he was born in Kirkland Washington. Which is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.12.211.17 ( talk) 20:16, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
Ryan Hall often always outperforms taller runners, like
Josh Cox or
Jason Hartmann.
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